Art of Rap 2012 DVD Release Date
- Directors: Ice-T
- Format: Color, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language: English
- Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Rated: R (Restricted)
- Studio: Indomina
- DVD Release Date: September 18, 2012
Customer Reviews
This is one of the best hip-hop documentaries I've seen, both in the range of artists it interviews and the information it gives to you.
It's kind of like a companion to the book which came out a few years ago, where they got hold of around 100 MCs (many of the same people in this documentary + more), this is the one I mean -
How to Rap: The Art and Science of the Hip-Hop MC
...so this documentary is like additional knowledge to go along with that book, and obviously you get to see some nice freestyles and everything on the screen with this.
It's great that people are finally documenting the actual CRAFT of MCing, rather than either trying to attack it in some way without knowing anything about it, or just talking "around" the art form, by focusing on stuff like the socio-political background... that stuff is important, but not at the expense of a thorough discussion and preservation of the actual creation of the music, which is what this documentary focuses on.
Definitely worth watching and an awesome addition to the growing body of work on the creation of hip-hop music.
The craft. The history. The power. All these elements of the hip-hop movement are discussed with director Ice-T and the legends he interviews-Afrika Bambaataa, Eminem, Nas, Mos Def, Kanye West, Chuck D, KRS-One, Snoop Dogg, Run-DMC and Ice Cube-in this compelling and gritty feature-length documentary.
DVD Release Date on Art of Rap 2012
