From the producers of the Academy Award Nominated film "Murderball",
FREESTYLE: The Art of Rhyme
features Mos Def, The Notorious BIG, Lord Finesse, The Roots, Jurassic-5, Supernatural, Craig G, MC Juice, Bahamadia, Pharoahe Monch, Bobbito, Crazy Legs, The Last Poets, Cut Chemist & DJ Numark, Planet Asia, MC Juice and freestyle champ Supernatural vs. his arch nemesis Craig G and many others!
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Live FREESTYLE Extended Directors Cut 2.0
feat. brand new exclusive footage of KRS-One, Wu-Tang Clan, AESOP Rock, EL-P, Slug, and many more plus in-theater live DJ's rocking doubles of breaks, bboy/bgirl jams, & open mic ciphers coming to a block near you:
July 20: NYC @ The Nuyorican!
Official iTunes release party screening, 10pm-12pm. Performing LIVE: Akim Funk Buddha, Pack FM, DJ Boo & Cosmic Slop! ALL AGES, $10 Students w/ ID, $13 w/o, Nuyorican Poets Cafe, 236 East 3rd St Betw. Ave B & C, NYC nuyorican.org
July 27: Rochester NY @ The Little Theatre! Official iTunes, Up State NY release party/screening, 9pm -11pm. ALL AGES, $10, The Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. Rochester, NY 14604, East End btw/. Broadway & Pitkin thelittle.org |
"THE BEST OF RAP" - Variety |
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This multi-award winning & critically acclaimed documentary feature film is officially available for download & streaming on iTunes Movies for the first time ever!
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"If you're looking for tons of rare footage of early freestyles and a new angle into hip-hop history, The Art of Rhyme is not to be missed." - Okay Player
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Freestyle:
The Art of Rhyme
Press please contact
[email protected]
for more info, review copies, images, interviews and more!
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Years in the making, the world of improvisational Rap, is explosively explored in this authentic look into the lives
of some of the most amazing MC's ever to bless the mic!
freestylethefilm.com
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To get on the upcoming Mix Tape Soundtrack that's being created, artists can download the instrumental beats from our Sound Cloud. Just a dd your own Freestyle and upload the re-mixed track back to our projects group: The Art of Rhyme Mix Tape Soundtrack! |
"A ROUSING EDUCATION IN AN ART FORM THAT IS TOO OFTEN MISUNDERSTOOD"
- A.O Scott, The New York Times
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"Reveals how the skill of improvisation helped shape
my favorite time period in Rap music history, when wordplay turned into art & science." - DJ Cut Chemist |
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WINNER HBO Best Documentary @ Urban-World Film Festival
WINNER Best Documentary & Kodak Maverick Award: Woodstock Film Fest
WINNER Best Documentary & Audience Award @ Pan-African Film Festival
WINNER Documentary Jury Prize @ Florida Film Festival
WINNER Best Cinematography @ Karachi Film Festival
WINNER Best Soundtrack @ Los Angeles Film Festival
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