A love letter to hip-hop! An eye-opening and entertaining experience for hip-hop novices and experts alike. FREESTYLE 101 crosses the musical divides with energy, passion, insight and joy. Check out the trailer now!
FREESTYLE 101: HIP-HOP HISTORY is a documentary feature that explores the music genre’s early days through the lens of freestyle rap. Directed by Frank Meyer (Risen: The Story of Chron “Hell Razah” Smith) and narrated by Chuck D of Public Enemy, the documentary film features legendary artists such as Ice-T, Cypress Hill, Wu-Tang Clan and many more discussing the history and intricacies of freestyle rapping and performing musical examples along the way. The film also follows New York battle rapper Iron Solomon and L.A. indie art rapper Open Mike Eagle as they discover firsthand what freestyle skills mean in today’s music industry. The film is a lesson in hip-hop history, as well as an inspirational guidebook on how to survive the music business.
In addition to the aforementioned stars and hip-hop heavyweights, the cast of FREESTYLE 101: HIP-HOP HISTORY includes Del the Funky Homosapien, Sean Kingston, M.O.P., The Game, The LOX, Freestyle Fellowship, R.A. The Rugged Man, Cold Crush Bros, Pete Rock, Masta Ace, MC Supernatural, Planet Asia, Ras Kass, Tech N9ne, Jurassic 5, Mobb Deep, Crooked I, Insane Clown Posse, and many more. Plus, the film features among the last interviews ever given by fallen rappers Guru (Gang Starr), Prodigy (Mobb Deep), Gift of Gab (Blackalicious) and Sean Price (Health Skeltah).
FREESTYLE 101: HIP-HOP HISTORY was written, directed, and edited by Frank Meyer and produced by Robert Juster.
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