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From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop

From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop (2017)

January. 01,2017

5.5

| Documentary Music

A deep exploration into the historical, cultural, political and musical elements that created the genre, featuring present-day conversations with music legends.

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Cast

DJ Kool Herc as Self

[2013] Sample This [2004] 5 Sides of a Coin

Melle Mel as Self

[2013] Sample This [2011] Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation [2008] Russell Peters: Red, White and Brown

Rah Digga as Self

[2001] Thir13en Ghosts [2001] Carmen: A Hip Hopera [2000] Da Hip Hop Witch

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Reviews

SnoReptilePlenty

2017/01/01

Memorable, crazy movie

Dirtylogy

2017/01/02

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

BelSports

2017/01/03

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Keeley Coleman

2017/01/04

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;