The film documents the development of hip hop culture since its inception in the 1970s. With interviews from various figures in the community such as Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Flash, Fab 5 Freddy, KRS-One, MC Hammer and Busy Bee.
Production
Rare archival footage that feels like finding buried treasure.
Writing
Structuring five decades without losing the narrative thread.
Direction
Letting legends speak without over-editing their voices.
Director
Richard Lowe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Richard Lowe was fresh off producing PBS's 'Jazz' series with Ken Burns—explaining the similarly exhaustive, some say exhausting, runtime.
Released the same year as 'Fade to Black' and 'Tupac: Resurrection', this got buried in a suddenly crowded documentary boom—ironic for a film about hip-hop's fight for recognition.
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