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Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap

Play trailer Poster for Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap R,  2012,  1h 50m,  Documentary/ Music Play Trailer Watchlist
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Ice-T travels coast to coast interviewing rap performers such as Q-Tip, Common and Kanye West to pay tribute to the musical art form.
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Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) Jul 22, 2012
3/5
It's an insider's celebration of the form, studded with straight-to-camera rhymesmithery from its best practitioners. Go to Full Review
Nigel Andrews Financial Times Jul 19, 2012
4/5
The film is educative, entertaining, in almost all senses a blast. Your body is left in your seat while your soul is blown to the back of the auditorium. Go to Full Review
Sherwyn Spencer Little White Lies Jul 19, 2012
3/5
Preaching to the choir, but that's no bad thing. Go to Full Review
Joseph Walsh CineVue Aug 23, 2018
2/5
Achieves what it set out to do - to revaluate rap as an art form in its own right. However, it sadly fails to do so in an entertaining, visually-innovative or interesting manner. Go to Full Review
Glenn Dunks Trespass Sep 8, 2013
Despite its relative shortcomings, the film is a must see for anybody like me who worships the golden era of hip-hop where the artists actually had something to say Go to Full Review
Film Threat Jan 22, 2013
5/5
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Ice-T

Director

Andy Baybutt

Director

Bun B

Actor

B-Real

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Afrika Bambaataa

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Yasiin Bey

Actor

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Movie Info

Synopsis Ice-T travels coast to coast interviewing rap performers such as Q-Tip, Common and Kanye West to pay tribute to the musical art form.
Director
Ice-T, Andy Baybutt
Producer
Paul Toogood
Distributor
Indomina
Production Co
Final Level Entertainment
Rating
R (Pervasive Language|Some Drug Content|Sexual References)
Genre
Documentary, Music
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 15, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$288.3K
Runtime
1h 50m
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