Just Ordered 4 Hip-Hop Documentaries.. UPDATED (3 reviewed)

[TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96']

Ya.. I thought it was really that good.  I really felt it reached the essance and roots of freestylin.  Now, a lot of the artists it highlights are not big names, because many of the greatest freestylers were unknowns who never even got signed.

So this video is not for the mainstream, its only really for freestylers, writers, or hiphop purists.  So if that fits you then definitely check it out.  And let me know what you think of it in this thread after you watch it. 

Peace.

[TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96']

I think eventually I will have all of them.  Especially the ones that really document the culture and its history, because otherwise it would be too many to name.  So I do need to make a list so I can keep track and this seems like a good thread to do it in...

Ones I have...

The Show- 5 out of 5

Rhyme and Reason- 4 out of 5

Style Wars- 5 out of 5

The Freshest Kids (breakdancin)- haven't finished watchin

Letter to the President- 2 out of 5

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Ones I need

Emcee- 3.5 out of 5

West Coast Style Wars- haven't seen it u mentioned it above

Wildstyle- I know its a movie but still documents the culture

Scratch- from your review it sounds like a must have

[TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96']

by the way... why are we the only two people at the forum who seem to be interested in hip-hop documentaries?

[TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96']

that's dope... you and I really got to chat... u have msn or yahoo or aim messenger?  Id like to hear more about those old school cats you've hung with.  you must live in New York?

I feel so dissapointed that I was raised in the Kansas City area.  It is probably one of the wackest cities when it comes to hiphop culture.  We are way behind the east coast, west coast, Detroit, Atlanta, we are even behind St. Loius.. and we are so wack that kansas City just follows the wackest shit out of the South (lousiana, Texas) and copies it.

Im totally jealous of anyone who got to experience hiphop in the 70's, 80's, the 90's in New York, or even what little of it is left today.

[D-e-f-]

Scratch is very cool!

just seeing Qbert wild out is worth it

[jeromechickenbone]

Good thread.

[TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96']

I finally finished watching the very last one I ordered.

The Freshest Kids-  3.5 out of 5

...by the way, looking at it objectively The Freshest Kids and Freestyle should both be a 4 out of 5.   The reason I rated Freestyle-The Art of Rhyme higher than The Freshest Kids is because I freestyle myself and I'm a writer I related to it more than breakdancing.

...I will give a more lengthy review of The Freshest Kids later.

[TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96']

Watched "Letter to the President" a second time through.. guess I was a little harsh.. it ain't that bad.