As Devon prepares for the hiphop battle that will make or break him as an MC his personal relationships feel the effect.As Devon prepares for the hiphop battle that will make or break him as an MC his personal relationships feel the effect.As Devon prepares for the hiphop battle that will make or break him as an MC his personal relationships feel the effect.
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Kenny: There's a way to do it man and I'm not asking you to talk to the crowd. I'm asking you to, like, be at one with 'em. Show 'em your feminine side.
Devon: Hold on, wait a minute. Feminine side? Hold on, whoa!
Kenny: Yeah, your feminine side.
Devon: Hold on, now if you expect me to walk around on a stage like RuPaul or something like that, then you got another thing (interrupted by Kenny)
Kenny: Ti-ti-time out. Boy slow down. I'm talking about the side of you man that gives birth!
Devon: What?
Kenny: Follow me. The part of you that gives birth to creativity...
In spite of this film's title, this is no ordinary "Rap" movie. For movie goers under the age of 30, this film should more than sate their delight in the genre. For movie goers of the R&B, Motown, and Jazz generation, it will come as a refreshing surprise that there is a burgeoning Rap scene that seeks to elevate this form to high art. Devon (portrayed by newcomer Q-Nice) raises the bar on what Rap is and what it can become. With a rare symbiosis of performance poetry, Bebop rhythms, and socio-political commentary, Q-Nice as Devon brings to mind vivid memories of Miles Davis's minimalist Bebop and the activism-cum-poetry of "The Last Poets"; the verbal pyrotechnics of the "Prop" tests alone make this film worth the viewing!
Made on a shoestring budget with a cast of largely unknown talent, Stewart's debut film manages to pull off what few films of this genre have done: satisfy both a young and old audience. Showcasing the largely unknown talents of Cleveland, Ohio's burgeoning and socially conscious Rap scene, he avoids the misogyny and profanity that has become the studio-sanctioned formula for Rap and films of this genre. With equal parts of romance, humor and conflict, Stewart "keeps it real" without descending into Walt Disney territory. The performers featured in this work will send their record-selling Rap contemporaries "Back to School". Redefining what Rap and Hip Hop is, HipHopBattle.Com: Hip Hop 4 Life appeases the most discriminating film and musical tastes and has the capacity for silencing Rap's harshest critics.
- LJAllen
- Dec 30, 2001
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- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
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