Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| Caprice Crane | ... | (written by) |
Cast (in credits order)
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Caprice Crane | ... | Interviewer (voice) |
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Peter Dougherty | ... | Interviewer (voice) |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Cey Adams | ... | Self - Art Director, Drawing Board |
| Mario Caldato Jr. | ... | Self - Co-producer, Hello Nasty | |
| Fab 5 Freddy | ... | Self - Ex-Host Yo MTV Raps | |
| Glen E. Friedman | ... | Self - Photographer | |
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Toco Hara | ... | Self - Ex-Publicist, Nasty Little Man |
| Adam Horovitz | ... | Self - King Adrock | |
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Joe Levi | ... | Self - Editor, Rolling Stone |
| Alan Light | ... | Self - Editor, Spin / Vibe magazine | |
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Money Mark | ... | Self - Beastie's Keyboardist (as Money Mark Nishita) |
| Darryl McDaniels | ... | Self - Run DMC (as Darryl McDaniel) | |
| Mike D | ... | Self - Mike D (as Mike Diamond) | |
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Ricky Powell | ... | Self - Photographer |
| Rick Rubin | ... | Self - Producer, Licensed to Ill | |
| Kate Schellenbach | ... | Self - Drummer, Luscious Jackson | |
| Russell Simmons | ... | Self - Co-founder, Def Jam Records | |
| Bill Stephney | ... | Self - Ex President, Def Jam Records | |
| Adam Yauch | ... | Self - MCA | |
Produced by
| Mark Brandstetter | ... | associate producer |
| Alex Coletti | ... | executive producer |
| Lorraine Coyle | ... | line producer |
| John G. Hofmann | ... | producer |
| Dave Sirulnick | ... | executive producer |
Editing by
| John G. Hofmann | ||
Production Management
| Rebecca Kelly | ... | unit manager |
Sound Department
| David Jaunai | ... | audio |
| Tony Slocumb | ... | audio |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Glen Schauer | ... | title camera |
Editorial Department
| Sanaa Hamri | ... | avid editor |
| John G. Hoffman | ... | avid editor |
| Nina Justman | ... | senior assignment editor |
| Yossi Kimberg | ... | on-line editor |
| Jim Meigel | ... | assistant on-line editor |
Additional Crew
| Kimberly Belcher | ... | assistant to the executive producers |
| Jennifer Carreras | ... | production associate |
| Wendy Cohen | ... | assistant to the executive producers |
| Justin Currie | ... | production coordinator |
| Glen E. Friedman | ... | photos courtesy of |
| Jennifer Kelly | ... | researcher |
| Ricky Powell | ... | photos courtesy of |
| Philip Pucci | ... | contributing director / director: live footage from 1982 Bard College performance |
| Dawn Sandi | ... | operations |
| Daniel Shaw | ... | rights & clearances |
