Film
Rhyme & Reason
- 7:15PM
Featuring interviews with over 80 artists—including Tupac, Busta Ryhmes, Chuck D, Dr. Dre, Nas, the Wu-Tang Clan, and Lauryn Hill—this comprehensive documentary charts the history of rap, from its origins in the mid-70s Bronx, to the rise of West Coast gangsta rap, to its emergence as a multi-billion dollar industry, while tackling controversial issues like sexism, violence, and the commercialization of hip-hop culture.
Director Hype Williams (auteur of shiny-suit era Bad Boy music videos) doesn't allow a routine frame past the velvet rope in this Alizé-and-mushrooms swirl of millennial Manhattan and dancehall reggae.
This vivid documentary chronicles rap visionary Nas’ childhood in Queensbridge, the rap battles and rivalries of the NYC hip-hop scene, and the obstacles the M.C. overcame to record his landmark album Illmatic.