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Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

6.7 106 mins Documentary   Music   2012
Vivendi Entertainment  
Director(s): Ice-T Andy Baybutt

SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP is a feature length performance documentary about the runaway juggernaut that is Rap music. At the wheel of this unstoppable beast is the film's director and interviewer Ice-T. Taking us on a deeply personal journey Ice-T uncovers how this music of the street has grown to dominate the world. Along the way Ice-T meets a whole spectrum of Hip-Hop talent, from founders, to new faces, to the global superstars like Eminem, Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg and Kanye West. He exposes the roots and history of Rap and then, through meeting many of its most famous protagonists, studies the living mechanism of the music to reveal 'The Art Of Rap'. This extraordinary film features unique performances from the entire cast, without resorting to archive material, to build a fresh and surprising take on the phenomenon that is Rap.

Casts of Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

Ice-T

as Self

Dr. Dre

as Self

Ice Cube

as Self

Snoop Dogg

as Self

Eminem

as Self

Grandmaster Caz

as Self

Bun B

as Self

Busy Bee

as Self

Kool Boy

as Self

Joe Budden

as Self

Cashout Chris

as Self

Common

as Self

Treach

as Self

Chuck D

as Self

Yasiin Bey

as Self

Doug E. Fresh

as Self

Big Daddy Kane

as Self

KRS-One

as Self

DJ Premier

as Self

Xzibit

as Self

Ye

as Self

Redman

as Self

B-Real

as Self

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