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Posted: June 23, 2005

Description: Film documents in concert and in talking heads the history, politics, and... (more)

Description: Film documents in concert and in talking heads the history, politics, and art of freestyle rhyming from the early 1980s to the present day, capturing the likes of Supernatural, Mos Def, Black Thought, Freestyle Fellowship, Lord Finesse, and The Last Poets on film.

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Tags: black poetry • mos def • the last poets • concert • documentary • free verse • freestyle rhyming • hip hop • indie • interviews

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