5 Sides of a Coin

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Audience Member This is a great documentary about hip-hop culture. Really, it?s about the ?five? elements (beatboxing included) and how they are perceived by insiders and how these insiders reflect on how the mainstream sees it. It is really just a good documentary about the scenes and how many try to keep them true to their origins while it was bound to be polluted by others. There is a great collection of interviews by many luminaries and an interesting tangent with C. Delores Tucker?s blind opposition to the music. It doesn?t get really preachy and gives a lot of historical background while still keeping a good pace with some good music and never dwelling too long on a point that didn?t need the extra time. A textbook kind of documentary that?s just fine a neat little summary of it all with some POVs. In the meantime, download Del?s new LP for free from his site. Even in Apple Lossless. http://delthefunkyhomosapien.bandcamp.com/ Sorry for the shameless plug - but it's great music. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member I'd love to meet the director one day. Brilliant. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member A decent documentary on hip hop. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member One of my all time favorites Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Documentary on the life of rappers that wanna make it. Not my cup of tea. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member 3 stars only. It doesn't add anything new that wasn't already known at the time (I wish I realized it was from '05 when I rented it). And because while they managed to talk to some originators (Herc, Flash, Bam), when you spend that much time listening to Pee Wee Dance (who is he exactly, not Joeski Love that's for sure) you need to try harder. I did really like how they incorporated the international variants of hip-hop, the French and Japanese scenes. One thing is for sure, the people he did interview love the hip-hop culture. It reminded me of why I liked it so much when younger, and still have an affection for it now. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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