Rhyme & Reason

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Rhyme & Reason

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Released Mar 7, 1997

1h 34m

Documentary

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Filmmaker Peter Spirer chronicles hip-hop music with interviews and performance clips.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 3/5

Jun 2, 2002

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Susan Stark

Detroit News

Rated: 3/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Jae-Ha Kim

Jae-Ha Kim

Peter Spirer’s documentary “Rhyme & Reason” widens the focus on hip-hop, presenting it as a lifestyle that happens to include music.By allowing the artists to narrate the piece, the film captivates viewers without glorifying or vilifying the art form.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 28, 2023

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

This is an interesting capsule of a time and place that's still relevant in both good and bad ways.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 28, 2021

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 14, 2005

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Jack Garner

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Rated: 7/10

Jan 1, 2000

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Stephen C

**** this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

Hip-hop documentary from 1997. About the same time hip-hop became big all over the world. We go back to the very start and the story is told by the ones experiencing and living it. It's well structured and presented. We meet so many rappers here, some still relevant, some still rather unknown and others are now dead. I learned quite a bit, but I never watch this for the educational part. People that do not know the story of hip-hop should, though, as it pretty much covers the most vital parts of the history from 1974 to 1996. 8 out of 10 rhymes.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Mesmo sem nunca encontrar uma linha de orientação, "Rhyme & Reason" é um óptimo documentário sobre hip-hop, que progride em registo Freestyle e que dá voz a uma quantidade enorme de rappers que marcaram os melhores anos do game.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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pretty cool, can never get enough hip hop documentary's

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Classic 1997 documentary directed by Peter Spirer! This documentary shows the true meaning of hip-hop! I recommend all pop rappers to watch this documentary!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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THE SHOW (Brian Robbins, 1995) is a better version of this.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Peter Spirer chronicles hip-hop music with interviews and performance clips.

Director: Peter Spirer
Producer: Charles Block, Daniel Sollinger, Richard Spero, Peter Spirer
Distributor: Miramax Films
Production Co: Miramax
Rating: R
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 7, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 21, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.6M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Surround

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