Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
2012 · 106 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 3,642 VOTES · DIR. Ice-T, Andy Baybutt
Overview
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.
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00:02:07 The art of rap is the first Ice-T film
00:07:03 You're... you're huddled in that.
00:11:37 ♪ That fuck-you-and-your-man nigga ♪
00:16:25 and use a whole bunch of big words
00:21:04 where there's... there's no other words you could put in that four bars.
00:25:57 You got any rhymes?
00:30:46 ♪ In this business of rap... ♪
00:35:17 ♪ Well, don't fuck with it, it ♪
00:40:24 I hear every word you're saying, because that's what we do.
00:44:43 ♪ Ohh ♪
00:49:53 It's like everybody want to hear the good stuff
00:54:44 being a white kid coming into a predominately black culture
00:58:47 ♪ And dropped two extra-strength wats ♪
01:03:03 Didn't write a rap for the whole summer.
01:07:40 ♪ Sip a mai tai and perform shit only conceived in sci-fi ♪
01:12:02 I said, "well, that shit's funky, whatever it's gonna be. "
01:16:34 to be able to write a rhyme and say
01:21:33 you know, then you win the day.
01:25:37 ♪ It ain't funny anymore, try different jokes ♪
01:29:53 ♪ I to the c to the e ♪
01:34:20 It wasn't 50 cent. You captured eminem.
01:38:47 ♪ With a gat that's pointed at your ass ♪
01:43:40 ♪ Now get close to me, these are groceries ♪
10:00:00 people in a concert is another.