This Is the Life

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-02-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

IMDB Ratings:

8.2 (73 Reviews)

Director:

Ava DuVernay

Genres:

Documentary

Cast:

2Mex Busdriver Brian Cross Nga Fsh

Writer:

Ava DuVernay

Fullplot:

In 1989, a collective of young artists gathered at a non-descript health food store in gang-infested South Central Los Angeles. Their mandate? To explore the musical boundaries of hip hop and reject gangster rap. THIS IS THE LIFE chronicles the rise and fall of this "family" of African-American street poets, while examining their obstacles to commercial success. They all took different paths but remain connected by the music they made, the alternative hip hop movement they developed, and their worldwide influence on the art form.

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