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Cope2 brings us an international graffiti magazine with footage from his personal collection. I read some of the youtube comments stating that he’s selling out, but I completely disagree. I feel there is nothing wrong with bringing the underground to the masses as long as it remains authentic.

Bananaz is a documentary about the animated group, The Gorillaz. It starts in the late 90′s when the band was first conceived by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. The film reveals the first drawings/ideas behind the group’s band members. Guest appearances include: De La Soul, Ike Turner, Dennis Hopper, Ibrahim Ferrer, Neneh Cherry, Bootie Brown, Dangermouse, and D12.
DVD Release date: June1, 2009

Ok, I know I’m late on this one (about 5 years), but it’s dope so I’m posting it anyways. An in depth look at the art of freestyling as well as the TRUE definition of a freestyle. Rappers pay attention please…

Over ten years in the making, FREESTYLE: THE ART OF RHYME, provides an explosive inside look into the creative framework of hip-hop culture and the improvisational art of freestyle – where MC’s express themselves by creating rhymes in the moment. Following some of hip-hop’s biggest luminaries, FREESTYLE explores the art form’s history, rules, legendary MC battles, taboos, social impact, and the previously unexamined dimensions of improvisational rapping as a spiritual and community-based art form.

Directed by rising filmmaker Kevin Fitzgerald (a.k.a. DJ Organic), FREESTYLE: THE ART OF RHYME documents the freestyle scene from the early 1980s through the present day, featuring a who’s who list of seminal hip-hop figures including MC Supernatural, Mos Def, Roots members Black Thought & Questlove, Notorious B.I.G., Tupac Shakur, Freestyle Fellowship, Lord Finesse, Cut Chemist, Craig G, DJ Kool Herc, Juice, Boots of the Coup, Medusa, Planet Asia, MTV’s Sway, Crazy Legs, Jurassic 5 members Cut Chemist, DJ Numark & Chali Tuna, Wordsworth, Bobbito Garcia, and The Last Poets, providing a rarely seen portrait of hip hop that is at once entertaining, historical, and educational.

So….I’m a bit speechless on this one. This is a next level, outside of the box project that will be the beginning of a new genre. City of God’s Son is a “beat cinematic”….yea, let me say it again “beat cinematic”. The project consists of a 60-minute audio adventure created entirely out of samples. This is one of the reasons Fresh Nerd exists…to seek and find artists that are on cutting edge and genre changing ideas such as this. Here’s an exact rundown of what you’re about to witness from the mouth of Kenzo himself:

“More than just a remix or mash-up, COGS comments on the icon of the gangster, the media obsession with this character, and its function within hip hop culture. Homage to arguably hip hop’s most culturally potent era, COGS explores the mythology behind musical icons and gangster film icons alike, and creates a world in which the two co-exist. COGS ties these together by playing off of the listener’s  familiarities of these genres and re-contextualizing them within a coming of age crime drama set in a mythical jungle metropolis.”

You can download the full movie and read more about COGS at the official website.

Baaaaalllliiiinnnnn!!!!!

Dope movie or another hip hop cliche? I’m hoping it will be dope. We’ll see….

I miss the days when almost everything that came out was good music….or maybe that’s just how I remember it. Either way, here is a documentary on the rise and fall of the Wu. Although it has been out for a year now, it has recently made some noise at The Urbanworld Film Festival in NYC. Definitely a must see…