Release Date: June 15, 2012 (limited)
Studio: Indomina Releasing
Director: Ice-T, Andy Baybutt
Screenwriter: Not Available
Starring: Afrika Bambaataa, Eminem, Nas, Mos Def, Kanye West, Chuck D, KRS-One, Snoop Dogg, Run-DMC, Ice Cube
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R (for pervasive language including language including sexual references, and some drug content)
Official Website: TheArtofRap.com
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DVD Review: Not Available
DVD: DVD
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Plot Summary: "Hip-hop didn't invent anything… Hip-Hop reinvented everything." – Grandmaster Caz

Visually luscious and drenched with the big beats of classic cuts and freestyle rhyming by some of the masters of the music, "Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap" is a performance documentary about the runaway juggernaut that is Hip-Hop. At the wheel of this unstoppable beast is Ice-T, who takes us on a personal journey into the asphalt roots of the music that saved his life.

This film is not about stardom, bling, or beef; it's about craft and skill—what goes on inside the minds and erupts from the lips of rap legends. Ice-T travels from coast to coast, engaging intimately with the likes of Afrika Bambaataa, Eminem, Nas, Mos Def, Kanye West, Chuck D, KRS-One, Snoop Dogg, Run-DMC, and Ice Cube. The film features original rapping and some classic never heard before a cappellas from the mouths of the creators. What emerges is a mighty soul tribute to the original American art form that brought poetry to a new generation.

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