This Is the Life

This Is the Life

8/2/2008 1h 37m 5.8/10

Overview

In 1989, a collective of young hip hop artists gathered at a health food café in South Central Los Angeles. Their mandate? To reject gang culture and expand the musical boundaries of hip hop. DuVernay's documentary chronicles the historic legacy of the Good Life Cafe — the open mic nights that became an L.A. institution, the eclectic array of talented young MCs that emerged there, the alternative hip hop movement they developed, and their worldwide influence on the artform.

Director

Ava DuVernay

Top Billed Cast

Cut Chemist

Cut Chemist

Self

Chali 2na

Chali 2na

Self

Big Al

Self

Abstract Rude

Abstract Rude

Self

Busdriver

Busdriver

Self

Ellay Khule

Ellay Khule

Self

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