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Rhyme & Reason is a 1997 documentary film about rap and hip hop.Documentary filmmaker Peter Spirer interviewed over 80 significant artists in rap and hip hop music. The film explores the history of hip hop culture, how rap evolved to become a major cultural voice (and a multi-billion dollar industry), and what the artists have to say about the music's often controversial images and reputation.
In it, Kool G Rap gives an example of this kind of rhyme, rhyming "random luck" with "handsome fuck" and "vans and trucks". [10] Other examples in the book include two syllable rhymes such as rhyming “indo” with “Timbo” [11] and rhymes with irregular numbers of syllables such as “handle it” and “candle to it”. [12]
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest has received largely positive reviews from critics with a current 90% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 62 reviews, with the critics' consensus saying, "This documentary focuses less on the music and more on the personality clashes and in-group tensions to great, compelling effect."
Rhyme & Reason (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to Peter Spirer's 1997 documentary film Rhyme & Reason. It was released on January 14, 1997 through Priority Records . The album found a great deal of success, peaking at #16 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.
"Bad Girls" first appeared on M.I.A.'s self-released mixtape Vicki Leekx (2010), shortly following the release of her third studio album Maya earlier that year. [5] Recording sessions for the song transpired in Miami, Florida; M.I.A worked with Danja, a producer who previously collaborated with recording artists such as Madonna and Nelly Furtado. [6]
"Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem)" is a single performed by B-Real, Coolio, Method Man, LL Cool J, and Busta Rhymes from the soundtrack to the 1996 film, Space Jam. Though the movie received mixed reviews, the soundtrack was popular. It failed to reach the Billboard Hot 100, but was successful in the United Kingdom. [1]
A video of an Atlanta teacher's first day of school went viral after she delivered a superior performance of a Busta Rhymes rap, which the hip-hop icon himself couldn't help but applaud.
Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes is a 2006 documentary film written, produced, and directed by Byron Hurt. The documentary explores the issues of masculinity, violence, homophobia, and sexism in hip hop music and culture, through interviews with artists, academics, and fans. Hurt's activism in gender issues and his love of hip-hop caused him to ...