This Is The Life – How The West Was One
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Directed by Ava DuVernay, THIS IS THE LIFE chronicles “The Good Life” emcees, the alternative music movement they developed, and their worldwide influence on the artform.
Featuring new interviews and rare footage with with: Chali 2na and Cut Chemist of Jurassic 5, Myka 9 and PEACE of Freestyle Fellowship, NgaFsh, Riddlore, Tray-Loc & Wreckless of CVE, Abstract Rude and Zulu Butterfly of ATU, Ellay Khule of Hip Hop Klan, Medusa of S.I.N, Busdriver, Omid, Pigeon John, 2Mex of OMD, Born Allah, Ganjah K, Fatjack, JMD, Jyant & Eve of Figures of Speech, Big Al, T-Love of Urban Props, Sheena Lester & B+ of Rappages, Mear One, Mike Nardone of KXLU’s We Came From Beyond, Garth Trinidad of KCRW’s Chocolate City, Monalisa Murray, Jah Orah, Hines, Monique Matthews, Keen and B. Hall & R. Kain Blaze, co-founders of The Good Life open mic nights.
Winner! Best Documentary Audience Award
Pan-African Film Festival 2008
Winner! Audience Award, Documentary
ReelWorld Film Festival 2008
Winner! Audience Award, First Place
Langston Hughes African-American Film Festival 2008
October 31st, 2011 at 10:45 am
damn, this was the shit. good life. project blowed. leimert park. niggas was too advanced for the masses.