Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

2012 Rated R · ⭐ 6.5 · Votes: 47

“Hip Hop didn't invent anything. Hip Hop reinvented everything”

SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP is a feature length performance documentary about the runaway juggernaut that is Rap music. At the wheel of this unstoppable beast is the film's director and interviewer Ice-T. Taking us on a deeply personal journey Ice-T uncovers how this music of the street has grown to dominate the world. Along the way Ice-T meets a whole spectrum of Hip-Hop talent from founders to new faces to the global superstars like Eminem Dr Dre Snoop Dogg and Kanye West. He exposes the roots and history of Rap and then through meeting many of its most famous protagonists studies the living mechanism of the music to reveal 'The Art Of Rap'. This extraordinary film features unique performances from the entire cast without resorting to archive material to build a fresh and surprising take on the phenomenon that is Rap.