From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop (2017)
A deep exploration into the historical, cultural, political and musical elements that created the genre, featuring present-day conversations with music legends.
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Cast
DJ Kool Herc
as Self
DJ Kool Herc, born Clive Campbell , is a Jamaican-American DJ and performer who is credited with helping originate hip-hop music in the Bronx, New York City, in the 1970s through his "Back to School J...
Melle Mel
as Self
Melle Mel, born Melvin Glover, is an American hip hop recording artist who was the lead vocalist and songwriter of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five..
Rah Digga
as Self
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Rah Digga (born Rashia Fisher) is an American rapper. Well known as a long time member of the Flipmode Squad, a hip hop group led by Busta Rhymes, she parted wa...
Abiodun Oyewole
as Self
Charlie Ahearn
as Self
Rakim
as Self
William Michael Griffin Jr. (born January 28, 1968), better known by his stage name Rakim (/rɑːˈkɪm/), is an American rapper. He is one half of golden age hip-hop duo Eric B.
Director
Kirk Fraser