"The Art of Rap" Official Discussion Thread

[Sam.]

Will cop it. Thanks, Amar, for the update, dude.

[Amaranthine]

It's going to be shown on VH1!

...In addition, VH1 has acquired Ice-T's feature-length documentary "Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap" for its Emmy Award-winning "Rock Doc" franchise.

SPECIALS

"SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP" Premieres Thursday, September 13th at 9PM ET/PT

Directed by rapper Ice-T, "Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap" goes deep into the heart of rap and hip hop music, featuring masters of the game including: Afrika Bambaataa, Big Daddy Kane, B-Real, Chuck D, DJ Premier, DMC, Doug E. Fresh, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Grandmaster Caz, Ice Cube, Ice-T, Kanye West, KRS One, Marley Marl, MC Lyte, Melle Mel, Nas, Q-Tip, Raekwon, Rakim, Redman, Run, Salt, Snoop Dogg and others. More than a performance documentary, "The Art of Rap" gets up close and personal with these legends of the game to share insightful, deep and often hilarious revelations as well as classic raps, new rhymes and acappellas. The documentary will air as part of VH1's Emmy Award-winning "Rock Doc" franchise.

"Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap" is executive produced by Paul Toogood, Jorge Hinojosa, Simon D. Pearce, David Kaplan, Alison Toogood and Jelena Nikolic.

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[Amaranthine]

Don't know if I even have VH1.

I don't. So I'm going to have to buy it. And unfortunately VH1 is probably the channel the TV series is going to be shown on once that gets going, so I'm just screwed.

[Sam.]

Don't worry. Someone will RIP in HD and up it on Youtube. Sensitive people.

[ShadysDisciple]

FUCK. I don't have VH1

[Amaranthine]

More info on the DVD. We already knew the release date, and here's details on the content:

Think Tank have announced that The Art Of Rap, a documentary directed and hosted by Ice-T, will be released on DVD, VOD, and other digital formats on September 18.

Besides the film, the DVD will also include a commentary by Ice-T and producer Paul Toogood, a featurette called “The Making Of Something From Nothing: The Art Of Rap” with Dr. Gaye Theresa Johnson, Assistant Professor, Black Studies Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, as well as deleted interview segments with such people as Eminem, Ice Cube, and KRS-One.

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[Atone]

it will show up on pirate bay

[babyjane]

Reminder: this comes on tonight at 9pm est on VH1.

[RayRay33]

Someone record it, pls.

[PAINKILLƎR]

I have VH1 but I don't have anything to record it with.
But the Eminem scene is on youtube if anybody wants to see it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJdlpHMy ... plpp_video

[Amaranthine]

Yeah, I don't have VH1 either...not to mention I don't even have a TV anymore.

[BumShiv]

DVD is out spet. 18

[ImANoob]

DVD is out spet. 18

whats a spet?

[Eedee]

DVD is out spet. 18

Definitely worth the buy.

[babyjane]

The DVD Bonus Features:
-Commentaries by Ice-T and producer Paul Toogood*
-Outtakes featuring Dr. Dre, Eminem, Ice Cube, Kanye West, KRS-One, Busy Bee, Craig G., Jim Jones, Too Short, Diabolic, CNN, Trigga Da Gambler and Smoothe Da Hustler, Just-Ice, Freddie Foxx, Tash of Tha Alkaholiks and KingTee*
-“The Making Of Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap
-A Historical Perspective", with Dr. Gaye Theresa Johnson, Assistant Professor, Black Studies Department, University of California, Santa Barbara. *

QR Code inside packaging unlocks additional bonus features online