This Is the Life 2008

How the West was One

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In 1989, a collective of young hip hop artists gathered at a health food café in South Central Los Angeles. Their mandate? To reject gang culture and expand the musical boundaries of hip hop. DuVernay's documentary chronicles the historic legacy of the Good Life Cafe — the open mic nights that became an L.A. institution, the eclectic array of talented young MCs that emerged there, the alternative hip hop movement they developed, and their worldwide influence on the artform.

Homepage http://www.goodlifelove.com
Release Date 2008-02-08
Runtime 1h 37m
Directors Ava DuVernay, Isaac Klotz
Producers Ava DuVernay, Omid Walizadeh, Spencer Averick, Isaac Klotz, Ellene Miles
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