Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme (FULL MOVIE)

[@ATLbench]

Educational material for everyone who claims to be hip hop.

[@mugsyy]

THIS ^^^ so many ppl wanna be apart of hip hop without knowing the history... you think Tom Brady didn't spend his time studying Joe Montana & the other great Football players before him? It's the same for hip hop, you gotta know the culture to be apart of the culture 💯

[@ATLbench]

Mugsy Beats we still doin it in Georgia folks. Real Hip Hop LIVES YALL!

[@ynorb9573]

Can someone timestamp the part wherw mos def, black thought and common show up?

[@andrewsaintgeorge3526]

Facts

[@enso1hunned227]

Just had to put mad heads on this because of these kids who were born In 2000 who don't know about it.

[@ccwashington626]

42:28 "When you create from the anger you start to heal yourself." An hour and eleven minutes of the best lyrical poets on the planet. xo

[@cesarbaca]

I miss those days. Cyphers outside of a show. Cyphers at lunchtime. Drinking 40z and freestylin. I got some friends that keep it alive🤟🏽

[@ATLKing404]

Circled around someone symbolizing unity.

[@benedekhgabor]

Are cyphers still a thing? I was wonderin'

[@H2JEFFKO]

@@benedekhgabor hell yeah we still do it

[@aj-que9372]

We doing circle freestyles over here bro in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 mad love for hip hop

[@mfjosh6422]

@@aj-que9372 that’s sick dude, wish I could join a cipher in the highlands that’d be ill!

[@Krem_82]

I remember watching this during Sundance Film Festival. They had open mics before and after the show and it was hosted by Wordsworth. They gave the best rapper a hoodie and I’d never rhymed in front of a big crowd and my friends forced me to grab the mic. I still have the hoodie stashed away. Watching this brings back some fond memories. Peace to anyone who’s invested time into getting open, wether alone or in ciphers. It’s all about tapping into the impulse of improv! What a beautiful art form

[@teresamiller8546]

Juice vs supernatural still one of the best battles of all time just incredible

[@supermcfly100]

I was just talking to someone about that cuz of this nick cannon vs eminem stuff. Juice vs supernat was a legendary battle for sure.

[@kermitgod7413]

@@supermcfly100 brother Ali vs supernatural wouldve been the goat if that happened

[@superdopehiphop]

Juice is actually a way better MC overall then Supernat he just had an off day but lyrically it’s not close.

[@rcarswell44]

@@superdopehiphop naw, I disagree. Supernatural way more creative, and can rock any flow

[@MastaInferno]

@@rcarswell44 creative yes, flow yes. But better bars or overall style? No! Objectively speaking

[@qualitycontenteveryday6288]

Mos def is a beast

[@ynorb9573]

Does ghostface appear in this?

[@OracleTheRonin]

ay whattup me, mos def is a beast and aes is the living goat

[@ynorb9573]

@@OracleTheRonin ghostface>mos

[@OracleTheRonin]

@@ynorb9573 ghostface is better than mos in terms of depth of bars but mos rhymes better and has better flow

[@ynorb9573]

@@OracleTheRonin how would you rank Ghostface Mos def Andre Kool g rap Black thought and pharoahe monch rhyme wise?

[@LinuxHurts]

That part when Juice is the studio with sway freestylin' on that dope beat--I've never forgotten that!

[@jvelez1998]

This documentary is a masterclass in a movement that revolutionized the world we know today... should be taught in every university...

[@beaudinetm1693]

I was 24 when this came out i think in my opinion it was the best hip hop documentary put together

[@dabeastkillah3260]

Me and my mate always put on a beat and jus freestyling thats when I got better at freestyling better than my writtens. And to keep me better at freestyling is when I look at a object for example a chair, then I would freestyle about it or i jus read a dictionary to get some words in my mind. Im 13 and when I grow up im gonna be a freestyle rapper! I’ve been freestylin for 6 years 🎤😀😊☺️ freestyle hip hop forever ♾ ❤️ but when ur eyes are closed whilst ur freestyling, it will be total insane

[@milanchaudhary3486]

Go boi

[@zeldstorias120]

keep it up man 😀

[@danimather2785]

Yo go lil' man! Stay empowered and hungry brother. D

[@wiillstar]

amazing. i hope you continued on your path.

[@aj-que9372]

On you go mate!! Reach your goals!!!!

[@noahjohnson2004]

Being born in 2000 in south Florida I never experienced this ever in my life and literally no one I know can actually do a flow right off the top completely.. like I totally understand you can get stuck but just keep going and don't stop it's a straight up freestyle spontaneous and when you go off bring it right back

[@gunique9700]

word ! born Y2K as well from Illinois! don’t ever stop creating ! bump the vibe, keep it alive so that other can understand.

[@jakesalazar7160]

Go check Harry Mack

[@danieljulbe2162]

Dam fr?!????Being a 95 baby from Brooklyn literally grew up freestyling there was like 20 of us I was blessed to be around this!LITERALLY IT WAS EVERYWHERE WHEN I WAS YOUNGER

[@superdopehiphop]

Juice one of the illest emcees ever! Written or off the top freestyle he’s still nice AF! Listen2ThaWerdz and Tip of the Iceberg both dope albums also!

[@joeybaldwin4752]

I remember I borrowed the DVD 📀 from a friend of mine a while back ago.

[@compteprivefr]

What hurts is watching this documentary and feeling like it’s chronicling a lost civilization. Because this whole scene that’s shown in this video died out. It’s almost completely gone. I live in NYC and people battling in parks and stuff is pretty much dead. There’s. Group called legendary cyphers that hosts cyphers Friday nights at Union Square and they’re pretty much last man standing for this culture.

[@Brianfilms]

This documentary changed my life I still Cary the hip hop philosophy till the day I die

[@thescah4168]

This is the best movie I've ever seen I'm from 2024

[@GravierRoc-mr6hh]

I was about to Say it

[@mbp7060]

That first freestyle set the stage.

[@Pasuhdina]

On of the greatest hiphop documentaries of all time. Inspired me and my group of friends way back in 03-04 to really go hard on the Emc’ing

[@redizit]

The essence of Hip Hop

[@Dahoodpostman]

I appreciate the invitation to your documentary flim. I love battle rap freestyle and authenticity

[@lisamixx]

THE BEST DOCUMENTARY EVER!!!

[@ambivertical]

This is Gold for the new generation of kids

[@drugstorecowboy2474]

Fantastic documentary. Freestyle Fellowship are legends. Shame Kool Keith wasn't featured on this documentary he was another legendary freestyle mc back in the day.

[@JSSBBB]

I went to elementary, middle(grades 5 through 8) and high school with Supernatural. When Supernat was in 7th/8th grade, he really was carrying around a rhyming dictionary with his other school books, This was 1983. Supernat is LEGIT.

[@stacib1199]

Speech =expression=Rhyme= Street Poetry!!!!

[@Jaxmay89]

i am blessed that i can freestyle rap for days without saying nonsense and cussing! actually realising its a spiritual thing

[@omercan2366]

Do you see its benefits in daily life, in terms of intelligence, speech, etc.?

[@danieljulbe2162]

@@omercan2366for me it for sure made me a fast thinker and it builds hella confidence

[@Dahoodpostman]

We are natural people nothing in nature tree,animals,weather needs instructions. That is why we rhyme and freestyle to nature.

[@KtotheG]

"Blow up like Pac and be the Mack of L.A. (Makaveli)" - Aceyalone... pure dopeness

[@teresamiller8546]

Freestyle session from the god supernat what!!!

[@9087125498172345]

You’re awesome for uploading this. Huge respect to you. Absolutely love this documentary. Cheers!

[@calibomber209]

del and kool keith i felt they were the pioneers of that underground abstract hiphop. i remember being a young guy in highschool with my big oversized headphones listening to underground while everyone else was on jayz , master p , big tymers, and commercial rap. i was listening to LL, pharcyde, stones throw, lyrics born laytrx, blackalicious , j5, isp beatjunkies. rawkus mixtapes etc. i miss those days.

[@TheRealBeeLee]

19:05 "I’m 360 with this whole thing we call music”

[@mugsyy]

This made me rewatch one of my favorite clips from Big Star's "2 Raw For The Streets" DVD of Slaughter Rico's "Five Dollar N***a" Freestyle. If ya'll haven't seen it yet you NEED to check it out

[@jameswilliams4142]

Yup I'm going to look now

[@ninja4O5]

Supernat, Craig G and Juice straight fire 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@xxxxxxxxx727]

gifted unlimited rhymes universal ✌️🍀🌞

[@oiBOYsaysFUKu]

Thank you very much it was very nice Of you to share this at such a wonderful price Free is how you styled it for me I didn’t know now I know and got my self a slice Of knowledge with out college or any bad advice I liked it so much I watched the whole thing twice Now I’m off to the mall food court for some sweet and sour boneless pork and a fat bowl of rice

[@jvbueza]

this shit dont deserve any single dislike , because this is a master piece

[@azamo2584]

18:39-18:50. I haven’t made it past this point yet haha. I love his & her & the beat boxers energy at that part. Damn 😢

[@killerra]

It's such a pure moment, you'd swear it was setup up the way it fit together.

[@Adgeatic]

Wonderful documentary. Though a few of these clips were pushed as 'off-the-head' freestyles yet were written, it really touches on how freestyling shaped the culture and where freestyling lands in the realm of general rapping. One of the best parts is when Sway speaks on the 'bottom dollar' of the rap industry and why being a great freestyle artist doesn't necessarily equate to an artist being top-selling rapper (never mind artists having record deals). This pushes the now well-known agreement that these 'Rap Battle' contests that were held in the late 90's and early 2000's that awarded a record deal was a flawed idea.

[@Thanasisman]

Harry Mack will continue the history of freestyle rap!

[@kxngdiablomusic5686]

Great documentary one of the best I've seen in a long time.

[@CVinyl]

I grew up with all these Hip Hop Artists 🎤

[@vesselportion575]

Ppl gotta understand how hard this is to master cause a skill like this ain't gonna be quick to master

[@creathechiboi]

RIP to the other upload, let’s keep this alive.

[@salaciousness]

Rap and hip hop needs a space of its own. Because much the prejudice held against rap and hi hop stull lingers to this day.

[@michaelhunter4891]

Best Doco Ever. Very Inspiring

[@mrem111]

Thank you

[@DTB_Nori]

I remember watching this gone off of a box of triple CCCs jus completely into this dvd 📀... I’m convinced it made me a better MC overall to this day

[@jared3370]

Amazing documentary

[@lukedavidknowles9946]

Baptist church to FS 4:24 ring shout 18:14 Anger management 42:00

[@frankgatonga1903]

Niceone!! This is why i love hiphop ❤🎉

[@HumilityInTeaching]

I respect off the head so much. I am a written artist and cannot do off the dome. Both art forms beautiful but much respect to the MCs that can generate rhymes and flows off their brain. Insane

[@HomageForLosers]

47:39 tha myka 9 flow... ill!!

[@lazeaylo.2718]

Like this I see it as we know a lot of things in general life etc just being creative and flowing helps me

[@dasher-yk7br]

Beautiful stuff man..reminds me of my childhood only I'm 34 Noone knows what I'm talking about already...lol

[@mshak395]

Y'all used to do cyphers and freestyles back in the day?

[@bdrummond7102]

37:35 These guys were ahead of the times in terms of PPE

[@petrektek1385]

So fucking important document. Stuff like this make KZbin a good place for everyone.. Anyway have you noticed how some of these guys seem to do freestyle even when they're just speaking?

[@kermitgod7413]

Can't find eyedea anywhere

[@juma__]

That ending got me on tears 1:03:58

[@akramulislam8895]

what's the name of that beautiful women song?

[@TheRealLPSC]

@@akramulislam8895 Minnie Riperton - "Les Fleurs"

[@strongdan1]

i start from nothing i have children now soon i well be gran pap.classic. old school ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@awesomeasever8370]

Rap is music, Hip-Hop is a subculture. Rap started in the South, Hip-Hop started in New York. Rap is sometimes called Hip-Hop because it's the music of Hip-Hop.

[@vipcress]

This whole video is profound. Prophetic even. Pain-ting a picture. The oppression of gods children.

[@okthen8329]

I'm loving this

[@siemprepalante773]

Awesome upload. Thanks a mil.

[@denisp8432]

7:12 isnt that "get it" sound sampled by Run the Jewels

[@SashaFujiwara]

I wish Doom was in this film

[@damienfree6836]

Supernatural freestyle in the park is crazy u can call me master splintah

[@thabothapedi1147]

MC Juice will for ever been ignored.

[@jayd.o.t]

very gooooooooood

[@linusbach2164]

23:17 Only real Gs know this Day one of the best (recorded) freestyles took place

[@enso1hunned227]

I already know exact what you're talking about without actually clicking on the link

[@luxieluci]

@@enso1hunned227 bro read my mind and i havent even clicked it yet

[@superdopehiphop]

Dope documentary

[@kinadabambino6872]

Love this film

[@JaiOva]

Writer's take more pride in their words like "BOOKS" said.

[@VECTeezy]

So much props & luv to everyone who put this super ill project together! This footage is truly epic & priceless‼️Give up freestyling never that’s never the endeavor keep it persistent & clever & all frauds get severed hip hop & 🆓styling forever 🗣🎤

[@CesarHDonis-h8z]

Yo Happy Birthday, April 23 F:Dj: TESKEE:01: I'm Different.🦁

[@laxmanthorat2514]

Respect ❤️ respect from India

[@milakohen630]

"I'm so mean i make medicine sick" oh!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 👏🏻🤣

[@wcorowitz]

rap was way before toasting in Jamaica.

[@HAsway07]

Does anybody know where that beat is from at 2:00?

[@laanormal94]

Sería bacán que tuviera subtitulos en español ayudaría muchol!!!

[@noahjohnson2004]

Also being from the Baptist church I totally understand what he means now about freestyle.. white southern Baptist still dose that kinda thing it depends on which church but I remember my preacher at the time doing that kinda off the top rythemic type speaking

[@cesarbaca]

Planet Asia is so dope

[@Vandalio_Saez]

All his work is 🔥 especially last couple years

[@cxrgaming923]

Someone needs to feed this to todays mumble rappers, real talk please.

[@Treyco]

I love it

[@EMMALEEMC]

2020 salute.* this film was so well put together, clearly by someone/people who really love this thing called hip hop. this is the soul, funk, grit, showmanship, roots and energy that make this thing powerful. especially appreciate seeing medusa, multiple women speaking and the highlight of the west coast who too often stereotyped out of the essence legacy. so many mf quotables yo. but ultimately, LOVE FIGHTS BACK.

[@gmain1977]

Great doc

[@xxxxxxxxx727]

thanxxx - a - lot ✌️🍀🌞

[@teemoluciano2426]

I was a cypher with otherwise the 90’s 🔥

[@web_devs]

26:30 Mos Def Freestyling

[@francisezekiel13]

hope this will not deleted.

[@njandrews4105]

This doc is almost 20 years old

[@hemanthrvn4661]

Gold

[@defrost3294]

Need to be part of a cypher

[@tuanisthename]

why is youtube offering to rent out or sell this video when it's here for free...

[@sboog24]

Anyone know the track they're freestyling over at 34:26? Riddlore, Aceyalone and Zagu brown

[@jzero3g]

It could be joints and jams by black eyed peas but it sounds a lil bit slower.

[@xxxxxxxxx727]

divine styler ✌️🍀🌞

[@kristaniebergall5309]

Anybody know the beat supernatural was freestyling on when he said the master splinter thing

[@Wrcallofduty420]

Supernatural and Craig dope.

[@tikitaryan]

Whenever you are compiling ur all time lists and leave out some of this underground cats, I immediately take you as joker that doesn't know hip hop.

[@with_palo]

You should see the whole conversation and new blogs going on about battle rap legends and people like Tsu Surf being regarded as a legend 🤦🏾‍♂️ Makes me want to punch my screen.

[@alexandruuruioc8721]

27:16 somebody know the name of that beat

[@hidingsounds763]

Cannibal OX - Life's Ill (instrumental by EL-P), kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHiXgKKOiNCnqrs

[@jzero3g]

Lifes ill by el-p on canibal ox album cold vein

[@CYBERSKYvideos]

Is this the extended cut? Is there bonus footage in here?