This Is the Life
6.9
“How the West was One”
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.
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Ava DuVernay Director · Omid Walizadeh Composer Isaac Klotz Cinematographer
United States release February 8, 2008 · Produced in United States
Production
The DuVernay Agency
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 8, 2008
Theatrical
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