THIS IS THE LIFE Preview | The First Two Minutes

This clip previews the first two minutes of the award-winning documentary, THIS IS THE LIFE.

Directed by Ava DuVernay, THIS IS THE LIFE is a feature-length documentary chronicling "The Good Life" emcees, the alternative music movement they developed, and their worldwide influence on the artform.

Featuring new interviews with: Myka Nyne and PEACE of Freestyle Fellowship, Chali2na and Cut Chemist of Jurassic 5, NgaFsh, Riddlore, Tray-Loc & Wreckless of CVE, Abstract Rude and Zulu Butterfly of ATU, Ellay Khule of Hip Hop Klan, Medusa of S.I.N, Born Allah, Ganjah K, Fatjack, JMD, Omid, Pigeon John, 2Mex of OMD, Jyant & Eve of Figures of Speech, Big Al, T-Love of Urban Props, Sheena Lester & B+ of Rappages, Mear One, Mike Nardone of KXLU's We Came From Beyond, Garth Trinidad of KCRW's Chocolate City, Monalisa Murray, Jah Orah, Hines, Busdriver, Monique Matthews, Keen and B. Hall & R. Kain Blaze, co-founders of The Good Life.

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Film & Animation

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• angeles
• good
• life
• duvernay
• freestyle
• fellowship
• abstract
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• pigeon
• john
• 2mex
• busdriver
• cut
• chemist
• medusa
• chali

[mattavocado]

When P.E.A.C.E. does the dirt and plant analogy, probably one of the best comparisons I've ever heard in my life.

[dvapr]

word

[krazy1luv]

I just saw this today and there's part when they talk about a rapper and that bone thugs n harmony might of got ideas or influenced from that certain rapper from the good life, any one know his name?

[dvapr]

myka nyne

[TELLLIEVISION]

Hella sad I missed it on showtime last night...I have to wait until tomorrow afternoon, or shit..Im about to rent it..

[dvapr]

that's wussup

[Kaliformula]

Ab Rude FINALLY set the bittin' that Bone Thugs did on the table for the world to see. Bone was in the Good Life when Micah 9's Mary demo was going around. Way before their 1st album dropped. the 1st time i watched it was like THANK YOU.

[TheRapResurrection]

Can someone give a link to watch this please ?!?!!?!?!?!

[Filconmop]

i swear to god , someone send me a copy of that shit cuz i can't find shit in Europe

[stylezNout]

where can I see the whole doc

[ComedianStevieMack]

I was there and still I participate at Kaos Network / Project Blowed, which was born out of that divine cypher.

[jammmessenger]

@RighteousTalk And the Underground Railroad was the Band !

[oneswtwld]

who is gonna hear a fast rapper and think to themselves, "I wanna sound like that; I can do that even better... NO WAIT! I can't do that. Someone already did it... I have to be lame and not evolve."

EVOLUTION BRAH

[oneswtwld]

@dvapr hell no did they do that.... which rapper, what style?

[CrowdPleeza]

@krazy1luv

It may be difficult to pin point the origins of that fast rap style. Bone Thugs back in the 90's even had a beef with Twista from Chicago over who originated it. Maybe Myka 9 influenced Bone's technique with it? Anyway the idea of rapping fast goes back to the 80's.

Check out the rapper below in this clip on youtube. He uses a fast rap style and this was 1984:

Philadelphia hip hop & language