Product Description

Street Credentials pulls no punches while delivering hard insight into the industry culture and the careers of some of the most interesting people within the progressive Hip Hop genre. Featuring Hip Hop icon Kool Keith (Black Elvis Dr. Octagon) spoken word poet and actor Saul Williams (SLAM K-PAX) underground superstar Aesop Rock controversial rapper Immortal Technique street basketball legend Pee Wee Kirkland producer/publisher Iz-Real and others. This DVD is loaded with over 3 hours of footage including the Street Credentials documentary feature-length artist interview featurettes a visit to youth detention center a Kool Keith mini-movie trailer and more.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. UPC: 829281100694 Manufacturer No: INS1006

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #112405 in DVD
• Brand: Ryko Distribution
• Released on: 2006-04-25
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 180 minutes

Customer Reviews

Street Credentials Hits the Hip Hop Spot
Hip Hop Street Credentials covers hip hop from the perspective of innovative within the subversive and progressive world of the genre. It gives their take on what's wrong with hip hop music today, and what they are doing to take it back to what it's supposed to be.

What makes this so interesting is how different all of these artists are. Today, rap is shown mainly from the BLING angle, here we see an acclaimed poet (Saul Williams), a underground star (Aesop Rock), an eccentric icon (Kool Keith), an ex-hustler-turned role model (Pee Wee Kirkland), a battle rapper (Poison Pen), a street mix-tape DJ (Silva Sirfa) and a revolutionary (Immortal Technique). All of these subjects have different attitudes about their roles within the artform, yet all seem to find similar problems in the genre.

Besides the documentary, the DVD also contains over 2 hours of unedited interviews and a few other intriguing features such as the director's (Israel " IZ-REAL " Vasquetelle) visit to a juvenile detention center. In this gritty segment, he speaks to youths about, ironically, the dangers and perils in buying into the hip hop depicted in video games, videos and on mainstream radio.

A worthy choice for anyone wanting to learn more about this fascinating culture, or for anyone who's fed up with the misogynistic, excessive, and misguiding turn hip hop has take since it's golden era. Give it an A+

Good Documentary About Hip Hop Culture and Industry
Great look into hip hop today. It's smart, but still very provacative and still has a true street edge. A lot of material to digest, but worth the time because it peers so deeply into both the culture and business aspect of hip hop.

Intelligent Look Into Hip Hop
This DVD provides an intellectual, but gritty look into what is wrong with rap music today. The artists all give very insightful views into the industry. I wish more rap related movies would do what this does for the genre.