Release Date

08 Feb, 2008

Runtime

01:37: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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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Actors

Abstract Rude

Big Al

Busdriver

Chali 2na

Cut Chemist

Ellay Khule

Fat Jack

NgaFsh

Tray Loc

Riddlore

Wreccless

Ganjah K

Born Allah

Medusa

Myka 9

P.E.A.C.E.

Pigeon John

T-Love

Volume 10

2Mex

Jyant

Crew

Ava DuVernay

Ava DuVernay

Omid Walizadeh

Omid Walizadeh

Omid Walizadeh

Omid Walizadeh

Spencer Averick

Isaac Klotz

Isaac Klotz

Ellene Miles

Spencer Averick

Krishna Devine

Ian A. Thompson