This Is the Life
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.
Genres
Cast
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
Ava DuVernay
B. Hall
Roderick Hall
Brian Cross
Keen
Sheena Lester
Monique Matthews
Monalisa Murray
Mear One
Mike Nardone
Garth Trinidad
Omid Walizadeh
