This Is the Life

This Is the Life

How the West was One

2008 en 97 minutes

Rating: 5.8

Plot

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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Cast

Abstract Rude

Abstract Rude

Self

Big Al

Big Al

Self

Busdriver

Busdriver

Self

Chali 2na

Chali 2na

Self

Cut Chemist

Cut Chemist

Self

Ellay Khule

Ellay Khule

Self

Fat Jack

Fat Jack

Self

NgaFsh

NgaFsh

Self

Tray Loc

Tray Loc

Self

Riddlore

Riddlore

Self

Wreccless

Wreccless

Self

Ganjah K

Ganjah K

Self

Born Allah

Born Allah

Self

Medusa

Medusa

Self

Myka 9

Myka 9

Self

P.E.A.C.E.

P.E.A.C.E.

Self

Pigeon John

Pigeon John

Self

T-Love

T-Love

Self

Volume 10

Volume 10

Self

2Mex

2Mex

Self

Jyant

Jyant

Self

Ava DuVernay

Ava DuVernay

Self

B. Hall

B. Hall

Self

Roderick Hall

Roderick Hall

Self

Brian Cross

Brian Cross

Self

Keen

Keen

Self

Sheena Lester

Sheena Lester

Self

Monique Matthews

Monique Matthews

Self

Monalisa Murray

Monalisa Murray

Self

Mear One

Mear One

Self

Mike Nardone

Mike Nardone

Self

Garth Trinidad

Garth Trinidad

Self

Omid Walizadeh

Omid Walizadeh

Self

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