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Where to watch Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap(2012)

Name: Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2012-06-15
Duration: 106 min
Cast: Ice-T, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, Eminem

Movie · 2012 · 1h 46m · Documentary, Music

In the United States, Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap is available to stream on Prime Video, fuboTV, Shout! Factory, and Qello Concerts by Stingray. It's also free on The Roku Channel, The CW, Kanopy, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. You can also rent or buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play, and YouTube.

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Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap plot summary

Hip Hop didn't invent anything. Hip Hop reinvented everything

SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP is a feature length performance documentary about the runaway juggernaut that is Rap music. At the wheel of this unstoppable beast is the film's director and interviewer Ice-T. Taking us on a deeply personal journey Ice-T uncovers how this music of the street has grown to dominate the world. Along the way Ice-T meets a whole spectrum of Hip-Hop talent, from founders, to new faces, to the global superstars like Eminem, Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg and Kanye West. He exposes the roots and history of Rap and then, through meeting many of its most famous protagonists, studies the living mechanism of the music to reveal 'The Art Of Rap'. This extraordinary film features unique performances from the entire cast, without resorting to archive material, to build a fresh and surprising take on the phenomenon that is Rap.