Directors: Andy Baybutt; Ice-T

Keywords: Music Documentary, Rap

Musical documentary examines the history of rap music and its eventual rise to worldwide popularity.

ABSTRACT
Presented by rapper-cum-actor Ice-T, Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap focuses on the history and rise to prominence of the musical genre advertised in its title, bringing together industry stalwarts running the gamut from Kanye West to Snoop Dogg to provide a window of insight into how rap music broke beyond prejudice levied against its African-American connotations to transcend cultural boundaries and wind up firmly in the mainstream.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Afrika Bambaataa	Musician	17-Apr-1957		Hip Hop pioneer, Planet Rock
Big Daddy Kane	Musician	10-Sep-1968		King Asiatic Nobody's Equal
Joe Budden	Rapper	31-Aug-1980		New Jersey rapper/mixer
Bun B	Rapper	19-Mar-1973		Half of UGK
Common	Rapper	13-Mar-1972		Jazz-rap performer
Ice Cube	Rapper	15-Jun-1969		N.W.A., Boyz N the Hood
Chuck D	Rapper	1-Aug-1960		The rhyme animal
D.M.C.	Rapper	31-May-1964		Run-D.M.C.
Mos Def	Rapper	11-Dec-1973		Black On Both Sides
DJ Premier	Disc Jockey	21-Mar-1966		Pri-Pri-Pri-Premier, Premier
Snoop Dogg	Rapper	20-Oct-1971		Sippin' on gin, juice
Dr. Dre	Music Producer	18-Feb-1965		Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang
Eminem	Rapper	17-Oct-1972		The Real Slim Shady
Doug E. Fresh	Rapper	17-Sep-1966		Rap artist
Ice-T	Rapper	16-Feb-1958		Pimp, Cop Killer
Cheryl James	Singer	8-Apr-1964		Salt of Salt-N-Pepa
Kool Keith	Rapper	c. 1965		Ultramagnetic MCs, Dr. Octagon
KRS-One	Rapper	20-Aug-1965		Father figure for hip-hop
MC Lyte	Rapper	11-Oct-1971		Groundbreaking female rapper
Nas	Rapper	14-Sep-1973		Illmatic
Q-Tip	Rapper	10-Apr-1970		A Tribe Called Quest
Raekwon	Musician	12-Jan-1968		Wu-Tang Clan and solo rapper
Rakim	Rapper	28-Jan-1968		Eric B and Rakim
Redman	Rapper	17-Apr-1970		Hip hop artist, Whut? Thee Album
Run	Musician	14-Nov-1964		Run-D.M.C.
Treach	Actor	2-Dec-1970		Naughty By Nature
Kanye West	Music Producer	8-Jun-1977		The College Dropout
Xzibit	Rapper	8-Jan-1974		Pimp My Ride

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