KRS ONE

Visually luscious and drenched with the big beats of classic cuts and freestyle rhyming by some of the masters of the music, SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP is a performance documentary about the runaway juggernaut that is Hip-Hop. At the wheel of this unstoppable beast is Ice-T, who takes us on a personal journey into the asphalt roots of the music that saved his life. This film is not about stardom, bling, or beef; it's about craft and skill-what goes on inside the minds and erupts from the lips of rap legends. Ice-T travels from coast to coast, engaging intimately with the likes of Afrika Bambaataa, Eminem, Nas, Mos Def, Kanye West, Chuck D, KRS-One, Snoop Dogg, Run-DMC, and Ice Cube. The film features original rapping and some classic never heard before a cappellas from the mouths of the creators. What emerges is a mighty soul tribute to the original American art form that brought poetry to a new generation.

Clips from the pioneering rap music television show include KRS-One and A Tribe Called Quest performing live and music videos by Public Enemy and MC Lyte.

I shot this live show of KRS-ONE at a small venue in Costa Mesa, CA. The show was sick as is every KRS-ONE show. Hip-hop truly comes alive. What's neat here is KRS-ONE sending a shout out to the people of 2027. As the videographer it made me get mad chills when KRS looks straight at us and says what he says. Truly prophetic I think!