Beat Kings: The History of Hip Hop

• 2006

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Longtime Wu Tang Clan producer/DJ Mathematics presents an in-depth documentary exploring the history of hip-hop producers that explores the infectious beats of everyone from Africa Bambatta to Kanye West. It's a literal who's who of hip-hop music as the best known names in the business offer detailed analysis of everything from their musical education to their preferred equipment. This is the information that will help emerging producers to understand the business inside and out, and by offering interviews with such musical architects as RZA, Marley Marl, Alchemist, Premier, Easy Moe Bee, Prince Paul, Just Blaze, and Havoc. These are the folks who helped Jay-Z, Notorious BIG, and 50 Cent to dominate the charts and change the face of contemporary hip-hop, and now viewers at home can finally find out just how they made it all happen.