Available in United States
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme (2000)
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As of 2026-09-14, Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme (2000) streams on 2 of 6 tracked regions. United States: fuboTV, Qello Concerts by Stingray Amazon Channel, Tubi TV, Fandango at Home Free. United Kingdom: Qello Concerts by Stingray Amazon Channel.
2000 · Released · 71m
TMDB 6.9 · 13 votes
From neighborhood ciphers to the most notorious MC battles, "Freestyle: the Art of Rhyme" captures the electrifying energy of improvisational hip-hop--the rarely recorded art form of rhyming spontaneously. Like preachers and jazz solos, freestyles exist only in the moment, a modern-day incarnation of the African-American storytelling tradition. Shot over a period of more than seven years, it is already an underground cult film in the hip-hop world. The film systematically debunks the false image put out by record companies that hip-hop culture is violent or money-obsessed. Instead, it lets real hip-hop artists, known and unknown, weave their story out of a passionate mix of language, politics, and spirituality.
