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Summary:

This program featuring rap-master Melle Mel describes the history of rap and hip-hop from its roots in earlier oral and musical traditions to its full flowering in the mid-1990s.

Contributors:

Melle Mel

Shaw, Susan

Bragg, Melvyn, 1939-

Street, John

Bambaataa, Afrika

George, Nelson

Scott-Heron, Gil, 1949-2011

Ice Cube (Musician)

Snoop Dogg, 1972-

London Weekend Television (Firm)

Films for the Humanities (Firm)

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Related Works:

South Bank show (Television program)

Subjects:

Rap (Music) — History and criticism

African Americans — Music — History and criticism

Hip-hop

Rap musicians — Interviews

Rap (Music)

African Americans — Music

African Americans

Rap musicians

United States

Genres:

Documentary films

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Interviews

System Details:

VHS.

Performers:

Cast: Afrika Bambaataa, Nelson George, Gil Scott-Heron, Ice Cube, Snoop Doggy Dogg.

Production Credits:

Film editor, John Street.

General Notes:

Documentary.
Originally produced in 1994 as a segment of the South Bank show.
"FFH 10526."
Public performance rights included

Physical Description:

1 videocassette (53 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.

Physical Characteristics:

polyester; 1/2 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

analog; magnetic; mono

Video Characteristics:

VHS; NTSC

Call Numbers:

MV 6609

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Films for the Humanities: FFH 10526

OCLC Numbers:

44614400