This Is the Life
- Documentary
- Music
In 1989, a collective of young hip hop artists gathered at a health food café in South Central Los Angeles. Their mandate? To reject gang culture and expand the musical boundaries of hip hop. DuVernay's documentary chronicles the historic legacy of the Good Life Cafe — the open mic nights that became an L.A. institution, the eclectic array of talented young MCs that emerged there, the alternative hip hop movement they developed, and their worldwide influence on the artform.
Cast
Abstract Rude
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- Big Al
Big Al
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Busdriver
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Chali 2na
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Cut Chemist
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Ellay Khule
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- Fat Jack
Fat Jack
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NgaFsh
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- Tray Loc
Tray Loc
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- Riddlore
Riddlore
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- Wreccless
Wreccless
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- Ganjah K
Ganjah K
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- Born Allah
Born Allah
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Medusa
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Myka 9
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- P.E.A.C.E.
P.E.A.C.E.
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Pigeon John
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T-Love
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Volume 10
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2Mex
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Jyant
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Ava DuVernay
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- B. Hall
B. Hall
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- Roderick Hall
Roderick Hall
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- Brian Cross
Brian Cross
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- Keen
Keen
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- Sheena Lester
Sheena Lester
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- Monique Matthews
Monique Matthews
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- Monalisa Murray
Monalisa Murray
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- Mear One
Mear One
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- Mike Nardone
Mike Nardone
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- Garth Trinidad
Garth Trinidad
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Omid Walizadeh
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