About Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
- Released on June 15, 2012
SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP is a feature length performance documentary about the runaway juggernaut that is Rap music. At the wheel of this unstoppable beast is the film's director and interviewer Ice-T. Taking us on a deeply personal journey Ice-T uncovers how this music of the street has grown to dominate the world. Along the way Ice-T meets a whole spectrum of Hip-Hop talent, from founders, to new faces, to the global superstars like Eminem, Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg and Kanye West. He exposes the roots and history of Rap and then, through meeting many of its most famous protagonists, studies the living mechanism of the music to reveal 'The Art Of Rap'. This extraordinary film features unique performances from the entire cast, without resorting to archive material, to build a fresh and surprising take on the phenomenon that is Rap.
Full Cast of Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
Ice-T plays Himself
Tracy Morrow (born February 16, 1958), better known by his stage name Ice-T, is an American musician and actor. He w...
See Ice-T's other roles →Dr. Dre plays Himself
Ice Cube plays Himself
O'Shea Jackson Sr., better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper, record producer, actor, screenwri...
See Ice Cube's other roles →Snoop Dogg plays Himself
Snoop Dogg (given name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr.) is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, ac...
See Snoop Dogg's other roles →Eminem plays Himself
Afrika Bambaataa plays Himself
Grandmaster Caz plays Himself
Bun B plays Himself
Busy Bee plays Himself
Kool Boy plays Himself
Joe Budden plays Himself
Cashout Chris plays Himself
Common plays Himself
Lonnie Rashid Lynn (born March 13, 1972), known by his stage name Common (formerly Common Sense), is an American rapp...
See Common's other roles →Treach plays Himself
Chuck D plays Himself
Yasiin Bey plays Himself
Regarded as one of hip hop's most introspective and insightful artists, Yasiin Bey, known professionally as Mos Def, ...
See Yasiin Bey's other roles →Doug E. Fresh plays Himself
Big Daddy Kane plays Himself
KRS-One plays Himself
DJ Premier plays Himself
Xzibit plays Himself
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Alvin Nathaniel Joiner IV (born September 18, 1974), better known by his stag...
See Xzibit's other roles →Kanye West plays Himself
Ye (born Kanye Omari West, June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. He...
See Kanye West's other roles →Redman plays Himself
Reginald Noble (Born April 17, 1970) better known by his stage name, Redman is an American rapper, record producer, D...
See Redman's other roles →Royce Da 5'9" plays Himself
B-Real plays Himself
