The Soundtrack of a Struggle

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10 Min

N/R

A National History Day 2020 documentary competing in Colorado's Senior Group Documentary category.  Max Witwer, Jacob Thomas, Alexander Grisak and Ashton Call analyze gangster rap as a continuation of the Civil Rights Movement and gangster rappers as urban activists.  Featuring interviews from Soren Baker and Nolan Grigsby, plus the following songs:  Express Yourself by N.W.A.  Mathematics by Mos Def  Blood on the Leaves by Kanye West  Sunshine by Mos Def  Two Words by Kanye West feat. Mos Def, Freeway and the Boys Choir of Harlem  My World by AShamuleuvMusic

Overview:

A National History Day 2020 documentary competing in Colorado's Senior Group Documentary category.  Max Witwer, Jacob Thomas, Alexander Grisak and Ashton Call analyze gangster rap as a continuation of the Civil Rights Movement and gangster rappers as urban activists.  Featuring interviews from Soren Baker and Nolan Grigsby, plus the following songs:  Express Yourself by N.W.A.  Mathematics by Mos Def  Blood on the Leaves by Kanye West  Sunshine by Mos Def  Two Words by Kanye West feat. Mos Def, Freeway and the Boys Choir of Harlem  My World by AShamuleuvMusic

Tag Line:

How gangster rap broke the barriers between urban activism and an unobservant nation

Directors:

Ashton Call

Revenue:

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Budget:

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Genres:

Documentary, Music

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