Early DVD release date!? Yes I’ll take it! I will definitely take it in this case. Beats, Rhymes and Life Documentary which has received a lot of praise from movie goers will be released October 18th. The DVD/Blu Ray will feature deleted scenes, ATCQ history and a short film on the Native Tongues.
Shouts out to ShadowandAct
I finally saw the much anticipated, much hyped and much talked about documentary Beats, Rhymes and Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest. Yeah, yeah before I get stuff thrown at me or in internet terms a bunch of “you just saw that” posts. Ummmm I did have something to take of, namely the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival which Q-tip headlined(hmmmm interesting) and it just opened in D.C. last week. So! Let’s get into the review, ok wait! A quick back story, like many I literally grew up with A Tribe Called Quest and the whole Native Tongues movement. De La Soul was my introduction to hip hop and of course Tribe was in the mix and the rest is history and voila! Here I am.
This documentary brought along an immense amount of Joy as I slid into my seat and watched all of the ‘other’ previews, took mental note of future movies with ‘oooooo I wanna see that’ and eagerly anticipated the opening scene to the Beats, Rhymes and Life documentary. Being as though it is a documentary, the audience wasn’t in the realm of blockbuster numbers but we were ALL fans and watching a film that tells the story of a group that has changed lives, it felt like an intimate screening as we all looked around and smiled like “yeah I know you’re just as happy as I am to be at this screening” There aren’t any spoilers just an opinionated review of a documentary.
Honestly I thought the documentary was great! Michael Rapaport did a wonderful job and crafted a story that felt complete. I walked out of the movie theater thinking, ‘ok the story has been told’ There were many wow moments as stories were told of the beginning of the group, from their initial meetings, to the group name, to the behind the scenes of some truly legendary albums. The documentary was funny, insightful and even sad at times as it delved into the very personal relationship between the group members who have become more family than friends. I know I would definitely ‘see it again for the first time’ and I will definitely be purchasing the documentary on DVD(hopefully bluray hehe) I know you maybe thinking…that’s it!? That’s the review? Well like I said there aren’t any spoilers. I suggest you go out and see it for yourself. If you want to discuss it, feel free to post a comment or we can discuss on twitter @creativebeach
-El Fin
The Creative Beach Collective headed up to NYC, hung out in Brooklyn and stopped pass the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival. Here is how it turned out.
Here it is folks…the trailer for Beats Rhymes and Life! When I tell you all I’m hype, I’M HYPE. The words A Tribe Called Quest mean so much more ever since this group put them together and changed not only mine but so many other lives around the world. Q-tip said it best “No time for hibernation, only elation”…you all know the drill, yep! Click on play and EN-JOY!
-DeVon
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