This Is the Life
“How the West was One”
5.8
2008
1h 37m
DocumentaryMusic
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.
Key Crew
Director
Ava DuVernay
Producers
Spencer Averick
Ava DuVernay
Omid Walizadeh
Cinematography
Isaac Klotz
Music
Omid Walizadeh
Cast (33)
Abstract Rude
Self
