Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap is a 2012 American documentary directed and executive produced by Ice-T and co-directed by Andy Baybutt. It focuses on the craft of writing and performing rap verses, and all the interviewees are musicians of the genre and friends of Ice-T. Producer Paul Toogood states on the DVD release that the genesis of the project stemmed from a conversation he had with Ice-T in which he asked him how he wrote "seminal tracks" such as "6 in the Mornin'" and "Colors".

Contents

• Something from nothing the art of rap official trailer 1 2012 ice t directed movie hd
• Cast
• Soundtrack album
• References

Ice-T replied that in his thirty year hip-hop career, no one had ever asked him that. Grandmaster Caz features more than any other interviewee, and the movie returns to his home on multiple occasions throughout showing his creative process as he writes "The Art Of Rap" rap, which he then delivers. It was shot on location, but mainly in New York, Los Angeles and Detroit. The film was an official selection for the Sundance Film Festival where it was screened as a premiere on January 2, 2012. The film was released in the theaters on June 15, 2012 and in the UK it was released on July 20, 2012.

Cast

In alphabetical order, as shown in the film:

Afrika Bambaataa

Big Daddy Kane

B-Real

Bun B

Cashout Chris

Chino XL

Chuck D

Common

Dana Dane

Denis "Deft" Matinez

DJ Premier

DMC

Doug E. Fresh

Dr. Dre

Eminem

Freddie Demarco

Grandmaster Caz

Ice Cube

Ice-T

Immortal Technique

Joe Budden

Kanye West

Kool Boy

Kool Keith

Kool Moe Dee

KRS-One

Loke

Lord Finesse

Lord Jamar

Marley Marl

MC Lyte

Melle Mel

Nas

Puerto Rico

Q-Tip

Raekwon

Rakim

Ras Kass

Redman

Royce da 5'9"

Run

Salt

Snoop Dogg

Tha Furious One

Treach

WC

Xzibit

Yasiin (formerly known as Mos Def)

Soundtrack album

An official soundtrack to the film was released on CD and as a digital download featuring fifteen songs selected from the movie, seven freestyles as performed in the film, plus one track "Harder Than You Think (Just Like That)" by Public Enemy, which featured in the film's trailer but does not feature in the actual movie. The first track is an official live acapella freestyle by Ice-T, but in the film's credits, this track is referred to as "Chrome Plated 357". Ice-T is also featured on Immortal Technique's live acapella freestyle but is not credited as such on the soundtrack.