Sample This (2013)
A documentary that reveals how a forgotten record by the Incredible Bongo Band helped cement the foundation of hip hop when DJ Herc extended its percussion by playing them back to back, creating an anthem on the streets of the Bronx.
- Date of release
- 2013-09-12
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (24)
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Dan Forrer
Casting
- Gene Simmons — Self - Narrator (voice)
- Rosey Grier — Self
- Melle Mel — Self
- Questlove — Self
- Jerry Butler — Self
- Grandmaster Caz — Self
- Freda Payne — Self
- Afrika Bambaataa — Self
- DJ Kool Herc — Self
- King Errisson — Self
- The New York City Breakers — Self
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