Word is Bond (2017)
What you say--and how you say it--means everything.
This documentary film examines the transformative power of lyrics in the world of hip-hop music. Through dynamic archival footage, in-depth interviews and excursions with artists like Nas, Tech9, J Cole, Rapsody and Anderson. Paak, the film explores the many dimensions that hip-hop poetics occupy.
- Date of release
- 2017-11-10
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Sacha Jenkins
Casting
- Nas — Self
- Big Daddy Kane — Self
- Jadakiss — Self
- Rakim — Self
- Styles P — Self
- J. Cole — Self
- Rapsody — Self
- Brother Ali — Self
- Slug — Self
- Tech N9ne — Self
- Fashawn — Self
- Royce da 5′9 — Self
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