American Rapstar (2020)
79 min
A new scene of troubled, lo-fi young rappers have emerged from Trump’s America, utilizing the SoundCloud streaming platform to quickly become the most culturally disruptive force in hip hop, shocking the world with their rambunctious antics, prescription drug use, facial tattoos, and rebellious punk energy. What do these newly minted millionaire artists say about the state of youth culture today and the future of the music streaming economy? We examine the SoundCloud rap scene’s biggest stars from within the culture as well placing them in the broader musical context in an attempt to understand how we arrived here and where we are headed.
- Release date
- November 11, 2020
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Arnoldisdead as Self
- Lil Xan as Self
- Jon Caramanica as Self
- Lil Pump as Self
- Matt Ox as Self
- Laurel Grau as Self, Matt Ox's mother
- Taylor Lorenz as Self
- Ernest Baker as Self
- Chris King as Self
Crew
- Mason Ramsey · Archive footage
- Justin Staple · Director
- Tyler Benz · Producer
- Kerstin Emhoff · Producer
- Albert Lago · Producer
- Braxton Pope · Producer
- Joel Kynan · Composer
- Nathan Williams · Composer
- Jake Moore · Cinematographer
- Michael Marius Pessah · Cinematographer