This Is the Life (2008)
How the West was One
97 min
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.
- Release date
- February 8, 2008
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- 2Mex
- Chali 2na
- Busdriver as Self
- Cut Chemist as Self
- Brian Cross
- Chillin Villain Empire as Self
- Regan Farquhar as Self
- Nga Fsh
- Pigeon John as Self
- Ellay Khule
Crew
- Ava DuVernay · Director
- Ava DuVernay · Writer
- Spencer Averick · Producer
- Ava DuVernay · Producer
- Isaac Klotz · Producer
- Omid Walizadeh · Producer
- Omid Walizadeh · Composer
- Isaac Klotz · Cinematographer
- Spencer Averick · Editor
- Krishna Devine · Editor