At last, Ice T’s much anticipated hip hop documentary film – provisionally titled ‘The Art Of Rap’ – is finally finished.

After selecting and editing the music for the two trailers last year I recently worked on all aspects of the music for the feature-length piece. Although not a history of hip hop music per se, the film examines elements of how this very American music movement was born, how it grew and gives some idea of the huge cultural impact it has had since exploding onto the world’s stage in the 1970s.

Featuring exclusive interviews with some of rap musics’ biggest hitters including Afrika Bambaata, Melle Mel, Snoop Dogg, Rakim, Q Tip, Eminem, Kanye West, Run DMC, Doug E Fresh, KRS One, Grandmaster Caz and many, many more…

The film contains classic and genre-defining hip hop records like “White Lines” and “Rapper’s Delight” as well as lesser-known tracks from cult artists and producers. I was also lucky enough to have some of my own beats included in the soundtrack.

Ice T takes us on a journey from the projects of New York city to the Hollywood hillside home of Dr. Dre via Eminem’s hometown of Detroit and (metaphorically) all points in between.

Classic raps from to camera from Grandmaster Caz, Rakim, Eminem, Melle Mel, Q Tip, Joe Budden and so many others combined with a rich and filmic visual style make this an absolute must for hardcore hip hop fans and the simply musically curious besides.