By Quibian Salazar-Moreno

      For you young hoppers out there trying to get a sense of this hip-hop thing, Palm Pictures is releasing a DVD box set featuring hip-hop documentaries Scratch and Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme. The three disc set feature both full length films plus a bonus DVD that features How to Rock a Party tips from Z-Trip, a multiple angle do-it-yourself lesson with DJ Qbert, selections from the acclaimed Battle Sounds documentary, Scratch notation demo and more.

      For those unaware, Scratch is a film that documents the history of DJing, the backbone of hip-hop. From Grand Wizzard Theodore and Afrika Bambaata to DJ Shadow and Mixmaster Mike, the film leaves no stone unturned.

      Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme focuses on the emcee within hip-hop. The film explores the art of “freestyle”, the off the top of the head rhyme flow, as opposed to rhymes that are written. Hip-hop’s freestyle masters such as Supernatural, Wordsworth, Black Thought, Mos Def and others are featured through out the film. Look for the set to drop on November 7.

This entry was posted on Thursday, October 12th, 2006 at 7:22 am and is filed under News.