This Is the Life

This Is the Life (2008)

How the West was One

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.

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  • Release Date: 2008-02-08
  • Runtime: 1h 37min
  • Director: Ava DuVernay

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Cast

  • Abstract Rude

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  • Big Al

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  • Busdriver

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  • Chali 2na

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  • Cut Chemist

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  • Ellay Khule

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  • Fat Jack

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  • NgaFsh

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  • Tray Loc

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  • Riddlore

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  • Wreccless

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  • Ganjah K

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  • Born Allah

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  • Medusa

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  • Myka 9

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  • P.E.A.C.E.

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  • Pigeon John

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  • T-Love

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  • Volume 10

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  • 2Mex

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  • Jyant

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  • Ava DuVernay

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  • B. Hall

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  • Roderick Hall

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  • Brian Cross

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  • Keen

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  • Sheena Lester

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  • Monique Matthews

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  • Monalisa Murray

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  • Mear One

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  • Mike Nardone

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  • Garth Trinidad

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  • Omid Walizadeh

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