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Trailer: *Doin’ It In The Park: Pick -Up Basketball NYC* Dir. Bobbito & Kevin Couliau
Posted On Friday, April 27, 2012 By visionist. Under Bobbito aka. KOOL BOB LOVE, Culture Capture Champs, Doc's & Flix, featured, Frolaborators, History, Nonstop Sports, NYC Tags: "Fly" Williams, "Pee Wee" Kirkland, bobbito garcia, Corey "Homicide" Williams, DOIN' IT IN THE PARK: PICK-UP BASKETBALL, God Shammgod, Jack Ryan, Julius "Dr. J" Erving, Kenny Anderson, Kenny Smith, Kevin Couliau, Milani Malik, Niki Avery, NYC, Richard "Crazy Legs" Colon, Tim "Headache" Gittens
DOIN' IT IN THE PARK: PICK-UP BASKETBALL, NYC explores the definition, history, culture and social impact of New York's summer b-ball scene, widely recognized as the worldwide "Mecca" of the sport.
In New York City, pick-up basketball is not just a sport. It is a way of life. There are 700+ ...

Bling47: DJ Spinna Breaks Down *Little Brother* Prod. By Dilla
Posted On Monday, April 16, 2012 By visionist. Under Culture Capture Champs, DJ Spinna, Doc's & Flix, featured, Frolaborators, History, J Dilla, Music Tags: Black Star, bling 47, dilla, dj spinna, little Brother, Mpc 3000, wajeed
Photo By Jewell-Culture Capture Champs© )
This episode takes us to “Do or Die” Bedstuy Brooklyn, NY with native DJ Spinna. I spoke with him for several months to try to coordinate schedules for filming. Finally, we made it happen on one of the coldest days in the history books.
We filmed in ...
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Trailer: Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap Official Trailer Dir. Ice T
Posted On Thursday, April 12, 2012 By visionist. Under Doc's & Flix, History, Music Tags: Documentary, Dr Dre, Eminem, Hip Hop, Ice t, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP
SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP is a feature length performance documentary film about the runaway juggernaut that is Rap music. At the wheel of this unstoppable beast is the film's director and interviewer Ice-T. Ice-T takes us on a deeply personal journey to uncover how this music of ...
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DVD: *Big Fun In The Big Town* 1986 Cult Hip Hop & Street Culture Doc
Posted On Thursday, April 5, 2012 By visionist. Under Doc's & Flix, Fixed Gear, History, NYC Tags: Big Fun In The Big Town, Bram Van Splunteren, Documentary, Doug E Fresh, DVD, Film, Grandmaster Flash, Hip Hop, Latin Quarter, run dmc
Just got put on to this dope doc releasing next month. Commercially available for the first time ever after more than 25 years, Big Fun in the Big Town is nothing short of a revelation
Check the trailer below.
New York, 1986: a city of big dreams and equally big problems. Like ...
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LA:2/17 FunkJazz Kafe *DIARY OF A DECADE* Screening- The Pan African Film Fest
Posted On Monday, February 13, 2012 By visionist. Under Atlanta, Doc's & Flix, Music Tags: ALGEBRA, Andre 3000, ANTHONY DAVID, Bilal, BONE CRUSHER, CARON WHEELER, Cee Lo Green, Chuck D, common, CORNEL WEST, DALLAS AUSTIN, DIARY OF A DECADE, DICK GREGORY, DIONNE FARRIS, dj Kemit, DONNIE, Doug E Fresh, eric roberson, erykah badu, Funkjazz Kafe, George Clinton, goodie Mob, JAMAL AHMAD, JAMIE FOXX, Janelle Monáe, Jason Orr, Jill Scott, JOI GILLIAM, KEVIN POWELL, LADY ALMA, LARRY MIZELL, LERONDE WILLIAMS, LIL’ JOHN ROBERTS, LOOSE ENDS, MC LYTE, Meshell Ndegeocello, N’DEA DAVENPORT, OMAR LYE-FOOK, Pan African Film Fest, PROFESSOR GRIFF, Raphael Saadiq, RAY MURRAY, Roy Ayers, STICMAN of DEAD PREZ, talib kweli, THE CHRONICLE, VAN HUNT
Via:FJK
"This film is the story of a cultural legend as told by the innovators of an important, and in some cases overlooked, era in Black culture. Spanning the late 1980′s through to the early 2000′s, this story goes deep into the fabric of soul music, it’s definitions, it’s pioneers, it’s ...
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VIDEO: Robert Glasper Experiment “Black Radio” Behind the Scenes [EPK]
Posted On Wednesday, January 11, 2012 By missfrolab. Under Blue Note Records, Chris "Daddy" Dave, Culture Capture Champs, Doc's & Flix, featured, Frolaborators, LA, Music, Robert Glasper, Videos Tags: Bilal, Black Radio, Casey Benjamin, Chris "Daddy" Dave, Chrisette Michele, Derrick Hodge, erykah badu, frolab, KING, Lalah Hathaway, Ledisi, Lupe Fiasco, Meshell Ndegeocello, mos def, Musiq Soulchild, Robert Glasper, Shafiq husayn, Stokely Williams, Yasiin Bey
Last summer we here at Frolab had the most amazing opportunity to document the making of the Robert Glasper Experiment's new album "Black Radio." The majority of the LP was recorded over 4 magical days in LA and it was a true honor to witness some of our generation's greatest ...
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Video: RE:GENERATION Mark Ronson *A La Modeliste* Feat. Erykah Badu
Posted On Tuesday, January 10, 2012 By visionist. Under Culture Capture Champs, Doc's & Flix, Erykah Badu, Music, Photography Tags: erykah badu, Hyundai Veloster, mark Ronson, mos def, new orleans, RE:GENERATION, The Dap Kings, Trombone Shorty, Yasiin Bey, Zigaboo Modeliste
(Photo By Cognito-Culture Capture Champs© )
Via: YouTube
Produced by Mark Ronson, "A La Modeliste" is the Jazz track for RE:GENERATION featuring Erykah Badu, Trombone Shorty, Mos Def, Zigaboo Modeliste, and Members of The Dap Kings.
"Presented by Hyundai Veloster, RE:GENERATION is a documentary film that follows DJ Premier, Pretty Lights, The Crystal ...
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