PUBLISHED BY DANA SCOTT | DECEMBER 7, 2017 

During the late 1990s, Hip-Hop was a seismic force that garnered mainstream recognition as a billion-dollar industry. The culture had invalidated scores of critics who dismissed it as a fad during the previous two decades. Hip-Hop achieved this while rewriting the rules of the music business and redefining the American lifestyle.

Taking a deeper look at Hip-Hop’s booming business and incredible diversity, Miramax released the documentary Rhyme & Reason 20 years ago. Directed by Peter Spirer (who later worked on Beef and Tupac: Thug Angel), the film examined Hip-Hop’s boom through covering more than 80 MCs, producers, dancers, DJs, and executives. Heads and those simply curious showed up, as the film made more than $1.6 million at the box office.

Looking back 20 years, Rhyme & Reason examined an astounding cross-section of ’90s Rap. A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes, Def Squad, Dr. Dre, Tha Dogg Pound, E-40, The Fugees, Guru, Ice-T, Lost Boyz, KRS-One, Mack 10, Master P, MC Eiht, Nas, The Pharcyde, Puff Daddy, and Wu-Tang Clan all appear in the feature film.

Read more at http://ambrosiaforheads.com/2017/12/rhyme-reason-hip-hop-video/