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Arrested Development Rapper Speech Helps Prisoners Through Music in New Documentary '16 Bars'

2020-02-12T23:51:34.494Z

16 Bars is an intimate look at the lives of four inmates at the city jail in Richmond, Virginia, who are a part of a unique rehabilitation effort that involves writing and recording original music. The film follows their personal and artistic development as they produce an album with a Grammy-winning recording artist, Todd ‘Speech’ Thomas, from the iconic activist hip-hop group Arrested Development. As the creative process unfurls and a chance at freedom draws near, each of these men must unearth painful elements of their pasts, which hold the key to a new chapter in their lives.

The story is set in Richmond Virginia, the former seat of the confederacy, where the legacy of systemic racism, a spiraling opioid crisis, generational poverty, and a lack of mental health services have entrapped many of its citizens in a cycle of incarceration— which makes the city itself a unique case study for rising recidivism rates in the U.S. at large.

With the U.S. locking up more of its citizens per capita than any other nation on the planet, the music of the film serves as rare testimony to the raw and messy truth behind the criminal justice system’s revolving door.

More at www.16barsthefilm.com

The Art of 16 Bars (Full Documentary)

2013-10-21T04:54:16.956Z

It's raw, blistering talent that defines the legendary MCs. But going from hungry amateur to rich professional takes more... much more! From the filmmakers who brought you The MC: Why We Do It, Beef, Beef II, The Freshest Kids and Rhyme and Reason, learn from the biggest MCs of our time exactly how they achieved success. They share their approach to live performances and how they put together a demo tape, got signed and dealt with labels as well as their hard-won behind-the-scenes knowledge about how the industry really works.

Includes interviews with Kanye West, 50 Cent, Common, Raekwon, Nas, Rakim, KRS-One, Jay-Z, Slick Rick, Jadakiss, Talib Kweli, Twista, Lil Scrappy, Ghostface Killah, Russell Simmons, The RZA, Hieroglyphics, Dilated Peoples, The Clipse, Q-Tip, Redman, Guru, MC Lyte, Killer Mike, Soup of Jurassic 5, Big Daddy Kane and Kool Moe Dee.

Plus: exclusive archival footage of Tupac, Biggie, Nas, Snoop Dogg, NWA, LL Cool J, Ice Cube, A Tribe Called Quest, Kool DJ Herc, Lauren Hill, the Wu Tang Clan and many more!
~ Amazon Editorial

VINE COMPILATION 2013! BEST 154 VINES SO FAR! 16 MINUTE COMPILATION!

2013-08-10T18:34:39.780Z

Check out this other awesome compilation!: http://youtu.be/VhGNW7yzdKs These are the best vines of 2013! Tell us which vine you liked the most in the comment...

Record Labels from The Art of 16 Bars

2011-02-23T23:34:38.721Z

In this clip from QD3s "Art of 16 Bars" narrated by Method Man, artists like Q-Tip, Talib Kweli, Mobb Deep talk about the pressures put on them by the record label to get radio play and CD sales.

Freestyle Theory from The Art of 16 Bars DVD

2009-07-29T22:56:03.261Z

Check out the art and science of flow broken down by Em, Guru, KRS-One, Raekwon, Jadakiss and others from QD3's "The Art of 16 Bars" DVD. Watch the entire clip at http://qd3.com/?releaseid=120755244.