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- Release date: 1995
- Runtime: 93 min
- Genre: Documentary, Music
- Starring: Afrika Bambaataa, The Notorious B.I.G., Kurtis Blow, Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs ... See all
- Director: Brian Robbins
- Plot: A documentary about the culture of hip-hop. Through interviews with some of hip-hops biggest names, the film makers attempt to find out why it has become so popular.
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Pretty one sided to be representing a whole culture
Jul 10, 2002
Mad Child
Jul 10, 2002Mad Child
I'm a huge Hip Hop fan, and was very happy to see this documentary was coming out. I felt that finally our culture would be represented to the masses. But after seeing the movie I was disappointed about how shallow... Read more at imdb.com
Cool rap-umentary
Nov 10, 1999
QKnown
Nov 10, 1999QKnown
Brian Robbins (Head of the Class) constructed a well made documentary of some of the best MCs during the mid 90's. We get to see some footage of the late, Notorious BIG as well as some live slammin' performances. Though... Read more at imdb.com
Critics Reviews
The Cinema Source
This rap documentary entertainingly encapsulates an important period of the music with its concert footage and more importantly candid interviews with the artists.
Method Man was the break out star and his individual success seems to have dampened the spirits of fellow group members as seen in an argument he has with a band-mate on the bullet train in Japan.
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| Jul 06, 2004PopMatters
The rousing start of The Show throws all kinds of newness your way, from Craig Macks glorious anthem to the preparation of Nation security guards backstage ("All the wannabes tonight, coulda-beens, has-beens, gonna go in the pen.
Still, Brian Robbins documentary, newly released on an extras-less DVD, holds up, if only because the sentiments seem so, for lack of a better term, real.
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| Aug 25, 1995San Francisco Chronicle
The Show'' is not the definitive rap documentary, but until something better comes along, it'll do just fine.
The Show'' is a good chance to get up close and personal with favorite rap stars, get a sense of their personalities and see the business from the inside.
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| Aug 25, 1995San Francisco Chronicle
Although most rappers pride themselves on the reality of their work, "The Show" has a stilted, staged quality that's closer to advertising than documentary filmmaking.
Not only the performance sequences look contrived.
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| Aug 25, 1995Washington Post
A deft mix of concert footage and offstage video verite, the 90-minute documentary clearly benefits from a roster that includes many of today's hip-hop heroes-Dr.
"The Show" tells the story of rap in both the present tense and the past.
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Entertaining `Show' If You Know the Rap
sfgate.com –
1996-05-10
THE SHOW: Documentary.Featuring Dr. Dre, Naughty by Nature, Run DMC, Warren G and others.Directed by Brian Robbins.(R. 95 minutes.)`The Show'' is not the definitive rap documentary, but until something better comes along, it'll do just fine. ... Full Article
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