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Pass the Mic!

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Finally, a documentary worth watching. Pass The Mic! is a ... musical tour de force on the Latin Hip-Hop World. Big props on making this film! I received the pre-order copy the other day, and Dammm...I've seen this movie 3 times already. Those freestyles are some of the tightest I have ever seen. Plus, this movie isn't about cars, money, and the bling-bling that most rappers talk about. This is the real deal, straight up hard-core look at what it really is like in the music industry. Everyone needs to learn from these Rappers. ...I thought I would be wasting my money, but the movie is worth the paper and the DVD is stacked with bonus stuff. "The Passion of Existence" is tight as hell; and Jacken of Psycho Realm clowns fools who think they are "Hip-Hop" but telling us the truth-there is no one way to act to be hip-hop, like wearing sideways hats, -that hip-hop is just living your life and not vice versa. I highly recommend this movie! It fits nicely on the shelf next to Cheech and Chong's Up In Smoke DVD.

This movie is great! It's a real hip hop history lesson for any hip hop head. I loved the interviews, freestyles, and the music. I've already recommended this movie to all my college buddies. Their stories are so compelling, you are completely hooked. The DVD is worth it, and there are tremendous amount of bonus features. I love this film. BUY IT NOW!

This is one of the best thought provoking documentary ever. i had a chance to see this movie several times and i just cant take my eyes off of it. This movie brings out the truth about latin hip hop. It tells how latins were in this movement we call hip hop from the beginning. This is a must see. Everyone should see this documentary because it brings to the attention of how important latin hip hop is. BUY THIS DVD!!!... YOU WON"T REGRET IT!!!...

What more can anyone say? I seen this movie at the Arclight Theatre in Hollywood, CA, and it blew my mind. As an aspiring MC, I learned tons about the biz, especially from Psycho Realm, Delinquent Habits, and ODM. From contracts to marketing, and much more! The movie also has interviews and freestyles from the now school of hip hop: Ill Fame, now known as La Sinfonia, Conejo, and Los Tumbados. Buy this film people, because we need more films from the likes of Safada Y Sano Production! The creditals for PASS THE MIC! speak for themselves: Voted #1 in Vibe, honored by American Film Institute, tons of reviews and screenings around the world y todo. Does anyone know if it will be released on UMD? Now that would be dope!

This is one of the best Latin hip hop documentaries out there. It was one of the first to document the struggle of brown hip hop artists in the music industry, and it was the first to showcase the new generation of artists who are currently making noise (La Sinfonia, Los Tumbados, Conejo...). With this in mind, it is not difficult to realize that those behind this documentary knew the importance of this story/project. I won't say much about the story, but you have to see it for your self. The extra features such as the Kinto Sol & Los Tumbados music videos are a nice bonus. There is a ton of education and material in this DVD. Definetly worth its price. Get yourself a copy!

I was skeptical at first but a Chicano Studies Professor at Arizona State University recommended it to me a while back. Finally, I viewed the film for myself and WOW, the best documentary I seen in some time. This is Xicano/Latin Hip Hop at it's finest. The music is dope, the interviews are mind blowing, tons of entertaining learning materials for musicians. The DVD is packed with extras gallore: More interviews, Kinto Sol and Los Tumbados Music Videos, Very dope Graffiti Poem called "Passion of Existence", Lowriders, Freestyles, and more. WOW!!! Can't wait for the UMD so I can take the film everywhere I go! I agree with the last reviewer, "This film is a Xicano Classic Film!" I recommend you BUY IT, no matter what race you are!

This is a valuable effort, but this documentary seriously slept on some chicano rap legends such as Kid Frost, DJ Ralph M, Tony G and Julio G. How come such important people for chicano rap music appear only in stills?
Anyway, when it comes to the new latin rap generation, it has some great moments, especially with Psycho Realm's Jacken, LSOB's ODM and Rhyme Poetic Mafia's DJ Ace.

I banked on this documentary being something I could use for a research project. I sent for it and got it just in time to do the project only to find out there's NOTHING OF EDUCATIONAL VALUE IN HERE. There are no concrete facts, and nothing with historical basis.
You can't make a DVD pretending to be about Hip Hop when all it is is hip hop artists telling their tale of success, (what success? I've never heard of you!)
Don't let the gimicky promotional stuff fool you, if you're genuinely interested in the progression and roots of latino hip hop, you can't find it here.

This was definitely not the best Doc on Latin Hip-Hop I have ever seen. Has the filmmaker ever made a movie before? Not very high on style, extremely low on pertinent info and just plain poorly assembled. I am dumber for having seen it.
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