Product Details

• Actors: Mos Def, Russell Simmons, Black Ice, Lemon, Georgia Me
• Producers: Mos Def, A. Ty Risby, Allen Kelman, Danny Simmons, Deborah Pointer
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Hbo Home Video
• DVD Release Date: April 8, 2008
• Run Time: 28 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0012GVMH6
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #31,385 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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• This is item 6 in The Def Poetry Series.

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Experience the passion and fire of tomorrows hottest poets! This acclaimed series showcases practitioners of one of the countrys fastest-rising performing-art forms def poetry in an intimate, uncensored format. Taped as always before a live audience at The Supper Club in NYC, each installment of Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry is hosted by popular rap artist/actor Mos Def, and spotlights original material performed by contemporary poets and well-known music/comedy artists.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A rip off, June 4, 2008

By	Zachariah Ashley "Zach" (Ferndale, MI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Compared to the other seasons of Def Poetry, this DVD set is a rip off. It costs more, but there are only 6 episodes. In past seasons, they've managed to fit 6 episodes on one DVD, so I'm guessing that the only reason they split the season in to two discs was to make it seem like there's more content than there actually is.

Still, the performances during this season were incredible as always.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars be original, create the path., December 24, 2008

By	T. Douglas "truth is justice" (Toronto) - See all my reviews

Def Jam Poetry Season 6 - has a lot of young poets who are just repeating the rythm and delivery of the poets that came before...very few of these 'artists' are sharing new premises' or new voices..i get it, you were abused as a little girl, i get it, you're a brother from the ghetto, so your a king and you dont use racism as a crutch..and then use it as a crutch...and yes hip hop is dead. and it seems like if you do a wincing inhale during your delivery it equates to passion...and dont forget to walk out barefoot...i think some of these cats need to remember, that it isnt the dexterity of how fast you can spit, but the content of what you spit and the truth behind it...give me some pace and let the words absorb...its not gymnastics...its the skill to communicate your words.

Saddi Khali brings his game to the show and Shihan always brings it.... Vannesa Hidary [ Phd in Him }....George Clinton showing that he gets it...Black Ice is brilliant as usual...Beau Sia ,an incredible performer....Poetri...Suheir Hammad...Lemon...all do it the way it was meant to be done...and ironically all appear on the last show of this thin 2 disc set..no extras, bonus features....just 6 shows....

i'll advise to purchase the DVD, but only on the gorunds that if there is one voice to be heard, then its worth the buy...

TD

5.0 out of 5 stars As expected..., November 2, 2008

By	Isis "The Book Crook" (Southeast, USA) - See all my reviews

Every season of Def Poetry is amazing and Mos Def is like a cherry on top... I am just sad that they have stopped filming the show...