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Estilo Hip Hop

2009 film directed by Loira Limbal, Vee Bravo

Estilo Hip Hop is a 2009 documentary film directed by Loira Limbal and Vee Bravo and distributed by IndiePix Films. It chronicles the lives of three rappers/political activists - Eli Efi of Brazil, Guerrillero Okulto of Chile and Magia of Cuba - and how they attempt to use their music to reach out to the youth of their respective countries.[1] Estilo Hip Hop is currently being aired as part of the PBS series Global Voices,[2] and has had live screenings in select theaters in California and New York.[3] The documentary will be released on DVD on June 22, 2010, and is currently available on both Amazon and iTunes.[3]

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Reception

Reception to Estilo Hip-Hop has been generally positive. XXL Magazine described the film as "an antidote to the get-rich-quick schemes favored by many in modern hip-hop."[4] PopMatters awarded the documentary a 7/10 score and called it "sharp (and) engaging."[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-04-27. Retrieved 2010-06-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. [2]
    "Retired Site | PBS". PBS.
  3. [3]
    http://www.estilohiphop.net/category/screenings-and-news/ [dead link]
  4. [4]
    "Hip-Hop News, Rap Music - XXL".
  5. [5]
    "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2010-06-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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