Pick up the mic / Rhino Films presents ; a Planet Janice Films production ; an Alex Hinton film ; directed by Alex Hinton ; produced by Alan Skinner, Andy Wombwell.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Hinton, Alex (Film director), film director, director.

Skinner, Alan (Producer), film producer, producer.

Wombwell, Andy, film producer, producer.

Planet Janice Films (Firm), film production company.

Rhino Films, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay musicians.

Rap musicians.

Homosexuality and popular music.

Rap (Music).

Hip-hop.

Hip-hop--Social aspects.

Hip-hop--Political aspects.

Rap (Music)--Social aspects--United States.

Rap (Music)--Political aspects--United States.

Gay men--Social conditions.

Gay men.

Lesbians--Social conditions.

Lesbians.

Social change--United States.

Social change.

Rap (Music)--Political aspects.

Rap (Music)--Social aspects.

Social aspects.

United States.

San Francisco (Calif.).

Oakland (Calif.).

Houston (Tex.).

New York (N.Y.).

National Book Committee.

New York (State)--New York.

California--Oakland.

California--San Francisco.

Texas--Houston.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Video recordings for hard of hearing people.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

polychrome

Other Title:

Subtitle on disc label and container: : Revolution of homohop

Place of Publication:

[United States] : Planet Janice Films, LLC : Rhino Films, [2009]

Language Note:

In English.

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

System Details:

DVD, NTSC, all regions; full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio) presentation; stereo.

digital

optical

stereo

NTSC

video file

DVD video

all regions

Summary:

"In 2001, the East Bay Pride celebration in Oakland, California included the first publicly staged "Homohop Festival." The program showcased the work of queer hip-hop artists from throughout the United States, and was called Peace Out. Under the direction of Juba Kalamka, Peace Out has become an annual hip-hop event, inspiring similar festivals across the county."--Title screens. Shot over a three-year period, the film traces the beginning and the intertwining relationships of San Francisco's queer hip hop music scene of the early '90s through performances as recent as 2005. These gay, lesbian, and transgender artists and producers use hip-hop music in the same mode with which it began: to express their discontent with their lives, and document the struggles of their communities. Since rap began, it has been a medium from which gay and lesbian performers and fans have often felt alienated--because of it's widespread misogyny and anti-gay rhetoric. These stories, from the Bay Area to Houston to New York City, resonate far beyond the music industry and queer communities, reminding viewers of the surprising resiliency of the human spirit.

Contents:

No fagz allowed

Rainbow Flava

Peace Out World Homohop Festival

Juba Kalamka & Deep Dickollective

Tim'm T. West

Tim'm meets Fukwon

JenRO

Katastrophe

Urban Hermitt & Marcus Rene Van

Miss Money meets Dutchboy

Dutchboy & Lea

Paradigm & Peace Out East

Aggracyst

Q-Boy & gayhiphop.com

Tori Fixx

Johnny Dangerous

God-Des

Community.

Participant:

Featuring Deadlee, Matt Wobensmith, Dutchboy/Judge Muscat, Juba Kalamka, Tori Fixx, Shawree, Cazwell, Tim'm T. West, JB Rap, Marcus Rene Van, JenRO, Carmen Robles, Katastrophe/Rocco Kayiatos, Diane and John Kayiatos, Andre the Urban Hermitt, Miss Money, Jay Phlo, Lea Policoff, Paradigm, Maurice Jamal, Aggracyst, QBoy, Mister Maker, Soce the elemental wizard, Johnny Dangerous, ButtaFly Soul, God-des, Tina G, Kelly Vindedahl.

Credits:

Editors, Alan Skinner, Alex Hinton ; camera, Alex Hinton, Bret Berg.

Notes:

Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 2006.

Special feature: deleted scenes [featurette] (41 min.).

OCLC:

428817017

Publisher Number:

884501121668