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This is the Life is a 2008 documentary film directed by Ava DuVernay, which chronicles the alternative hip hop movement that flourished in 1990s Los Angeles and its legendary center, the Good Life Cafe.
Interviewees include Myka 9 and P.E.A.C.E. of Freestyle Fellowship, Chali 2na and Cut Chemist of Jurassic 5, Medusa, Abstract Rude, Pigeon John, 2Mex, Chillin Villian Empire, Busdriver and many others. The director Ava DuVernay, known at the time as Eve, was herself an MC at the Good Life open-mic as part of the group Figures of Speech.
Original Release
02/08/2008
US Release
02/08/2008
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| 2Mex | |
| Chali 2na | (as Charles Stewart) / Himself |
| Cut Chemist | Self / Himself |
| Brian Cross | |
| Ava DuVernay | |
| Garth Trinidad | |
| Riddlore | |
| Mear One | |
| Myka Nyne | |
| Ellay Khule |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| 2Mex | |
| Chali 2na | (as Charles Stewart) / Himself |
| Cut Chemist | Self / Himself |
| Brian Cross | |
| Ava DuVernay | |
| Garth Trinidad | |
| Riddlore | |
| Mear One | |
| Myka Nyne | |
| Ellay Khule | |
| Nga Fsh | |
| Regan Farquhar | Self |
| Abstract Rude | |
| Medusa |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Isaac Klotz | Producer |
| Omid Walizadeh | Producer |
| Ava DuVernay | Producer |
| Ellene Miles | Producer |
| Spencer Averick | Producer |
