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December 11 at 7pm
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Wu:
The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan
dir.
Gerald Barclay, USA, 2007, video, 87 mins, color
Co-presented
by Rolling Out Weekly WURD-AM Radio and L.W. Farmbry and Associates
Director
Gerald Barclay in person
 In
the summer of 1993, the Wu-Tang Clan emerged from the slums
of Staten Island and took the hip-hop world by storm. Their
legacy spanned over a decade, selling more than twenty million
albums. Their talents brought them success and their music made
them legends. This is their story. Gerald Barclay's raw documentary
about the rise, fall and resurrection of hip-hop's biggest rap
group, including an exclusive look at the Clan before their
fame and meteoric rise as multi-platinum artists who influenced
and molded a generation of hip-hop talent. Official Selection
H2O Hip-Hop Film Festival.
preceded
by
Chief
Rocker Busy Bee: The Architect Vol. 1.
dir.
Barry Michael Cooper and Nicky Warhall, USA, video, 10 mins,
color
A
short film about the Original Solo MC - Chief Rocker Busy Bee
whose peers are Grandmaster Flash, Cold Crush Bros, Afrika Bambaataa
and Grand Wizzard Theodore.
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