Shot over the span of three and a half years, this Pan African Film Festival and A3C Music Festival feature film, The Curators Volume 1: A Story of Independence, chronicles the lives of two aspiring emcees in their pursuit to become recognized names in the hip hop industry. In this exclusive trailer, we see how artists like Ahmad Lewis, Matt Reeves and Dee-1 feel about their position in the rap game, and we also get a chance to watch how rappers Logic and Prie got their start.
Inspired by the motivation to preserve hip hop culture and its artists, the Curators of Hip Hp tours through the lives of five "dreamers" looking to make a mark in the hip hop world. The accounts are coast-to-coast -- and even across water. Take Prie for example, who is based out of Honolulu, Hawaii. The up and comer had enough potential and skill for a pro football career, but that all changed when he witnessed his younger brother's homicide back in 2007 while residing in Vegas. His mother remembers how the tragedy affected him immensely and "killed his spirit," but fortunately led him to a promising career in rap.
Logic, on the other hand, underwent trials and tribulations because he looks "like a White boy at first." "My father, he's Black and my mother's White," he states. His father (and RZA) played a big influence in his music, and in "The element of the emcee" segment of The Curators documentary, you get to see that there's a lot more to Logic than meets the eye.
Watch above for a sneak peek at the movie, and be sure to catch the entire documentary here.
