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Episode 76: The Midway Documentary Crew - He's An IG OG
Category: Arts
Duration: 02:07:51
Publish Date: 2016-08-19 14:09:40
Description: Midway: The Story of Chicago Hip-Hop is a feature-length documentary film and archival project that tells the story of the evolution, the triumphs and the struggles of hip-hop culture and its community of artists and personalities in the city of Chicago. Beginning in the late 1970’s with graffiti, popping and locking to today’s musical success stories of Kanye West and Chance the Rapper, this film goes deeper than just a linear timeline. Midway explores how the nation has largely neglected the presence of Chicago’s contribution to the most popular culture in the world, due to issues of politics, gangs, segregation, lack of professional music infrastructure and even the dominance of Chicago’s house music scene. Midway shows how hip-hop broke down invisible barriers to create community, allowing kids to travel to all sides of the city, regardless of race, gender or gang affiliation — the exact opposite of how hip-hop culture and the city of Chicago is portrayed in mainstream media. Midway Documentary - http://www.midwaydocumentary.com Sketch Zone – http://www.sketch.zone Twitter: @SketchZone Carlos R. Gomez – http://www.carlosrgomez.com Twitter: @CoconutJustice Jack Kasprzak – http://www.sketchbookjack.com/ Twitter: @SketchbookJack Charlie B. Williams III – http://www.cargocollective.com/charliebwilliams Twitter: @CBW3
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