American Rapstar

American Rapstar (2020)


  • Genre: Music, Documentary
  • Release Date: 2020-11-11
  • User Rating: 6.5/10 from 4 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 21min
  • Production Company: Ventureland
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Justin Staple
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Summary

A new scene of troubled, lo-fi young rappers have emerged from Trump’s America, utilizing the SoundCloud streaming platform to quickly become the most culturally disruptive force in hip hop, shocking the world with their rambunctious antics, prescription drug use, facial tattoos, and rebellious punk energy. What do these newly minted millionaire artists say about the state of youth culture today and the future of the music streaming economy? We examine the SoundCloud rap scene’s biggest stars from within the culture as well placing them in the broader musical context in an attempt to understand how we arrived here and where we are headed.

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  • Lil Pump

    as Self
  • Taylor Lorenz

    as Self
  • Ernest Baker

    as Self
  • Chris King

    as Self
  • Bigheadonthebeat

    as Self
  • Mama Bighead

    as Self
  • Bhad Bhabie

    as Self
  • Desto Dubb

    as Self
  • Lil Xan

    as Self
  • Charlie Rose

    as Self [Archive]
  • Chuck D

    as Self [Archive]
  • Sophie Kautz

    as Self
Directing Justin Staple Director
Production John Battsek Executive Producer
Production Tyler Benz Supervising Producer
Production Ali Brown Executive Producer
Production Kerstin Emhoff Producer
Production Braxton Pope Producer
Editing Pamela Rikkers Archival Footage Coordinator
Sound Joel Kynan Music
Crew Michael Marius Pessah Cinematography

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