Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
Indomina Releasing | Release Date: June 15, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
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Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The GuardianPeter BradshawJul 19, 2012
With a very simple premise, rapper Ice-T – this film's presenter and co-director with Andy Baybutt – has created a very enjoyable and often fascinating movie. Read full review
80
EmpireDavid HughesJul 16, 2012
An extremely interesting insight, proving that rap music is an art form in its own right. Read full review
75
St. Louis Post-DispatchKevin C. JohnsonJun 15, 2012
Ice-T delivers a love letter to hip-hop with Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleChris VognarJun 14, 2012
The Art of Rap was made by a hip-hop fiend for hip-hop fiends. I fit the description, and it's difficult for me to approach the film as an outsider. But if novices can make it through the barrage of interviews with artists they don't know, they'll learn plenty about a craft still grossly misrepresented by the mass media. Read full review
70
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldJun 14, 2012
This is a film that does sweat the technique, with at times illuminating and spirited results. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweJun 13, 2012
An insightful film about the creative talents that have made hip-hop an original, enduring American musical tradition. Read full review
63
New York PostSara StewartJun 15, 2012
T's formulaic interview style gives the proceedings a bit of a student-project vibe - perhaps understandable for a guy who clearly thinks artists should always be open to learning more. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsJun 14, 2012
The interviews are often revealing and funny. And much of the music is tremendous. Read full review
60
Total FilmJonathan CrockerJul 12, 2012
Freestyle, funny but finally just too repetitive, Ice's affectionate home-movie needed someone to structure it into a deeper documentary. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierJun 14, 2012
The faces and voices are endlessly compelling as they talk about what inspires them to lay down beats and recall the early days in New York. Ice-T, disentangled from acting, makes himself a fine focal point. Read full review
60
Time OutJoshua RothkopfJun 13, 2012
The general takeaway, occasionally swaddled in pot clouds and boisterous laughter, is that verse-slinging requires serious thought and planning. Read full review
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