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The Lost Book of Rap : L’histoire A travers le film, MC Charisma Scott, âgée de 12 ans, se bat pour tenter de re-gagner une battle de Rap qu’elle vient de perdre. Elle a en effet perdu la chaîne en or de son père lors de la première manche. Il est à présent temps […]
What do you get when you mix “The Neverending Story” and 80s Hip Hop? Yes, a movie called “The Lost Book of Rap” featuring Roxanne Shante, Melle Mel, Grandmaster Dee, Treach, and many other golden era favorites. Go on a quest with young Hip Hoppers as they seek the mystical book somewhere in The Bronx.
OCTOBER 30, 2014 BY VINYLROOM Ill Mil interviews Ron Elliot, who discusses his new independent film, The Lost Book of Rap. To view the trailer and to learn more about the film, visit http://thelostbookofrap.com. In this episode: Talkover/ “Take Off the Blues- Foreign Exchange Superlover Cee & Casanova Rud- Do the James Salt n’ Pepa featuring E.U. – […]
Ein neuer Hiphop-Film kommt nächstes Frühjahr in die Kinos: The Lost Book of Rap. The Lost Book of Rap wurde von Ron Elliott geschrieben und produziert. Mit dabei sind bekannte Gesichter wie Grandmaster Melle Mel, Grandmaster Caz oder Styles P. Der Film spielt im goldenen Zeitalter des Hiphop, also 1988 in Brooklyn. Die junge MC Charisma Scott verliert die Kette ihres Vaters, die sie nur […]
It was like stepping into the past at the screening for The Lost Book of Rap. Young men were adorned head-to-toe in Adidas a la Run DMC; and DJ Ron G kept classics from A Tribe Called Quest and Naughty By Nature playing in the background, as rap pioneers like Grandmaster Caz and Kangol Kid […]
Back in the 1990’s, Tommy Losurdo (Mike DiGiacinto) ruled the Jersey club scene. Nowadays, Tommy runs an Italian deli to support his family. With a receding hairline and a fading fashion, Tommy is forced back into the scene after finding out that his fiance’ Stefi (Afroditi Kontos) has had an affair. Written and directed by […]
The world of filmmaking is one difficult nut to crack for many, so the independent route becomes the way to go for them. One filmmaker making some waves on the underground movie scene is Ron Elliot. The son of a Jamaican immigrant and sharecropper from North Carolina, the East New York native has dropped his […]
Movement On Big Screen Adaptation Of Crime Novel ‘Respect the Jux’ – Author Takes Initiative
Here’s an update on a project we first alerted you to in 2011. First, a quick refresher… In 2011, it was announced that F. Gary Gray had acquired the rights to the debut novel from New York City-based writer Frank Matthews, titled, Respect The Jux. The novel was published on September 21st that year, with a synopsis that reads as follows: […]
Today we’d like to introduce you to Ron Elliot. Thanks for sharing your story with us Ron. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there. I got my start in the promotions department of Def Jam Records and ventured into filmmaking a few years later. I have worked with industry […]
John G Mabanglo/EPA/Shutterstock Netflix has created a $100 million relief fund to help members of the creative community who have been left unemployed and without a way to earn an income during the coronavirus crisis. The streaming giant said the bulk of the funds will go toward supporting laid-off crew members. “The COVID-19 crisis is devastating for many […]
