[from liner notes]
The raw underground hip hop scene has started the careers of hip hop's biggest artists like Eminem first battling at the Lyricist Lounge. Hard-core MC's connect, battle and make history. Word has exclusive interviews with hip hop classics Melle Mel, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Capone, and soon-to-be classics Dead Prez, M.O.P. and Company Flow tearing up the mic in NYC. Experience the underground scene and see how MC's are battling their way to the top.
With interviews and performances of Hip Hop's top MC's including:
Melle Mel
El-Producto & Company Flow
M.O.P.
Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest)
The Last Poets
DJ Honda
Everflow
A.L. Skillz
Bassx (Live At CBGB's)
Rubberoom
Ultramagnetics
Charlemagne
Capone (CNN)
Arsonists
Lyricist Lounge feat. Eminem
Dead Prez
Color and B&W, 76 minutes
Dolby Digital
NTSC