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WORDS BY RAKIM

Matt Bieler · USA · Documentary / Music Video · 5 min · ♥︎ 1.6K

Directed by Matt Bieler · Starring Rakim Allah · 2013

A stylish portrait of legendary MC Rakim, pairing two remixed verses with images of the streets and city that shaped him.

An aural love letter to hip-hop's most influential MC, built like a vinyl record with an A and B side.

Words is a re-introduction, and aural celebration of hip-hop’s most influential MC. Inspired by the vinyls that birthed the art form, the film is a portrait of two sides of an artist (A & B) and the streets and city he i

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