The Emcee Memoirs: A Cinematic LP (Video)
Ran across this recently on the web. This video comes as a teaser trailer to an upcoming film/music video/album. Or aptly called A Cinematic LP. The “experience” is directed by Jahmel R and brought to you by The Ren Revolution. Read more about this concept here. To give you some perspective on the story, check out the synopsis:
“In the city of “Nuu Yawk” Hip Hop is life, and the Annual Emcee Competition is an event that crowns the champion of each Boro in the city. Once victorious, the champion and his or her crew has musical influence in the Boros, and then will battle on to become champion of the entire city. Our tale follows a young woman named Moro, a gifted Emcee who has lost the confidence to rap due to the death of her older brother Stoke, the former champion of Bruklenn. Moro’s quest to find herself through the art of Hip Hop will lead her to confront her dark past and inspire a city through the power of her voice.”
The film stars Asha Hadiyah, Joseph “Manifesto” Golden, Josiah “The Gift” Nimely, Brandon “Dot” Dottin and Lafayette Stokely. Check out the trailer to The Emcee Memoirs: A Cinematic LP and leave a comment down below. Trillmatic.