indy film "Freestyle" - oops, forgot the date!

From: GMS (morac@earthlink.net)
Date: Fri Oct 20 2000 - 03:26:11 MET DST

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    November 13th - screening of the film at Wetlands NYC, followed by
    concert/open mic.

    GMS wrote:

    > MCees and Poets of all kinds, all places:
    > Alright you've heard of the "Freestyle" documentary that's been sweeping
    > the country, right? It won 4 film festivals so far (LA, Atlanta, NEW
    > YORK, and Woodstock).
    > Cool. But now the film/tv industry has shown interest in it. So the
    > directer and producer of the film (Kevin aka DJ Organic - hence "ORGANIC
    > FILMS") is scrambling to make the documentary more inclusive of the
    > illest freestylers in the country. Already the film talks about and has
    > clips of freestyles and interviews from SuperNat, Common, Freestyle
    > Fellowship, Medusa, The Last Poets, The Welfare Poets, Divine Styler,
    > Pharoah Monche, Mos Def and Talib Kweli as well as many underground
    > MCees (including myself).
    > But there are lots of people missing. If you know about the art of
    > "freestyle" rhyming (off the dome, lyrical improvisation), then I'm sure
    > you know of someone dope who should be represented in this film, but is
    > not.
    >
    > WELL, we got together with ORGANIC to put together a show at WETLANDS,
    > featuring as many of the dopest freestylers as we could find. So far,
    > we have Punch & Words, Wiseguy & Gaston, The Dwellas, D-Stroy, Bad Seed,
    > HYDRA, Pack FM, Pauley Ethnic, Freestyle Union, Plexus, muMz the
    > schemer, The Dwellas,
    > Punch & Words, Orko, Mr. Khalyl (Mr.Man), C-Rayz Walz,
    > Many Styles, Ace Lover, ... and the list goes on.
    >
    > We kinda have all the acts we can fit in the show, but we knew there
    > would be people we didn't get or did not know, who may have some ill
    > freestyle skills, so we got a band and a DJ on hand and will have a
    > limited open mic that night. We are NOT taking pre-sign ups online.
    > You have to just show up that night and sign up to get on the open mic,
    > but I'm letting you know we are looking for poets who are nice off the
    > top, to come thru and spit some words at the open. I mean, not a
    > written poem, but a truly on the spot improvised vers. I know muMz does
    > that often, even in his shows and at open mics, that's why he is reppin'
    > for the poets (although he MCees and says poems). We need more cats
    > like that to come out and represent, so if you know heads, put them on
    > and if not, you should still come and see what the film is about. It
    > basically connects the culture of cyphering and battling in Hip Hop to
    > jazz, preaching, griots in Africa, what The Last Poes were doing in the
    > 60's and shows how the freestyle sessions in cyphers around the country,
    > bring people together in communication and strengthen us spiritually and
    > keep the artform on point and always innovative. It's dope.
    >
    > The film will be shown as it is now, at the event, before the concert
    > begins. I'll send more info about it as the date approaches, but please
    > spread the word. We have to help Organic Films spread the word about
    > our lyrical culture that we all created and participate in, even on the
    > web through the internet chat sessions, battles and poetry groups.
    > Peace.
    > GMS



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