RAP TO CINEMA Hip Hop Music Artists Who Cross Over to Film Profiles of rap artists who transition into multifaceted areas of filmmaking, acting, writi - Street Smart

Rap music continues to be a catalyst for various creative mediums, including rap artists who cross over to film and television.

RAP TO CINEMA: Hip Hop Music Artists Who Cross Over to Film is a topical reference book that includes film biographies of rap artists who venture into filmmaking.

The film enthusiast will appreciate descriptions of positions in the film industry: actor, executive producer, producer, director, screenwriter, and cinematographer. Included are film resumes for each profiled rap artist, and a list of definitive hip hop and rap movies, domestic and international. The index allows for the immediate page location of a specific profile.

Although rap artists are known to proclaim, they are not role models; they are. Young impressionable minds look to their poetic example as a way of creative expression and a pathway to success.

Collective profile interests include involvement in entrepreneurial and philanthropical endeavors. Another consistent characteristic is focus, discipline, strategy, and will to succeed.

ISBN: 0578844850    EAN: 9780578844855