03 Nov 2024
Crowns & Chaos
A group of friends launching a groundbreaking hip-hop showcase in their city rise to popularity, but their unity is tested by diverging ambition
Scene Not Heard
Scene Not Heard features interviews with some of the originators of hip-hop such as Lady B, Schoolly D, Monie Love and Rennie Harris, with vanguards chiming in including Bahamadia and Ursula Rucker, and presents current talents such as the Jazzyfatnastees, Ms. Jade, and Lady Alma, and emerging talents such as Versus, Keen of Subliminal Orphans and Michele Byrd-McPhee of Montäzh, as well as scholars, critics and local promoters.
2005
Top Billed Cast
Lady B Bahamadia Ms. Jade Sheena Lester 
Monie Love Mercedes Martinez Tracey Moore Ursula Rucker 
Schoolly D
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