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Video Digs
“80 Blocks From Tiffanys” Documentary by Gary Weis

“80 Blocks From Tiffanys” Documentary by Gary Weis (1979)

80 Blocks From Tiffany’s by Director Gary Weis and Writer John Bradshaw from the movie of the same name for the production company Above Average Productions Inc. from 1979.
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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“Rhyme & Reason” Movie Poster by Peter Spirer

“Rhyme & Reason” (1997) by Peter Spirer

“Peter Spirer was behind many of the notable hip-hop documentaries, but none are as ambitious (or as successful) as Rhyme & Reason. It’s not even that Spirer interviewed over 80 major artists for the film—it&...
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Ohio State Marching Band’s Awesome Video Game Medley

Ohio State Marching Band’s Awesome Video Game Medley

This is the halftime performance of The Ohio State University Marching Band on 10/6/12 against Nebraska. The theme was Video games and it included parts from Zelda, Halo, Pokemon, Tetris, and others. The History of the Ohio Sta...
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Video Digs
Count Bass D “Full Count” Documentary

Count Bass D “Full Count” Documentary

Count Bass D has been the quintessential underground hip-hop musician for the past twenty years. This film seeks to explore the work, inspiration and motivation of an artist who has gained international attention and acclaim, s...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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Newsfeed
“COPYRIGHT CRIMINALS” a PBS Documentary

“COPYRIGHT CRIMINALS” a PBS Documentary

Copyright Criminals explores the impact of sample based music on the mainstream and gives some history to how and when sampling became both wildly popular and a bluntly illegal.
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“SCRATCH” Documentary by Doug Pray

“SCRATCH” Documentary by Doug Pray

Scratch is a documentary film, directed and edited by Doug Pray. The film explores the world of the hip-hop DJ. From the birth of hip-hop, when pioneering DJ’s began extending breaks on their party records (which helped i...
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Video Digs
Rinse FM

Rinse FM “18 Years” The Video Recap

“As Rinse FM reaches it’s 18th Birthday we track down some of the people who have been around since the very beginning as well as the people who have contributed to making the station what it is today. We travelled ...
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Gadgets & Stuff
“The Last Shop Standing” – The Rise, Fall And Rebirth Of The Independent Record Shop

“The Last Shop Standing” – The Rise, Fall And Rebirth Of The Independent Record Shop

I really can’t say how much independent / local record stores have meant to me and my musical “upbringing”. I do consider myself very lucky to be part of the last generation that grew up with these record stor...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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Flying Lotus “Until The Quiet Comes” a movie by Kahlil Joseph

Flying Lotus “Until The Quiet Comes” a movie by Kahlil Joseph

Go to http://flying-lotus.com/watch-until-the-quiet-comes-short-film. Music from Flying Lotus’ new album ‘Until The Quiet Comes’, out October 1st/2nd. iTunes - http://glnk.it/1lk, Amazon - http://glnk.it/1l...
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MIMS Future Classics
Future Classic: BadBadNotGood “Bugg’n” (TNGHT Cover)

Future Classic: BadBadNotGood “Bugg’n” (TNGHT Cover)

Regular readers will know that we have praised the talent of Toronto’s own instrumental jazz & hip-hop band BadBadNotGood on numerous occasions in the past, and this latest installment is no stranger to that feat. Thi...
by Philippe Sawicki
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Beat Junkies: For The Record (Documentary)

Beat Junkies: For The Record (Documentary)

via Stones Throw: On the heels of their 20th anniversary show this past weekend, and the release of the first in a series of 45s, the Beat Junkies have released a documentary about their 20 years on the turntables. The World Fa...
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Rakim “Definition of a Classic” (Mini-Documentary)

Rakim “Definition of a Classic” (Mini-Documentary)

The “R” gets profiled in this Complex Magazine mini-doc. There are certainly a gang of rap icons that deserve this kind of treatment, but I can’t think of a better place to start.
by Barbarian Love
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