American Rapstar
American Rapstar
American Rapstar
American Rapstar
American Rapstar
American Rapstar
American Rapstar
American Rapstar
American Rapstar
American Rapstar

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American Rapstar

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A new scene of troubled, lo-fi young rappers has emerged from Trump's America, utilizing the SoundCloud streaming platform to quickly become the most culturally disruptive force in hip hop, shocking the world with their rambunctious antics, prescription drug use, facial tattoos, and rebellious punk energy. We examine the SoundCloud rap scene's biggest stars from within the culture as well placing them in the broader musical context in an attempt to understand how we arrived here and where we are headed.

directed by: Justin Staple
starring: Various
2021 / 81 min / 1.78:1 / English DTS-HD MA 5.1

Additional info:

  • Region A Blu-ray
  • Audio Commentary with Director Justin Staple
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Postcard with Alternate Poster Artwork
  • English SDH subtitles

Overall rating: 4.322581 / 5 from 31 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

American Rapstar is a limited edition slipcover for a documentary film that explores the rise of SoundCloud rap in America. Customers find the documentary interesting and well-made, though some may not want to rewatch it. The film is available on Blu-ray with additional features like audio commentary and a theatrical trailer.

Summary topics

  • Documentary Quality: 38%

Review topics: ["looks","documentary","doc","rappers","head","extras","insight","footage"].

Review highlights

  • "An interesting little doc with some unique footage, but I can't see myself rewatching this one" — Charles S.
  • "Great documentary with good extras" — Jon W.
  • "American rapstar is interesting documentary it's worth checking out" — Andrew D.

Reviews

A record of the time

"Fascinating documentary. Never heard of any of the rappers. Paint a bigger picture of where they all came from. Sad and intersting view, Great extras"

— Hansi L. (5/5)

Dissection of the Soundcloud Era

"Pretty awesome to see a lot of this behind-the-scenes footage from the Soundcloud era. Follows a lot of rappers long enough to really see what it looks like to be a famous rapper at the time. Stays relatively shallow and makes some interesting choices in footage they choose to share, but overall, it's worth he watch."

— Jake B. (5/5)

Pretty good

"Yet another interesting partner label release"

— Casey J. (3/5)

American Rapstar

"Really good documentary. I didn't know much about this subculture going in and learned a lot."

— Daniel W. (5/5)

American Rapstar

"Interesting look at this scene in hip hop. Worth a watch even if your not really into that style but curious."

— James T. (5/5)

Captures a moment

"Captures a moment"

— Ian C. (4/5)

The era of those new rappers is gone.

"The ear of those new rappers is gone, yes it was very a short period of time, some are now dead or broke."

— Esteban M. (4/5)

American Rapstar

"Interesting documentary on new school rappers."

— Adam K. (4/5)

American Rapstar

"Bought American Rapstar as a part of the last VS sale. Enjoyed it more that I thought. Had lots of cool footage and info on the acts. Overall, am glad to have finally watched this."

— Stephen H. (5/5)

Great documentary with good extras

"Great documentary with good extras"

— Jon W. (4/5)

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