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Released 9 years ago.
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Love Beats Rhymes
"Let no one hold you back."
2017 1h 45m EN
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Synopsis
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A young woman dreams of making it big in the world of hip hop, but her parents demand that she finish her university degree. She dutifully agrees to complete her education, but her spoken word proves to have a powerful impact in the classroom.
βLet no one hold you back.β
Cast
Azealia Banks
Coco
Common
Coltrane
Jill Scott
Professor Dixon
Lorraine Toussaint
Nichelle
Hana Mae Lee
Julie
Lucien Laviscount
Derek
John David Washington
Mahlik
Mary Christina Brown
Sapphire
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- RZA
- Writers
- Nicole Jefferson Asher
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Original score by Richard Gibbs. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Bruce Cannon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Azealia Banks and Common and Jill Scott carry the top of the cast.
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Marketing tagline: "Let no one hold you back.".
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IMDB entry: tt4686108 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Only 98 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
RZA directs. Richard Gibbs scores. Bruce Cannon cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 9 years ago.
- 2Original score by Richard Gibbs. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 3Editor Bruce Cannon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 4Azealia Banks and Common and Jill Scott carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "Let no one hold you back.".
- 6IMDB entry: tt4686108 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 98 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Original score
- Richard Gibbs
- Editing
- Bruce Cannon
- Production design
- Sharon Lomofsky
- Costume design
- Lorraine Coppin
- Makeup / hair
- Bert Reo Anderson
- Runtime
- 105 min Β· 1h 45m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
RZA
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
Lionsgate
US
Key crew
- ChoreographerTanisha Scott
- Still PhotographerAtsushi Nishijima
- EditorBruce Cannon
- EditorMaysie Hoy
- CastingKerry Barden
- CastingTricia Wood
- Production DesignSharon Lomofsky
- Set DecorationJoanne Ling
- Key Hair StylistBert Reo Anderson
- CastingDeborah Aquila
- ProducerPaul Hall
- Set DecorationJoseph E. Colmenero
- Line ProducerNatalie Galazka
- Costume DesignLorraine Coppin
- CastingPaul Schnee
- Hair Department HeadValerie Gladstone-Appel
- Makeup Department HeadMatiki Anoff
- Associate ProducerCarlee Briglia
- HairstylistAnthony Dickey
- Key Makeup ArtistMarjorie Durand
- Key Hair StylistTywan Williams
- CinematographyJoseph White
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- rap music
- hip-hop
- musician
- poetry
- artist
- aspiration
- female rapper
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2017-12-01R
- Physical2018-01-02R
Also known as
International titles
- It Doesn't Have to RhymeUS
- Spoken WordUS
- ζο½₯γγΌγο½₯γ©γ€γ οΌζγ―γ©γγγ«εγJP
- ζγ―γ©γγγ«εγJP
- Love Beats RhymesFR
