Film · Documentary, Music

De La Soul Is Not Dead: The Documentary (2016)

A career-spanning short on hip-hop’s groundbreaking, beloved nerds.

De La Soul Is Not Dead is an ode to the act’s iconic 1991 studio album De La Soul Is Dead. The film documents the Long Island group’s rise to prominence and subsequent rise through the ranks of rap. Centered on De La Soul’s first four projects, De La Soul Is Not Dead is a study of the critically-acclaimed group’s most productive, significant period of creation.

Director

Rob Kenner

Writers

Kelvin Mercer, Prince Paul, Vincent Mason

Country

United States

Language

English

Release date

September 9, 2016