Abiodun Oyewole
A deep exploration into the historical, cultural, political and musical elements that created the genre, featuring present-day conversations with music legends.
The story of Sport and Spoon - two young hustlers who attend the eponymous convention, only to get tangled up in a financial disagreement that leads to a shootout, police chase and finishes with Sport on death row, weighing up what it all means. Taking its title from the album, the film blends archive photos with interviews and uses unique animated sequences set to the album. It portrays Hustlers Convention in its wider social context and Jalal's personal story as one of rap's undisputed pioneers.
Examines the evolution of the Black Power Movement in American society from 1967 to 1975. It features footage of the movement shot by Swedish journalists in America during that period and includes the appearances of Bobby Seale, Huey P. Newton, Eldridge Cleaver, and other activists, artists, and leaders central to the movement.
Abiodun Oyewole is known over the world as a member of the revolutionary group The Last Poets. What the world doesn't know is how Abiodun went from being a revolutionary poet to a revolutionary.
