"The American comedian/actor delivers a story about the alternative Hip Hop scene. A small town Ohio mans moves to Brooklyn, New York, to throw an unprecedented block party."
Dave Chappelle
as Self
Erykah Badu
Common
Yasiin Bey
as Self - (as Mos Def)
Talib Kweli
Bilal
Lil' Cease
Cody ChestnuTT
Lauryn Hill
as Self (Fugees)
Wyclef Jean
Pras Michel
Jerry Duplessis
Troy Donald Jamerson
as
Tariq Trotter
as Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)
Questlove
as Self (The Roots)
James 'Kamal' Gray
Leonard 'Hub' Hubbard
Martin Luther
Tiffany Limos
Ye
John Legend
Jill Scott
Fred Hampton Jr.
Big Daddy Kane
DJ Kool Herc
J. Cole
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
Kool G Rap
Darren Hymes
as "Mr. T"
Michel Gondry
as Self (voice)
Lauri Faggioni
Production Design
Sarah Flack
Editor
Director
Producer
Cory Smith
Original Music Composer
Ellen Kuras
Director of Photography
Bob Yari
Jeff Buchanan
Author
Mustafa Abuelhija
Julie Fong
Jamie Kirkpatrick
Jeremy O'Keefe
Art Department Production Assistant