Rap Dreams by Kevin Epps Tracks Bay Area Hip-Hop Hopes
| Rap Dreams by Kevin Epps Tracks Bay Area Hip-Hop Hopes |
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| Written by Robert ID2392 |
| Sunday, 05 March 2006 04:45 |
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The latest documentary film from award winning director Kevin Epps, San Francisco – Rap Dreams, tracks the big-time dreams of three upcoming Bay Area rap artists, and contrasts their hip-hop bling bling hopes with the harsh realities and pitfalls experienced as they progress in their hip-hop careers. The film follows young performers Kev Kelley, Hectic, and Mistah FAB, as they strive for acceptance & success in the vibrant San Francisco bay area underground hip hop music scenes. The first of several Bay Area screenings occurs on Friday, March 10-17, 2006, at the Roxie Cinema, on 3117 16th St in San Francisco, and again Sunday, March 19th at The Parkway Theater in Oakland. Immediately following at both screenings, there will be a Q&A discussion about the film, including appearances from the director and a special impromptu from some of the artist featured in the film. Rap Dreams features an inside look at Hip Hop and interviews with a slew of Bay Area hip-hop and rap notables including: Shock G, aka, Humpty Humpty, (from the multi-platium recording group, Digital Underground, Tupac Shakur (2Pac) former group), Sway & King Tech (World Famous Wake Up Show, MTV syndicated), JT Bigga Figga, Herm Lewis, Ray Luv, MacMall, T-Kash (KPFA/The Coup), Messy Marv, and Mayor Gavin Newsom. Rap Dreams is the newest film from director and producer Kevin Epps, who recently received "Favorite Independent Filmmaker of the Year Award" 2005 from the Northern California Film Production Community, and numerous other awards and global recognition for his last feature "Straight Outta Hunters Point". In 2003, Epps co-founded the Hip Hop Film Fest, a traveling exhibition of films that toured nationwide including stops in Atlanta GA, Honolulu HI, Durham NC, Portland OR , Albuquerque NM and elsewhere. Mr. Epps recently completed "Don''t Kill Tookie" a 7 minute short which aired on Current TV, the new cable and satellite TV network founded by Al Gore, available in 20 million homes around the United States. Epps is excited about the prospects for Rap Dreams which will be distributed in a unique simultaneous process via indie screenings, DVDs and podcasts through his Mastamind Productions LLC., an independent media company that previously produced " Straight Outta Hunters Point", and "The Black Rock" the untold story of the African-American experience at Alcatraz, which is currently in post production. More information at - http://www.mastamind.com |
