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Raisin' Kane: A Rapumentary -- Film Description:
"A gutsy doc that crackles with energy, Raisin' Kane takes you into the hidden world of independent hip-hop artists. Hip-hop has been embraced by the mainstream, but independents like Juno Award-nominated Citizen Kane still struggle for music industry respect. The public-housing projects where many young Black men come of age offer no economic power and no political voice. In the eyes of the kids who live there, that equals no future. For the band members, music is their only ticket out. [...]"
-- National Film Board of Canada


Source:
National Film Board of Canada. "NFB -- Raisin' Kane: A Rapumentary" National Film Board of Canada. http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=33917.