Summary
Travel to war-torn Sierra Leone in West Africa, where hip-hop celebrities meet the victims of the blood diamond industry, and learn the connection between hip-hop and the victims of the blood diamond industry.Additional Information
| Subjects |
Diamond industry and trade
-- Social aspects
-- Sierra Leone.
Diamond industry and trade -- Corrupt practices. Conflict diamonds -- Sierra Leone. Hip-hop -- Social aspects -- United States. Sierra Leone -- History -- Civil War, 1991-2002. Documentary television programs. |
| Publisher | Chatsworth, CA :Distributed by Image Entertainment,2007 |
| Edition | Widescreen. |
| Contributors |
Bozotti, Filippo.
Chaiklin, Rebecca. Cepeda, Raquel. Calderón, Tego, 1972- Raekwon (Musician) Wall, Paul, 1981- Beah, Ishmael, 1980- Dang, Johnny. Jadakiss. Bishop Don Juan. Kane, Big Daddy. Santana, Juelz. Stephney, Bill. Ye, 1977- Woods, Kareem. Office of the Resident Representative of UNDP (Sierra Leone) VH1 (Firm) Article 19 Films (Firm) Djali Rancher (Firm) Image Entertainment (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
Featuring: Tego Calderón, Raekwon, Paul Wall, Ishmael Beah, Johnny Dang, Jadakiss, Bishop Don Juan, Big Daddy Kane, Juelz Santana, Bill Stephney, Kanye West, Kareem Woods. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, John Pirozzi ; additional cameras, Rebecca Chaiklin, Nadia Hallgren ; editor, John Kirby ; original score composers and performers, J Force, Joel Hamburger. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Language |
English |
| Notes |
"Blood, diamonds & hip-hop." Originally broadcast on VH1 in 2007. |
| System Details |
DVD, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.0 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., NTSC. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Other | Classic View |