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When one looks into the roots of today's mainstream Hip hip genre, we are led into the history of Rock, Jazz, Blues and eventually into the life of the Africans.We have witnessed the faces ... See full summary

When one looks into the roots of today's mainstream Hip hip genre, we are led into the history of Rock, Jazz, Blues and eventually into the life of the Africans.We have witnessed the faces of the wandering young rappers who stand on the frontier of Africa's new music era. There was frustration, fear and hesitance as they lived with no tomorrow. However, amidst the black darkness their music shined out like lightning. This documentary holds the spirit of the youth, and looks into their lives through the notes of music.The Heart of South African music, Newtown's Teen Rapper Homieteez, 18 "I've let go of the pink rose fantasy that I will once succeed. However I will survive. I still have a chance here." Having learned Hip hop from the streets, this excelling rapper is the Rimbaud of Africa. Homieteez holds only bad memories of his childhood; having grown up without a father and having lost his mother through a fire due to severe poverty. His grandmother living in Soweto is his only ...