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NEW ALBUM FROM FREESTYLE FELLOWSHIP NOW IN STORES!

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NEW MUSIC from PIGEON JOHN

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New Music from MYKA NYNE

Click to watch M9's "WE MUST CROSS!"

Added by directher on November 23, 2010 at 6:32pm — No Comments

CUT CHEMIST featured in LA WEEKLY

OG Good Lifer Cut Chemist featured in LA WEEKLY, in a great interview about his influences and his new project called "Sound of the Police."

Added by directher on September 9, 2010 at 5:09pm — No Comments

New hip hop doc from director of THIS IS THE LIFE

Check the buzz on THIS IS THE LIFE director Ava DuVernay's latest hip hop doc -- the critically-acclaimed film on female emcees, MY MIC SOUNDS…

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Added by directher on September 9, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

SELF-JUPITER featured in LA TIMES

Self-Jupiter of Freestyle Fellowship featured in LA TIMES, candidly discussing his past, present and future.

Added by directher on June 18, 2010 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

THIS IS THE LIFE is now streaming on HULU.com. Yep, that means FREE, homie! Watch the award-winning doc on The Good Life Emcees streaming w/ commercials on HULU. You can still buy the full DVD w/ 70 mins of bonus features here or via Netflix. You can still download to your IPod on ITunes. But…

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Added by directher on May 21, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

BLACK REEL AWARD NOMINATION

THIS IS THE LIFE has been nominated for the Black Reel Award for Best Independent Documentary of 2009. This Washington-DC based critics group announces its winners in mid-Feb 2010. We're just happy to be in the mix. We want more and more folks to know about the Good Life legacy, the music and the artists. Spread love - its the Good Life way.

Added by directher on December 17, 2009 at 12:44pm — No Comments

U.K. PREMIERE

On November 5, THIS IS THE LIFE made its U.K. debut at the renowned arts gallery and cinema, Arnolfini. Thanks to our pal across the pond, Matt "Awkward" Fryer for making it happen, plus Alastair Cameron of Arnolfini. Check out the post-screening performances here. Keep spreadin' that Good Life Love!

Added by directher on November 15, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

"TITL" IN URB MAGAZINE | ON STANDS NOW

A few Original Lifers gathered in Leimert Park to talk to URB Magazine about The Good Life legacy, their fellow artists and the feature documentary, THIS IS THE LIFE. The issue is now on newsstands in the Fall 2009 issue. Check it out.

Added by directher on September 6, 2009 at 9:30pm — 1 Comment

LA WEEKLY PRAISES " THIS IS THE LIFE"

'"This Is the Life" vaults into the upper echelons of must-see hip-hop documentaries: It’s smart, informative, and hugely important historically," proclaims Ernest Hardy.

Added by directher on May 26, 2009 at 11:00pm — No Comments

NEW YORK TIMES CALLS THE FILM "GRIPPING"

Jon Carmanica of NY Times writes, "...the archive footage capturing the astonishingly technical raps of Ellay Khule or the melodic abstractions of Myka Nyne is gripping."

Added by directher on April 28, 2009 at 12:41am — No Comments

LA TIMES DECLARES "UNOFFICIAL GOOD LIFE WEEK"

... describes the film here as "a rich narrative of praise, clarification, brother-and-sisterhood and the birth of cool." Then, interviews Myka 9 here about The Good Life, and writes "Consider this week unofficial Good Life week." Hell…

Added by directher on March 11, 2009 at 4:00am — 2 Comments

DAILY VARIETY APPLAUDS "THIS IS THE LIFE"

... calls the film "sharp, and thoroughly enjoyable." A very cool review. Read it here.

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OkayPlayer Reviews "THIS IS THE LIFE"

... calls TITL "one of the most lovingly crafted non-musical testimonials to Hip-Hop as an art and a source of culture, positivity and inspiration in people’s lives, and may be one of the best Hip-Hop documentaries I’ve yet…