Hip Hop Minute
I n 1986, a Dutch film crew headed by Bram van Splunteren traveled to New York to shoot a documentary on hip-hop. The host, a young Marcel Vanthilt, had no idea which artists he would end up interviewing. Eventually, the team managed to meet rising stars like LL COOL J, Run DMC, and Grandmaster Flash. The resulting film, Big Fun in the Big Town, went on to become a cult hit and sparked the imagination of many aspiring Dutch-speaking rappers, among them a young Belgian named Pascal Garnier. Now a rapper, DJ, and filmmaker, Garnier has created a follow-up to the iconic documentary more than three decades later. In A Hiphop Minute, he weaves together archival footage with new interviews, providing a gritty and personal look at the lives of hip-hop pioneers. Though older and more experienced, the artists still light up when they reflect on their Golden Age.
