

Sample This (2013)
Documentary
- 1h 25m
67 %
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Overview
A documentary that reveals how a forgotten record by the Incredible Bongo Band helped cement the foundation of hip hop when DJ Herc extended its percussion by playing them back to back, creating an anthem on the streets of the Bronx.
Overview
A documentary that reveals how a forgotten record by the Incredible Bongo Band helped cement the foundation of hip hop when DJ Herc extended its percussion by playing them back to back, creating an anthem on the streets of the Bronx.
Top Billed Cast

Gene Simmons
Narrator

Rosey Grier
Self

Melle Mel
Self

Questlove
Self

Jerry Butler
Self

Grandmaster Caz
Self
Freda Payne
Self

Afrika Bambaataa

DJ Kool Herc
King Errisson
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