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Love Beats Rhymes

  • 2017
  • R
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
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Common, Lucien Laviscount, Hana Mae Lee, and Azealia Banks in Love Beats Rhymes (2017)
An aspiring hip-hop artist discovers the world of slam poetry.
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Azealia Banks, Jill Scott, Lucien Laviscount, and Common lead this inspiring, music-filled story of a struggling rapper looking to find her own voice.Azealia Banks, Jill Scott, Lucien Laviscount, and Common lead this inspiring, music-filled story of a struggling rapper looking to find her own voice.Azealia Banks, Jill Scott, Lucien Laviscount, and Common lead this inspiring, music-filled story of a struggling rapper looking to find her own voice.

  • Director
    • RZA
  • Writer
    • Nicole Jefferson Asher
  • Stars
    • John David Washington
    • Common
    • Lorraine Toussaint
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    1.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • RZA
    • Writer
      • Nicole Jefferson Asher
    • Stars
      • John David Washington
      • Common
      • Lorraine Toussaint
    • 10User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Videos6

    Trailer
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    Love Beats Rhymes: New Direction
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    Love Beats Rhymes: Restaurant
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    Love Beats Rhymes: Coco Meets Coltrane
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    The Rise of John David Washington
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    Official Trailer
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    Photos9

    Hana Mae Lee in Love Beats Rhymes (2017)
    Azealia Banks in Love Beats Rhymes (2017)
    Azealia Banks in Love Beats Rhymes (2017)
    Jill Scott and Lucien Laviscount in Love Beats Rhymes (2017)
    Lucien Laviscount and Azealia Banks in Love Beats Rhymes (2017)
    Hana Mae Lee in Love Beats Rhymes (2017)
    Common in Love Beats Rhymes (2017)
    Jill Scott and Azealia Banks in Love Beats Rhymes (2017)

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    John David Washington
    John David Washington
    • Mahlik
    Common
    Common
    • Coltrane
    Lorraine Toussaint
    Lorraine Toussaint
    • Nichelle
    Lucien Laviscount
    Lucien Laviscount
    • Derek
    Hana Mae Lee
    Hana Mae Lee
    • Julie
    Method Man
    Method Man
    • Ref
    Arjun Gupta
    Arjun Gupta
    • Naveen
    Jill Scott
    Jill Scott
    • Professor Dixon
    Bryan Burton
    Bryan Burton
    • Shy Nerdy Guy
    Craig muMs Grant
    Craig muMs Grant
    • MuMs da Schemer
    Daniella De Jesús
    Daniella De Jesús
    • Tomboyish Latina
    • (as Daniella De Jesus)
    Jin Au-Yeung
    Jin Au-Yeung
    • Jin
    • (as Jin Auyeung)
    Mary Christina Brown
    Mary Christina Brown
    • Sapphire
    Esperanza Spalding
    Esperanza Spalding
    • Self
    Jeremie Harris
    Jeremie Harris
    • Matt
    Caleb Eberhardt
    Caleb Eberhardt
    • Reasons
    Melissa Jackson
    Melissa Jackson
    • Slam Host
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    • Coco
    • Director
      • RZA
    • Writer
      • Nicole Jefferson Asher
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    • Trivia
      Azealia Banks cancelled parts of her tour to have time to film the movie.
    • Soundtracks
      Get That Work
      Written by Chief WaKil (as Mansa Wakili), Cheapshot (as Colton Fisher), Jason Rabinowitz, James Katalbas and Jaron Lamot

      Performed by Icy Black

      Courtesy of The Math Club

    User reviews10

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    7/10
    Reading a book can change what you know, reading a poem changes who you are" beautiful...
    It tells the story of a female rapper who enters a university and joins a poetry class. Although the classes don't improve her lyrical skills as expected, they do spark a passion for the ''poetry beat'' in her.

    Forced and convenient, and with a lot of music Which is to be expected, a lot of hip hop, a simple and cute little film, a charming little novel, and empowered women fighting for their space in hip hop, mixing poetry and music, suffering misogyny and prejudice , however, a light and pleasant movie to watch... "Reading a book can change what you know, reading a poem changes who you are" beautiful...
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    • Mar 4, 2023

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    • Release date
      • December 1, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • It Doesn't Have to Rhyme
    • Production companies
      • Codeblack Films
      • Lionsgate
      • Spoken Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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