Tuesday night I attended the Stretch and Bobbito screening at Cinemaoplis. May I mention that I was the ONLY Rose Scholar who attended this event. (Can no one attend Tuesday events ??) Well for everyone who didn’t attend, you missed out! We saw some really cool people from the hip-hop world, Jay-Z and Eminem even made an appearance! After the film, there was also a question and answer session with both Stretch and Bobbito.

I like hip-hop music, but I would not say I’m into the culture very much. I had no idea who Stretch and Bobbito were before the event, so this was definitely a learning experience for me. The film itself was pretty good, it featured many of the unsigned artists of the time and recordings of live performances on the radio show. I had no idea just how big radio shows were back then.

If you’re into hip hop, I would definitely recommend this film, it documents how many of today’s hip hop artists came to be recognized and shows an inside view of the popular radio show hosted by Stretch and Bobbito. I would also recommend this film to anyone who is interested in learning more about the hip hop community and how it came to be!

On another note, this was the first film I saw at Cinemaoplis! The theater itself seems pretty cool and if they show another film that interests me, I will definitely be attending!