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Village Voice
Despite cloying narration, Fitzgerald's footage and interviews are fantastic. Full Review
Dana Stevens
The New York Times
The skills on display in Freestyle are too varied and idiosyncratic for one movie to contain, but this one at least offers a heady, rousing education in an art form that is too often misunderstood. Full Review
Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
L.A. Weekly
In Fitzgerald's hands, freestyling is an all-good means of personal expression and communal identification. The dark side of rap he treats only superficially, shortchanging a well-rounded discussion in favor of wholehearted celebration. Full Review
Jami Bernard
New York Daily News
Dispels myths about the "gangsta" aura that clings to rap and shows this poetry of the streets in all its different forms: social protest, entertainment and aggression. Full Review
Jon Matsumoto
Variety
One of the film's strengths is its abundant performance footage. Full Review
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