The Hip Hop Project (2006)

The Hip Hop Project is the dynamic and inspirational story of a group of New York City teenagers who transform their life stories into powerful works of art using hip hop as a vehicle for selfdevelopment and personal discovery The film traces the evolution of this awardwinning outreach program developed by Kazi a formerly homeless teenager turned youth mentor After four years of collaboration the group produced a powerful and thoughtprovoking album that provides a revealing look at their lives In contrast to all the negative attention focused on hip hop and rap music this is a story of hope healing and the realization of dreams