Sample This (2013)

6.7/10 • 85 min • Documentary

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.

Cast

Gene Simmons

Self - Narrator (voice)

Rosey Grier

Melle Mel

Questlove

Jerry Butler

Grandmaster Caz

Afrika Bambaataa

DJ Kool Herc

The New York City Breakers

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