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How 2 Build A Rapper... The Story of JP

Comedy / Documentary / Drama

Intended Audience: Mature

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Sometimes a Dream is only a Dream... or is it?

This DocuDramedy follows a young artist as he’s put through the paces by two producers looking to answer the question: Can You Build a Rapper?
The producers, Lew and Cetre, set out for an open mic night in Watts, CA, and find JP, an inspiring, 24 year old WHITE kid from St. Augustine, FL with no skills of any use to a rapper but only the rawness of his dream--he plays the acoustic guitar for goodness sake! In the DocuDramedy, JP shares his personal stories and he takes us home to Florida to meet his friends and family. Back in LA, the Producers begin JP’s transformation--he records a demo and learns the essentials of hip-hop culture, including the “right way” to tip a stripper (exotic dancer), get a haircut at a predominantly black barbershop, how to fire a firearm like a “gangsta,” and a host of other scenarios.
Industry professionals such as Manager Mark Byers, Celebrity Stylist Patrick Cooper, Platinum Recording Artist Big Boi of Outkast, Super Producers Jazze Pha, Chucky Thom


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  • Directed by Lewis Powell & Cetre Pegues
    How to Build a Rapper
  • Written by Lewis Powell & Cetre Pegues
  • Produced by Lewis Powell & Cetre Pegues
  • Running Time 90 min
  • Release Date 2009
  • Country United States of America
  • Content Rating Intended Audience: mature

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Directed by Lewis Powell & Cetre Pegues
How to Build a Rapper

Written by Lewis Powell & Cetre Pegues

Produced by Lewis Powell & Cetre Pegues

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Crew
Sweet Auburn International Film Festival (Atlanta)
Arizona International Film Festival -- Honorable Mention (Nominated)
San Francisco Black Film Festival
Texas Film Festival

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