Beef (documentary)
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| Directed by | Peter Spirer |
| Produced by | Denis Hennelly Casey Suchan and Peter Spirer |
| Written by | Peter Alton Peter Spirer |
| Narrated by | Ving Rhames |
| Music by | J-Force Quincy Jones III Femi Ojetunde |
| Cinematography | Sean Adair Peter Alton Jeff Bollman Dean Raimondo |
| Edited by | Peter Alton |
| Distributed by | Image Entertainment |
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105 minutes 184 minutes (Extended Cut) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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| Released | October 7, 2003 |
| Genre | Rap |
| Label | Strange Music/MSC Entertainment |
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Beef is a 2003 American film documenting the history of hip-hop feuds. The film's producers were Peter Spirer, Casey Suchan and Denis Henry Hennelly and the executive producer was Quincy Jones III (QD3). It was written by Peter Alton and Peter Spirer (who also directed), and was narrated by actor Ving Rhames.
This film takes a chronological look at battles (some friendly, but many personal) dating back to rap music's infancy in the early 1980s. The notable rivalries discussed include KRS-One vs. MC Shan, Kool Moe Dee vs. Busy Bee, 50 Cent vs. Murder Inc Records, Tru Life vs. Mobb Deep, Common vs. Ice Cube & Westside Connection, the break-up of legendary group N.W.A, which includes Ice Cube's abrupt departure, and the later animosity between Dr. Dre and Eazy-E, the highly publicized Jay-Z vs. Nas rivalry and the most infamous feud of them all, 2Pac vs. The Notorious B.I.G.. It was partly born out of producer Jones's belief that "Beefs are killing hip-hop".
Many prominent hip-hop personalities such as Russell Simmons, Snoop Dogg, Kool Moe Dee, Jay-Z, KRS-One, Mack 10, DMX, and Ice-T also participate in the film through interviews (some done for the film, as well as archived interviews from other sources, such as MTV and BET clips). Beef also features newly released performances by many musical artists.
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