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201425 minGdocumentary

Background Music

201425 minGdocumentary

A Rap Hype man's rise to prominence in the music industry is chronicled through his successes and struggles in this documentary directed by Ian Randolph and Solomon Gross.

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A Rap Hype man's rise to prominence in the music industry is chronicled through his successes and struggles in this documentary directed by Ian Randolph and Solomon Gross.

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Background Music is a documentary-based short film that chronicles a Rap Hype man's path into legend. Directed by Ian Randolph and Solomon Gross, this uniquely riveting story of an unsung individuals successes and struggles within the music industry is like one that's never been told before.

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