Pick Up The Mic is a documentary about the queer hip hop scene and its roots. It premiered at The Toronto Film Festival in 2005 and is available on DVD since last year. The movie brings together nearly all important protagonists of the so called homohop-movement such as Deadlee, Johnny Dangerous, Katastrophe, Soce or Scream Club and can be ordered. on the movie’s webpage. On the blog of the Amoe music stores (where the DVD release was officially celebrated last year) you also find a nice interview with Juba Kalamka, who talks about the film and the way queer hip hop has delevolped until today. Kalamka is a founding member of the legendary gay hip hop act Deep Dickollective and has released a solo album called “oogabooga under fascism” in 2007.
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