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Beef

Beef

Part of Beef Collection

2003•1h 43m•6.9/10
DocumentaryMusic

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6.9/10(16)

A documentary on the evolution of MC battles from verbal one-upmanship to street warfare.

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EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Ving Rhames

Ving Rhames

Narrator (voice)

50 Cent

50 Cent

Self

B-Real

B-Real

Self

Sean Combs

Sean Combs

Self

Common

Common

Self

Ice Cube

Ice Cube

Self

Mobb Deep

Mobb Deep

Damon Dash

Damon Dash

Self

DMX

DMX

Self

Nate Dogg

Nate Dogg

Self

Dr. Dre

Dr. Dre

Self (archive footage)

Eazy-E

Eazy-E

Self (archive footage)

Ice-T

Ice-T

Self

Jay-Z

Jay-Z

Self

KRS-One

KRS-One

Self

Kurupt

Kurupt

Self

LL Cool J

LL Cool J

Self (archive footage)

Angie Martinez

Angie Martinez

Self

Nas

Nas

Self

The Notorious B.I.G.

The Notorious B.I.G.

Self (archive footage)

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