Sample This

Sample This

Directed by Dan Forrer

201385 min6.7 / 10

A celebratory documentary tracing how a obscure percussion record became the sonic bedrock of hip-hop culture through creative innovation in the Bronx.

A documentary that reveals how a forgotten record by the Incredible Bongo Band helped cement the foundation of hip hop when DJ Herc extended its percussion by playing them back to back, creating an anthem on the streets of the Bronx.

Questions people ask

  • Does Sample This end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Sample This scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Sample This easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is Sample This violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Sample This sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

36/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity31

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise25

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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