City Limits: Ottawa's Hip-Hop Story (Documentary)

In an age when Hip-Hop culture is captivating the minds and hearts of millions globally, Canada’s capital is generally left out of the conversation. City Limits is an exploration of the sounds, stories, history, and future of Hip-Hop in Ottawa, Ontario.

0:00 - Intro
1:25 - Early days (80s & 90s)
16:02 - CP Records
25:07 - Bobby & Mes
27:45 - Night Lovell
31:39 - Caldwell's finest
34:10 - Tour of the capital
39:00 - The artists behind the artists
43:20 - Lito & FTG era
46:34 - One foot in
51:42 - New horizons
54:21 - City Fidelia & Ensemble
1:01:04 - Fashion & Events
1:09:18 - Tacos & RnB
1:12:44 - Kloudy skies
1:14:12 - A bright future
1:20:48 - Credits

This film contains profanity and occasional scenes of smoking. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Cast (in order of appearance):

Len Puckerin
Frank Branker
Patrick McCormack
Oliver Walters
Stephen "Buddha" Leafloor
Captain
Mark Monahan
King Wale Ade
HaVVmercy
Gabby (Project Base)
DJ Mes
DJ TDOT
Weggon Allen
Christopher Wiens (AKA Ironic)
William Moreno (AKA Memo)
J Morris
Belly
Zee
Swisha T
Harvey Stripes
Bobby Brugal
City Fidelia
Life of Bad News
Night Lovell
Namix Kilowatt
Fcreek
FTG Reggie
Lindasson
Kevy!
AP
Pnny'
2 Short
Maurice Moore
Rebel VFTERPVRTY
GG Chevy
Fenti Filmz
DJ PC
NYCKY GHOST
Suraj “The LJ” Jagai
Quest
Nino Corleone
S Realz
Ben Telford
Banzo Films
Freddy Printz
TwoTiime
Aidan Sykes
Izzy Rose
Jeff Sanon
Mxzy
Meisy
Ice
JavieJaavie
2D
J Chinnasz
Melanie Brulée
Abe Abadi
Romeo Don't Die
Lonely Boy
Lia Kloud
Treus Jones
Corey Charron

Dramatic Reenactment:

Serge Nkusi
Subomi Akin-Abrahams
Emmanuel Mubenga
Alyssa Ollivier
Matheo Boudreau
Lowkey Gwap
Gee Faizel
Desmond Anuku
Mustapha Derwiche
Michael Higgins
Javier Garcia
Traevon Fallen
Noah Snieckus
Nathan Solomon

Dancers:

Paul Mbisa Jr
Riccardo Romeo Fremont
Tristan Sanon
Sheriah Longshaw

Crew:

Director of Photography - Ben Telford
Assistant Director - Javier Garcia
Editor - Ben Telford
Colorist - Ben Telford
Sound Recordist - Ben Telford
Researcher - Ben Telford
Secondary Camera Operator - Javier Garcia
Secondary Camera Operator - Atdhe Sadiku
Secondary Camera Operator - Jacob Racco
Camera Car Driver - Alexandra Telford

Original Music by:

Clarence Gruff
The Halfsizegiants
Night Lovell
Lindasson
FTG Reggie
GG Chevy
Lito
FTG Metro
TwoTiime
City Fidelia
Izzy Rose
Treus Jones
HaVVmercy
S Realz
Romeo Don't Die
Ben Di Millo
Lonely Boy
Motion Array

Featuring Beat Production by:

CR
10kkrazy
Will Moreno
Deflare Beats
Trillo Beatz
Ill Will Beatz
Probeatz
Jeff Sanon
Nightroad

Archive Materials Courtesy of:

Len Puckerin
J Morris
Patrick McCormack
Rogers TV
Valerie Armstrong
Stephen "Buddha" Leafloor
Ottawa Citizen
Roch Parisien
Weggon Allen (Clarence Gruff)
Christopher Wiens (Half Size Giants)
Jennie Turnquest
Harvey Stripes
Hold It Down DVD
Celebrity Dru
Bobby Brugal
Namix Kilowatt (Electric Dreamstate)
Ben Telford Visuals
Quest
Suraj “The LJ” Jagai (The Cave Recording Studios)
Javier Garcia
Banzo Films
DolosWorldwide
Life of Bad News
Pexels

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