One week after Hittman from the Bay Area’s RBL Posse was gunned down, filmmaker Kevin Epps brought his piece "Straight Outta Hunter’s Point," through Philly.
The film is a raw documentary shot between 1998 and 2001 of one of America’s most gang infested wastelands. The piece not only observes the violence, but it also captures the role of Rap music’s immersion in the murders.
Included in the film are legendary local MC’s JT Tha Bigga Figga, 3 X Krazy, Keke Da Sneak, and the late Hittman himself. Epps is a native of the San Francisco naval base, and the camera work conveys his activism in the good and the bad of the HP community.
“I been through all that. I been on the up and the down side of it” Epps told AllHipHop.com. A history of the hills is captured, citing police brutality and government neglect as reasons for the community downfall.
Epps, who produced and directed the film, is taking the film all across the east coast to various colleges and independent theaters for screening.
Epps was unclear as to whether he is going to make the video available for sale. “I don’t know. Right now, I really like keeping it DIY (Do-it-Yourself)” Epps said.
The film is a raw documentary shot between 1998 and 2001 of one of America’s most gang infested wastelands. The piece not only observes the violence, but it also captures the role of Rap music’s immersion in the murders.
Included in the film are legendary local MC’s JT Tha Bigga Figga, 3 X Krazy, Keke Da Sneak, and the late Hittman himself. Epps is a native of the San Francisco naval base, and the camera work conveys his activism in the good and the bad of the HP community.
“I been through all that. I been on the up and the down side of it” Epps told AllHipHop.com. A history of the hills is captured, citing police brutality and government neglect as reasons for the community downfall.
Epps, who produced and directed the film, is taking the film all across the east coast to various colleges and independent theaters for screening.
Epps was unclear as to whether he is going to make the video available for sale. “I don’t know. Right now, I really like keeping it DIY (Do-it-Yourself)” Epps said.
