Bodied (2017) on Netflix
Adam Merkin, a Berkeley graduate student, researches battle rap for his thesis. He seeks out veteran rapper Behn Grym and is drawn into the scene, where he is offered a newcomer battle.
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- Rotten Tomatoes89%
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Plot summary
At Berkeley, Adam Merkin is a graduate student who wants to build his thesis around battle rap's use of a racial slur. He brings his girlfriend Maya to a battle between X-Tract and Behn Grym, where Maya objects to the sexist lines. Adam tries to interview Grym and is mocked. In the parking lot, when Billy Pistolz calls Grym out, Adam steps in with a freestyle accusing Pistolz of cultural appropriation, and Grym agrees to talk with him. Adam's father, Professor Merkin, mocks the thesis idea. Promoter Donnie Narco offers Adam a newcomer battle against the Korean rapper Prospek. Adam tries joke lines, gets little reaction, and falls back on Asian jokes.
Cast
- Dizasteras Megaton
