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How Music Got Free

How Music Got Free

2024 · 1h 21m · English · United States

How Music Got Free

How Music Got Free

Directed By: Alex Stapleton

2024 · 1h 21m · English · United States

Documentary

The fascinating, and often hilarious, inside story of the technology-driven disruption that changed music in the late '90s and early 2000s," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The documentary looks at the technology that made it possible for millions of young people to quench their thirst for new music by simply downloading it for free.

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Cast

Eminem

Eminem

Self

50 Cent

50 Cent

Self

Rocsi Diaz

Rocsi Diaz

Self

Method Man

Method Man

Self

Steve Stoute

Steve Stoute

Self

Timbaland

Timbaland

Self

Rhymefest

Rhymefest

Self

Hillary Rosen

Self

Stephen Witt

Self

Paul Rosenberg

Paul Rosenberg

Self

Dell Glover

Dell Glover

Self

Crew

Alex Stapleton

Alex Stapleton

Director / Executive Producer

LeBron James

LeBron James

Executive Producer

Jamal Henderson

Executive Producer

James Chapman

Executive Producer

John Janick

Executive Producer

Steve Berman

Steve Berman

Executive Producer

Eminem

Eminem

Executive Producer

Anthony Seyler

Executive Producer

Philip Byron

Executive Producer

Bruce Gillmer

Bruce Gillmer

Executive Producer

Stephen Witt

Executive Producer

Michael Maniaci

Executive Producer

Paul Rosenberg

Paul Rosenberg

Executive Producer

Dan Sacks

Executive Producer

Steve Stoute

Steve Stoute

Executive Producer

Bridgette Theriault

Executive Producer

Maverick Carter

Maverick Carter

Executive Producer

Genéa Gaudet

Editor

Bryan Monroe Simpson

Editor

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