LA'S 'GOOD LIFE' SHINES IN NEW DOCUMENTARY: 'This is the Life' chronicles 90s historic hip hop venue and the rappers who were a part of it.

       *A documentary on the 90s hip hop scene that grew out of the historic Good Life Health Food Café in Los Angeles arrives today on DVD. [Scroll down to watch trailer.]      

        "This is the Life" explores the little known story of 50 young African-American artists who, in the early 1990s, resisted peer pressure to become "gangsta rappers" and developed an alternative music movement.        

       Many of the Good Life stars – including Chali2na, Cut Chemist, Abstract Rude, Myka Nyne, Medusa and P.E.A.C.E. – are household names among West coast hip hop fans.      

       Public Enemy's Chuck D notes, "This is a story that has been missing from our cultural consciousness. The LA Underground scene has been slept on and passed over when it comes to its important contribution to the hip hop art form.  Their styles and language, as well as the gymnastic vocal twists, symbolize the highest standards of rhyme.        

       "This film keeps their highly relevant music fresh and in its purest form, letting the stories be told from the mouths and minds that lived it. 'This is the Life' is exceptional, a documentary not to be forgotten."

"This Is The Life" Trailer