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Bodied

Bodied

Meet Oakland's Newest Battle Rapper.

20187.22h 0m

Overview

A progressive graduate student finds success and sparks outrage when his interest in battle rap as a thesis subject becomes a competitive obsession.

Directed by Joseph Kahn
Written by Joseph Kahn, Alex Larsen
Produced by Eminem
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $114K

Top Cast

Calum Worthy

Calum Worthy

Adam

Jackie Long

Jackie Long

Behn Grymm

Rory Uphold

Rory Uphold

Maya

Jonnie Park

Jonnie Park

Prospek

Walter Perez

Walter Perez

Che Corleone

Shoniqua Shandai

Shoniqua Shandai

Devine Write

Debra Wilson

Debra Wilson

Dean Hampton

D

Dizaster

Megaton

Anthony Michael Hall

Anthony Michael Hall

Professor Merkin

Simon Rex

Simon Rex

Donnie Narco

Themes & Keywords

rap musichip-hopcatcollegethesisbattle rap

About Bodied

Bodied is a drama, comedy, music film released in 2018 exploring themes of rap music, hip-hop, cat, college, thesis, battle rap. Directed by Joseph Kahn, it stars Calum Worthy, Jackie Long, Rory Uphold. A progressive graduate student finds success and sparks outrage when his interest in battle rap as a thesis subject becomes a competitive obsession.

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