The Defiant Ones

All I want to say is congrats to Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine. Also, congrats to those that put this documentary together.

What an amazing piece that shows the journey of two creative and innovate men.

I enjoyed this so much and it inspired me as much as it probably did for other people.

I found the documentary to be very pleasurable to watch, first of all. Gorgeously shot, and of course the soundtrack is incredible. It's almost worth it simply to relive the times and learn more about the men.

It's also far from any kind of objective documentary or news piece. They mostly interview people who adore Jimmy & Dre, and negative moments are framed as exceptions or learning experiences. It's not a journalistic documentary as much as a piece made by friends and fans. So long as you're fine with that, if you have any interest in their work in the music business, it's a captivating ride, even if it often comes across as a super well-produced infomercial.

Never have I seen a music documentary like this, so much talent all untwined, imspirational, emotional and at times even brutal.

Would recommend to any music fan.

It's a pretty good documentary, with several interviews, telling how two different paths can encounter in the ways of life. I watched because NWA, which I like, despite being more a heavy metal fan than a hip hop one. This doc is more about how to win in american way of life, getting tons of cash and keeping on the top for dozens of years, reinventing the ways of making money in musical industry. But, right after watched this, I find myself looking for Beats headphones on internet.. And I say "hey! Something is wrong here...".

This dual narrative about a Brooklyn pit-bull of a record mogul (Iovine) and one of the most successful rapers-cum-producers-cum-engineers-cum-executives/directors in the game, is the most stylish (and best) episode of Behind the Music ever made, and then some. It's excitingly produced, kinetic, edited so that it's taking the usual taking heads with editing that will often play one head against another (this is extremely helpful due to the business dealings with Iovine and Interscope that could become dense too), and how music flows through this with a rhythm and juxtapositions that cant be touched.

I was also very impressed not just by finding out things I didn't know (frankly outside of Iovine with Springsteen on Born to Run I didn't know much about his career at Interscope), but the scope: this isn't only about Dr. Dre but the entire WORLD around him that he got into and loved at times and hated at others (he left Death Row before that imploded, so to speak). It reminds me of digging in to a really strong biography more than a typical doc. Oh, and it's funny at times too (Snoop catches you off guard sometimes).

I'm waiting for Primus's doc though..

PS: did Dre become the Kubrick of rap?