Bodied

~Meet Oakland's Newest Battle Rapper.

Overview

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

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 2018-11-02
Budget: $15000000
Revenue: $113956
Runtime: 120 min

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