In October 1999, I had the opportunity to return to Gaza and the WestBank for Reader's Digest, to research a story on how the Palestinian Authority under Yasser Arafat was spending U.S. taxpayer dollars it received in aid.
Palestinian-American director Jackie Salloum tells the story of a handful of young emcees scattered throughout Israel, Gaza, and the WestBank, trying to overcome politics and partition to make their music.