This Is the Life (2008 film)

This Is the Life
This Is the Life
Directed by	Ava DuVernay
Starring	Freestyle Fellowship; Cut Chemist; Chali 2na; Abstract Rude; Medusa; Pigeon John; CVE; Busdriver;
Cinematography	Isaac Klotz
Edited by	Spencer Averick; Krishna Devine
Music by	Omid
Distributed by	Forward Movement
Release dates	February 9, 2008 (Pan African Film Festival); March 10, 2009 (United States);
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

This Is the Life is a 2008 documentary film directed by Ava DuVernay, which chronicles the alternative hip hop movement that flourished in 1990s Los Angeles and its legendary center, the Good Life Cafe.

Interviewees include Myka 9 and P.E.A.C.E. of Freestyle Fellowship, Chali 2na and Cut Chemist of Jurassic 5, Medusa, Abstract Rude, Pigeon John, 2Mex, Chillin Villain Empire, Busdriver and many others. DuVernay, known at the time as Eve, was herself an MC at the Good Life open-mic as part of the group Figures of Speech.