Directed by
| Nelson George | ||
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| Nelson George | ... | (written by) |
Cast (in credits order)
| Questlove | ... | Self - Narrator (as Ahmir-Khalib Thompson) | |
| James Brown | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Bootsy Collins | ... | Self | |
| Sly Stone | ... | Self | |
| D'Angelo | ... | Self | |
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Marcus Miller | ... | Self |
| Michael Eric Dyson | ... | Self | |
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Melissa Weber | ... | Self (as DJ Soul SIster) |
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Derrick Moss | ... | Self |
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Lumar Leblanc | ... | Self |
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Mtume | ... | Self |
| Alan Leeds | ... | Self | |
| Nelson George | ... | Self | |
| George Clinton | ... | Self | |
| Mike D | ... | Self | |
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Stuart Matthewman | ... | Self |
| Nile Rodgers | ... | Self | |
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Arthur Baker | ... | Self |
| Steve Arrington | ... | Self | |
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Jared Michael Nickerson | ... | Self |
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Scot Brown | ... | Self |
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James 'Diamond' Williams | ... | Self |
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Dawn Silva | ... | Self |
| Shock-G | ... | Self (as Shock G) | |
| Bernie Worrell | ... | Self | |
| Vernon Reid | ... | Self | |
| Nona Hendryx | ... | Self | |
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Tom Vickers | ... | Self (as Tom Vikers) |
| Sheila E. | ... | Self | |
| Dâm-Funk | ... | Self | |
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Philip Field | ... | Performer (uncredited) |
| Maceo Parker | ... | Self (uncredited) | |
Produced by
| Brad Abramson | ... | executive producer: VH1 |
| Arthur Baker | ... | executive producer |
| Vivian Scott Chew | ... | associate producer |
| Warren Cohen | ... | executive producer: VH1 |
| Nelson George | ... | executive producer / producer |
| Ashley Mui | ... | associate producer |
| Jill Newman | ... | associate producer |
| Leslie Norville | ... | producer |
| Questlove | ... | co-executive producer (as Ahmir-Khalib Thompson) |
| Candace Smith | ... | associate producer |
| Shelly Tatro | ... | executive producer: VH1 |
| Ben Zurier | ... | executive producer: VH1 |
Cinematography by
| Cliff Charles | ||
Editing by
| Kevin J Custer | ... | (as Kevin Custer) |
Sound Department
| A. Tad Chamberlain | ... | sound recordist (as Tad Chamberlain) |
| Dominique Deleon | ... | sound recordist |
| Heather Fink | ... | sound mixer |
| Laura Sinnott | ... | sound designer / sound recordist |
Visual Effects by
| Logan Seaman | ... | visual effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Mark Banning | ... | assistant camera |
| Jeff Dolan | ... | assistant camera |
| Nelson George | ... | additional photographer |
| Diane Paragas | ... | additional photographer |
| Liron Reiter | ... | assistant camera |
| Waajeed | ... | additional photographer |
| Malika Weeden | ... | additional photographer |
Additional Crew
| Steve Arrington | ... | archival photographs |
| Arthur Baker | ... | archival photographs |
| Beastie Boys | ... | archive footage |
| Bootsy Collins | ... | archival photographs |
| William Durrah | ... | production assistant |
| Syreeta Gates | ... | production assistant |
| Oskar Landi | ... | production assistant |
| Alan Leeds | ... | archival photographs |
| Akemi Look | ... | production assistant (as Taryn Look) |
| Idella Madison | ... | archival photographs |
| Ihuoma Mambo-Atanga | ... | production assistant |
| Dawn Silva | ... | archival photographs |
| Kofi Stewart | ... | production assistant (as Kofi-Asiedu Stewart) |
| Ryan Walker | ... | production assistant |
| Patti Willis | ... | archival photographs |
| Lincoln Bandlow | ... | legal (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Novena Carmel | ... | special thanks |
| Matthew Gutknecht | ... | special thanks |
| Elisabeth Holm | ... | special thanks |
| Reginald Hudlin | ... | special thanks |
| Benjamin Julia | ... | special thanks |
| Jed Lewis | ... | special thanks |
| Natasha Maddison | ... | special thanks |
| Chris Manek | ... | special thanks |
| Richard Nichols | ... | special thanks |
| Ross Staples | ... | special thanks (as DJ Imi) |
| Kickstarter Supporters | ... | very special thanks (as Kickstarter Contributors) |
| Ginny Suss | ... | special thanks |
| Judie Worrell | ... | special thanks |
