Director Marc Levin travels to Chicago with hip-hop legend Chuck D (from Public Enemy) and Marshall Chess (son of Leonard Chess and heir to the legacy of Chess Records) to explore the heyday of the Chicago blues and how they come together to produce an album that seeks to bring veteran blues players along with contemporary hip hop musicians. Along with never before seen footage from Howlin 'Wolf, Muddy Waters and Paul Butterfield Blues Band, they are original performances by Koko Taylor, Otis Rush, Magic Slim, Ike Turner and Sam Lay.
Marshall Chess
as Self
Bo Diddley
as Self (archival)
Paul Butterfield
as Self
Chuck D
as Self
Mick Jagger
as Self
Common
as Self
Willie Dixon
as Self (archival)
Public Enemy
as Self (archival)
Ike Turner
as Self
Muddy Waters
as Self
Sonny Boy Williamson II
as Self
Howlin' Wolf
as Self
