Self-indulgent art annoys me in general, but for some reason, I had especially little patience with Ice-T’s documentary “Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap.” The premise is simple: Ice-T, one of the first big-name rappers (now reduced to a supporting role on “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit”), goes around the country and has conversations with rappers. They talk about the good old days, maybe share some sort of revelation about their craft, and then get a verse to rap. Except Kanye West, who – surprise, surprise – has to basically break into a full song.
Perhaps its the same problem I had with “Waking Sleeping Beauty” in the sense that Ice-T makes the documentary with the sensibility of a DVD extra. “Something From Nothing” feels like a movie made by the rappers, about the rappers, and ultimately for the rappers. Unless you are a crazily obsessive fan, I don’t really think this movie holds much to excite you.
It’s also ridiculously long at a swollen running time of nearly two hours. Ice-T could have easily knocked off 15 minutes from the film if he had edited out all of the excessive aerial establishing shots. Yes, I know they look pretty, Ice-T! But surprise, everybody has seen shots like these a million times. Another 15-30 minutes could have been excised from the interviews, which are often bloated by throwing unfounded praises at the rappers. I know it was Ice-T’s first movie, but that’s still no excuse for not knowing where the cutting room is. C- / 
Marshall and the Movies 
You write like a fool. I review you and give you nothing.
You could have just said that you disagree, but by resorting to a middle-school level insult, you have impeded honest and intelligent conversation.