Risen: The Story of Chron "Hell Razah" Smith

Mar 11, 2020

1h 20m

★ 10.0

His records went gold then tragedy struck now he’s fighting his way back to the mic.

Overview

Discovered by Wu-Tang Clan's RZA, Hell Razah had a promising career and gold records before he was tragically struck down with a brain aneurysm. Risen traces his journey to recovery - both spiritually and physically - back to the mic.

Genres

Documentary

Music

Production Companies

Digital Reacharound

Idiom Pictures

Risen: The Story of Chron "Hell Razah" Smith Trailers

Cast

himself

Hell Razah

himself

RZA

himself

Prodigal Sunn

himself

Ras Kass

himself

Cappadonna

himself

Killah Priest

herself

Queen the Prophet

himself

Shroom

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