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Directed by Walker Warren & Trent Babbington

The first of two short documentaries detailing the famous "Iron Mic: Eli vs. Envy" freestyle battle and the life of Eli Porter.

facebook.com/PeoplesChampionDoc

Music:
"Hey Mama" (Instrumental Show Mix) by Kanye West (amzn.to/rkvPWG)
"Ma, I Don't Love Her" (Instrumental) by Clipse (bit.ly/qe52lf)
"I Really Mean It" (Instrumental) by The Diplomats (bit.ly/qX8Qi5)
"H·A·M" by Jay-Z & Kanye West (bit.ly/fSm0Mo)
"Complication With Optimistic Outcome" from The Social Network soundtrack (bit.ly/cMU1Ah)
"Atlanta, GA" (Instrumental) by Shawty Lo (bit.ly/nEurMA)

Credits

Trent Babbington
Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor
Walker Warren
Director, Producer

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alvin carrillo 7 months ago

This is absolutely amazing. Just made my day. Wow.
Three One 7 months ago

finally some answers, this is really well made
Redcap Productions 7 months ago

Great documentary! Will be sharing :)
Andy J. Scott 7 months ago

Very well done. Answered so many questions I had as an eli fan.
Robert G. Christman 7 months ago

Great story! I'm glad the video was pulled apart and discussed by the creators.
David Woods 7 months ago

I can't express how happy I am to finally see this.
Karma Ace 7 months ago

Im teh best meing! i deed it!!
Richard Alexander Caraballo 7 months ago

Yeah!
Derek Winn 7 months ago

incredible documentary!
Birthplace Magazine 7 months ago

This is fantastic.
Dha The Rapper 7 months ago

Great job making this.
fisdj 7 months ago

EPIC - thank you
Marley Carroll 7 months ago

Yes!!!
jcoger 7 months ago

WOW, one of the best things i've seen all year
Clark Warren 7 months ago

Clearly one of the best, most interesting documentaries I have seen. Eli is so endearing, so funny and so real. I could listen to him and watch him all day.
NG 7 months ago

Like Eli YOU did it, great job!
Johnny Cupcakes 7 months ago

This is wonderful!
robbie michael 7 months ago

i loved this, fucking hilarious. going to have to watch it a few more times to really appreciate it! GREAT WORK
Christian Wichterman 7 months ago

Watched it. Laughed it. Cried it. Did it.
BVags 7 months ago

Awesome. So well made.
Pellegrino Media Group 7 months ago

You did it.
Andrew Barber 7 months ago

This is amazing. Thank you for this...
mustheard 7 months ago

This was great! loved it
Kevin Mosley 7 months ago

This is beautiful, Trent!

This is how a web redemption should be done on Tosh.0. Even though it would not be possible in a twenty minute show.

"Did The Heart Shape" YES!!!1
Matt Kodner 7 months ago

I've been a long-time Eli fan, and have been waiting to see this since I found it a few months ago!

I had the pleasure of doing a quick write up at The A.V. Club about it:

avclub.com/articles/peoples-champion-documentary-short-goes-behind-the,59265/

hope to see pt 2 soon!
Dominic Veljanovski 7 months ago

This is a mother fucking piece of filmmaking. I can't find the words to describe, perhaps Brilliant will have to suffice?

Brilliant.
eLan 7 months ago

this was incredibly well-done, kudos!
Conor Lastowka 7 months ago

Spectacular.
T+G's Decentralized Dance Party 7 months ago

Nice work!
Albert Lee 7 months ago

Great job editing all of the footage. This was pretty insightful and hilarious :].
William Zilliox 7 months ago

You're the best man! Great work.
Christopher Piverotto 7 months ago

This is one of my favorite documentaries of all time. Truly great.
Muhammad Wasim 7 months ago

hahahahaha. WOW
The Great Progression. 7 months ago

haha. glad to be a part of this thing! that's crazy that johnny cupcakes has watched this joint, as well as several other influential people. trent and walker are literally incredible people. came from las vegas to DC and were ridiculously professional and punctual. kicked it for a bit as well. glad to see this project finally out, and looking forward to part 2!

- modi. DC to BC / The Great Progression.
Bobby Lin 7 months ago

This is so amazing. Props to all involved in this documentary.
Jamie Dubs 7 months ago

Major candidate for Internet Meme Documentary of the Year. God bless
Charlie Crumlish 7 months ago

Always wanted to hear the story behind the heart fade. awesome.
Shadrach 7 months ago

Excellent documentary, excellent filming and music. Loved the end credit with what Eli's up to. Would be cool to hear about Envy too though.
Wackstecki 7 months ago

mind blown
Cesar Camacho 7 months ago

This is the best! He deed it, mayne!
illadope 7 months ago

Amazing
Jordan Seneca 7 months ago

Awesome documentary!
Really enjoyed it, except the part where the guy from "retarded beatbox" kicks in. Why the heck would he be here, and who would want to listen to his opinion? Ruined about 34% of the thing for me.
Martin Lindelöf 7 months ago

awesome, saw the clip on youtube a while ago, never though it was recorded in 2005?! looks like 90s quality on the video. :) very neat documentary.
Martin Lindelöf 7 months ago

Marv-O and the rules is like Ricky James and rubbing his feet in Eddie Murphys couch... :D
Josh Darling 6 months ago

this was genius. it cleared up so many questions and probably settled so many debates about the video. awesome work.
Noah Readhead 6 months ago

Hey man, really glad you deeeeeed this.
Vilmar Simson 6 months ago

Great documentary which answers a lot of questions. Nice to see how humble Eli is.
Zeros.and.Ones 6 months ago

Hey this was great. waited a long time to watch it and glad its finally here. good job :) gotta say though that those 2 fat white guys drinking beer on that couch were so damn annoying. they wanted to be black so bad it was cringey. be nice to have an edit without them in it and maybe some unused scenes instead. Thanks.
Mike Chalmers 5 months ago

Good job! This was really interesting and made me laugh. Nicely edited to focus on the story! Shame that your KS isn't doing so well.
Furious Styles 5 months ago

Came here via illdoctrone. Well done.
moreno 5 months ago

Warren & Babb have one the best documentary of all time!
cheers from Brazil
winston varn 5 months ago

this completes my life! Amazing!
Logan Jean 5 months ago

Dope ass documentary man. It really brought a lot of things to light behind a minute battle.
Parker Hellman 4 months ago

Great video. Just curious why there was no interviews with Envy. Would have been great to hear his opinion on the whole thing.
Trent Babbington 4 months ago

Man we were dying to interview him, but nobody has the first clue where he is today - J-Dub said he's originally from Charlotte, so that's something.
Parker Hellman 4 months ago

Does anyone know his full name? Did you guys check the high school year books?
You would think with all the popularity he garnered he would have some sort of web presence. Then again Eli didn't have a youtube page until last year. However I predict this film will be seen by him and that my friend will be your next project.=)
Trent Babbington 4 months ago

Nah man that's a negatory on all fronts. Apparently, he was one of those students who comes to your school in the middle of the semester and leaves before the end of the year, so he's not in the yearbook and nobody remembers his last name. He came, he made history, he left. To quote Will, "He's Osama Bin Laden. He is hiding in a cave, he is not showing his face." I always wonder if he's seen any of this.