In a block of flats at the edge of town the local children enjoy playing basketball in their courtyard. When their grumpy neighbor confiscates their basketball the children decide to go on an elaborate rescue mission to retrieve it.

Courtyard

In the Year of Hip Hop takes a retrospective look at the Slovenian hip hop/rap music scene. Boris Petkovic explores in great detail the evolution of a music style which, from the very start, has intimately reflected the social situation of its artists. Hip hop has always absorbed the "vibes" of the place where it is taking root, and Slovenia is no exception. According to Petkovic, in today's Slovenia, rap is the one and only form of music that discusses the state of our society and of human relationships without any inhibitions. If rap is not your cup of tea, this film can make you change your mind.

In the Year of Hip Hop

The film documents the history of the Slovenian rap music and its relationship to poetry, literature and politics of the present.