While Freestyle 101 delves into interesting aspects of freestyle rap (region-specific definitions, scientific research, battle rapping), the film’s piecemeal structure creates major lulls through its first hour. Video quality fluctuates between interviews, certain freestyle breaks overstay their welcome, and identical clips are used multiple times, making it seem like the filmmakers weren’t sure how to fill the runtime. It wanders listlessly until they channel the storytelling through independent artists Open Mike Eagle and Iron Solomon. Once they focus on these subjects, the documentary is an alright addition to this year’s celebration of 50 years of Hip-Hop.