@stereogum: Spike Lee has made some of the most timeless, provocative films ever, using the big screen to illustrate the Black experience from both a nuanced and a straightforward perspective. He had already crafted multiple cultural classics before earning his first Academy Award for his 2018 film ‘BlacKkKlansman.’ But just as important as his skills behind the camera (and his inseparable impact on New York Knicks fandom) is his musical perspective. As the son of jazz musician William James Edward Lee and a child of hip-hop during its nascent years in New York City, Lee’s love for the craft oozes through in his movies, making moments that are just as memorable for what viewers hear as what they see. Lee’s latest joint ‘Highest 2 Lowest,’ which is now streaming on @Apple TV+, unites him with Denzel Washington for their fifth film together. In a re-imagining of Akira Kurosawa’s ‘High And Low,’ Washington portrays a hitmaking music executive whose plans to buy back his company are thwarted when he gets an anonymous phone call holding his teenage son for an exorbitant ransom. Two generations of hip-hop are represented in the film, with @A$AP ROCKY as a co-star and Ice Spice having a cameo. For We’ve Got A File On You, Stereogum talked to the legendary filmmaker about the role music has played in his career. Check out the Q&A at stereogum.com. [📝: William E. Ketchum III] #SpikeLee #DenzelWashington #Highest2Lowest #ASAPRocky #MichaelJackson

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