Kevin John Fitzgerald was born to a Hatian mother and Irish-American father in New York in the early 1970's.

Kevin has been DJ'ing since the age of 14 and is Co-Founder with Carlos Ninos, of the popular radio show, “All @ One Point,” on KPFK 90.7 FM, in Los Angels.

He is also a founding organizer of The Hip-Hop Film Festival, and The Center for Hip-Hop Education and responsible for creating and promoting (along with MC Hymnal of Dark Leaf) the open-mic The Breaks (the birthplace of the live hip-hop band Breakestra) and the original incarnation of the popular weekly LA club The Root Down.

Shortly after being awarded a scholarship to attend the University of California's film production program, Kevin started seriously studying, researching, and documenting hip-hop.

Shooting for Freestyle began with equipment and supplies he gained access to through his classes, and when a DJ friend, Mix Master Wolf (Breakestra) introduced him to L.A.’s original hip-hop open mike at the popular South Central community health food café, The Good Life.

A long time student of natural medicine, Kevin's philosophy is to tell stories that reveal and bravely explore the nature of community: both its lines of fracture and its prospects for healing.

FREESTYLE The Art of Rhyme, is Kevin's feature length documentary film.

He has made several short films and music videos and is a long time collaborator of director/cinematographer Todd Hickey, co-founder of The Hip-Hop Film Festival.