If you dug Gentleman Scholar’s graphic take on the “Trumpet” and “Dictionary” films for Timberland, you’ll love the newest episode recalling how a youngster named Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones (aka Nas) lost his first neighborhood rap battle.
 

Client: Timberland

Agency: Pereira & O’Dell/NY
Executive Creative Director: Dave Arnold
Creative Director: Jake Dubs & Juan Leguizamon
Art Director: Maya Renz
Head of Content Production: Tennille Teague
Senior Digital Producer: Jon Serna
Associate Producer: Rhea Phipps

Production Company: Gentleman Scholar
Creative Directors: Chace Hartman, William Campbell, Will Johnson
Executive Producer: Christina Roldan
Art Directors: Cristina Barna, Macauley Johnson
Senior Producers: Sue Yee Hubbard, Kirsten Noll
Storyboard Artist: Christopher Wolfgang Mauch
Designers: Cam Floyd, Christina Liang, Jina Kwon, Cristina Barna, Hana Eunjin Yean, Macauley Johnson, Trish Janovic
Lead Cel Animators: Laura Yilmaz, Harry Teitelman
Cel Animators: Taik Lee, Ana Chang, Matt Everton
Additional Cel Animation: Christopher Wolfgang Mauch, Stephanie Simpson, Sam Kim, Aly Tain
2D Animators: Aaron Kemnitzer, Ana Chang, Lauren Tom, Henry Pak, Pablo Robleto
Additional Animation: Alison Alvarez Avila
3D Animators: Aaron Kemnitzer, Arsen Arzumanyan
Compositors: Aaron Kemnitzer, Henry Pak, Lauren Tom, Pablo Robleto
Previz Artist: Arsen Arzumanyan

Original Music: Squeak E. Clean Productions