Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The Rise Of The Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother Hillel Slovak’ on Netflix, A Documentary Where Anthony Kiedis and Flea Speak Their Late Friend’s Truth 

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“Hillel was the poetic one of us.” Directed by Ben Feldman, The Rise Of The Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother Hillel bounces back nearly 50 years, to the Los Angeles founding of what would become RHCP, when Anthony Kiedis and Flea became a three-headed monster with  guitarist Hillel Slovak, their friend from Fairfax High. Together, the Peppers’ stew of funk, rock, and rap influences would define their sound. But from the start, it was Hillel’s creativity that imbued their spirit. Our Brother Hillel includes new interviews with Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante, George Clinton, and members of Slovak’s family.   

The Gist: They were three friends in 1970s Hollywood, starting shit for fun. Shoplifting, hitchhiking, smoking

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