Movies: Hip hop

Celebrating music and marijuana, the all-day Smoke Out Festival features blazing performances from a wide range of bands and musicians -- from punk rock to hip-hop -- as captured in this 2002 fifth annual concert. Circle Jerks, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, ...

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, skateboarding and hip-hop culture collide in downtown Manhattan. Archival footage from the era showcases the fusion of these two forms of expression....

In 1989, a collective of young hip hop artists gathered at a health food café in South Central Los Angeles. Their mandate? To reject gang culture and expand the musical boundaries of hip hop. DuVernay's documentary chronicles the historic legacy of t...

In 1982, the Raiders and owner Al Davis captivated black and Latino fans with swagger and charisma that matched the rapidly changing city....

A documentary that reveals how a forgotten record by the Incredible Bongo Band helped cement the foundation of hip hop when DJ Herc extended its percussion by playing them back to back, creating an anthem on the streets of the Bronx....

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In 15-years the Black Mafia Family, or BMF as they were called, made close to 300 million dollars trafficking cocaine from Atlanta to Los Angeles. In the Hip-Hop music industry they created a front company called BMF Entertainment, which was a perfec...

Award winning documentary by Joslyn Rose Lyons exploring the relationship between spiritual connection and the creative process in hip-hop music....

Legendary hip-hop group Run-D.M.C. must find and punish the evil drug lord-record company executive who murdered their friend. Along the way, they encounter racist bikers, blonde bimbos, and the Beastie Boys!...

Copyright Criminals examines the creative and commercial value of musical sampling, including the related debates over artistic expression, copyright law, and (of course) money. This documentary traces the rise of hip-hop from the urban streets of Ne...

In the late '90s, Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd had their musical ambitions consistently ridiculed for having the 'wrong' accents, so they went for broke and reinvented themselves as Californian rappers. The duo re-recorded their own tracks with fake acc...

This rare, exclusive live footage from 50 Cent's extremely successful European tour captures the superstar rapper performing some of his biggest hits, including "Wanksta" and "In da Club." Also included here are stills, alternate takes on several son...

Early 90s London gets a vibrant dose of African culture in this mini odyssey fusing dance, music and fashion....

Scottish rappers Billy Boyd and Gavin Bain reinvent themselves as West Coast Homeboys after they were signed by Sony....

Filmed at London’s O2 Arena in February 2013, Plan B’s “The Grindhouse Tour” captures a stunning live event that combines intense music performances with spectacular visuals. The show is split into two distinct parts with the first half focusing on t...

To do this documentary, the director Pedro Henrique Fávero featured 42 characters - among MCs, DJs and producers - to make a detailed map of its kind in the country. Without mincing words, they speak openly here about 8 topics proposed by the film an...

Get ready to Tear Da Roof Off with Busta Rhyme's First Ever Live Feature DVD. From the sold out concert at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, AZ, "Everything Remains Raw" is a high definition, all access pass to life with the Flipmode Squad! Led by Th...

This documentary feature follows Tee Productions through the last five years. Private Tapes takes a close look at this controversial Oslo-based hip-hop crew. You will see the rappers both on stage, backstage, in studio and on tour. The style is playf...

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