Movies
- 2008
Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions
Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions02008HD
Movin' On Up is the definitve documentary on one of the most important artists and greatest groups of all time.
- 2003
James Brown: Soul Survivor
James Brown: Soul Survivor7.52003HD
James Brown's legacy has influenced rap, soul, funk and R&B. But along with his huge talent, there's a dark side to Brown's success that includes...
- 2023
Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History
Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History02023HD
Narrated by Chuck D, Freestyle 101: Hip-Hop History explores the genre's early days through the lens of freestyle rap, featuring legendary artists...
- 1990
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 101990HD
SLAMMIN!... Rap's #1 video magazine. Here are the acts you're going to be meetin' in the premiere episode of this 1990 Video VHS Magazine produced by...
- 2023
Cover Your Ears
Cover Your Ears52023HD
When does art become obscenity? Cover Your Ears takes a close look at this question through the lens of the past 100 years of music and the...
- 2003
Godfathers and Sons
Godfathers and Sons7.52003HD
Director Marc Levin travels to Chicago with hip-hop legend Chuck D (from Public Enemy) and Marshall Chess (son of Leonard Chess and heir to the...
- 2007
Mixtape, Inc.
Mixtape, Inc.02007HD
Featuring Kanye West, Chuck D., Gnarls Barkley and many other red-hot hip-hoppers, director Walter Bell's documentary takes you behind the scenes of...
- 2018
Rock Rubber 45s
Rock Rubber 45s02018HD
A cinematic odyssey exploring the connectivity of global basketball, sneaker, and music lifestyle through the firsthand lens of authentic NYC culture...
- 2011
The Weird World of Blowfly
The Weird World of Blowfly8.52011HD
Clarence Reid is a musician who wrote and produced romantic and spiritual songs for some of the greatest Southern soul and R&B acts of the 1960s and...
- 2020
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert6.62020HD
The Coachella concert series is examined through the lens of rare footage, interviews, and performances from some of the most famous performers who...
- 1997
Anthem
Anthem51997HD
When twenty-six-year-olds Shainee Gabel and Kristin Hahn quit their Hollywood jobs, packed up a borrowed car and hit the road, it was with the deeply...
- 2020
American Rapstar
American Rapstar6.52020HD
A new scene of troubled, lo-fi young rappers have emerged from Trump’s America, utilizing the SoundCloud streaming platform to quickly become...
- 2021
Mr. Nelson on the North Side
Mr. Nelson on the North Side6.52021HD
Music icons including Chuck D, Orianthi, and Chaka Khan recount never-before-told stories of Prince the performer and Prince the man, and how his...
- 2003
Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied02003HD
Filmmaker Robert Gordon captures the life of fascinating blues artist Muddy Waters. Credited with inventing the electric blues, Waters left an...
- 2013
The Doctor
The Doctor5.62013HD
An NBA original documentary following Julius Erving throughout his ABA and NBA career, as well as his (sometimes heartbreaking) personal life....
- 2011
Public Enemy: Prophets Of Rage
Public Enemy: Prophets Of Rage72011HD
Fascinating documentary about the history and legacy of the rap group "Public Enemy".
- 2009
The Black Candle
The Black Candle5.82009HD
The origins of Kwanzaa and the seven principles upon which the pan-African holiday derives its meaning are explored in this fascinating documentary....
- 2006
Rock the Bells
Rock the Bells6.22006HD
An inside look at what it took to bring the Wu-Tang Clan together for their final performance at the Rock the Bells Hip-Hop festival.
- 2019
System Shock: How the MP3 Changed Music
System Shock: How the MP3 Changed Music02019HD
This is the story of the MP3, an audio breakthrough that brought a billion dollar industry to the brink of collapse, but also paved the way for our...
- 2021
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking5.52021HD
A look at the extraordinary achievements and contemporary legacy of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of the African-American film industry.