Movies

Two shady concert promoters get into hot water when their chance to book a superstar rapper goes awry.

Raw and unflinching examination of the courageous life of basketball star and social justice activist Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. Born Chris Jackson, he...

A wonderful retrospective supplement that features much of the primary cast cast as well as Writer/Director John Singleton looking back at the...

How African artists have spread African culture all over the world, especially music, since the harsh years of decolonization, trying to offer a...

Cast and crew offer up a nice overview piece, discussing the picture's authenticity, real life in the time of "Boyz n the Hood," the parallels...

Documentary looking back at the West Coast group who invented gangster rap. The original lineup of N.W.A consisted of Dr Dre, Ice Cube and Eazy-E,...

Dave Caplan’s directorial debut tells the inspirational story of hip hop icon The DOC, 30 years after losing his voice in a horrific accident...

G-Funk is the untold story of three childhood friends from East Long Beach who helped commercialize hip hop by developing a sophisticated and melodic...

Two broke buddies feel lucky when they come upon a truckload of cellular phones and begin selling them out of the back of their van. Trouble arises...

Follows the exploits of Snoop Doggy Dogg as he gets shot, and makes a deal with the devil to survive.

The untold story of the world’s longest running video show, Video Music Box. A hip hop mainstay since 1983, VMB gave a platform to artists like...

A documentary on the evolution of MC battles from verbal one-upmanship to street warfare.

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

From Lord Have Mercy to A Pimp Named Slickback, original comedy freak Katt Williams has made his mark inhabiting a hustler's gallery of...

Reggie Jackson's prolific power made him one of baseball's best hitters. But it was his magnanimous personality that made him so controversial. "The...

A provocative look into the seven-year history of the series that gave hip hop a voice and broke color barriers, integrating MTV with rap. "Yo! MTV...

In Los Angeles, two rival gang leaders are also trying to be music producers. When DJ's equipment shorts out and Lonzo is cut out of the action by a...

An in-depth and provocative look at the 1992 Los Angeles riots exploring the roots of civil unrest in California and the relationship between African...

Beef II (released on DVD in August 2004) is a sequel to the 2003 documentary Beef, which continued to document the history of rivalries in hip-hop...

This film gives us the definitive chronicle of hip-hop from its beginnings. See the evolution of music with vintage footage, live performances and...