Movies: Hip hop

Mattia is 17 years old. Raised in a post-industrial province and experiencing an identity crisis, he is the son of a trade unionist and a housewife. Hypersensitive and fragile, he expresses himself through hip-hop music. The death of his older brothe...

African Underground: Democracy in Dakar is a groundbreaking documentary film about hip-hop youth and politics in Dakar Senegal. The film follows rappers, DJs, journalists, professors and people on the street at the time before, during and after the c...

In a world where loyalty is a myth and power is everything, ruthless mogul Dracula navigates the cutthroat streets with a fearless, unapologetic swagger, turning bricks into empires while leaving behind a trail of chaos and shattered loyalties....

With the explosion of Hip Hop and Rap, three young black musicians battle for space. They cross paths with the São Bento gang, a singing and dancing group led by Thayde and DJ Hum. And also with musicians like Luni, Marisa Orth, Nazi, Fábrica Fagus a...

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...

Sunshine and America reminisce over a relationship that goes back "like skellys"....

Go into the mind of professional dancing coach Tony Lewis as he brings us the greatest hip hop moves of the 90s....

An incredible historic document showcasing the roots of Old School Hip Hop movement with all its disciplines involved: Djing, Mcing, Breakdancing, and Graffiti. Featured in the "NYC: Urban Image" show at MoMA PS1 1983....

Childhood best friends and Hip-Hop artists, Michelle Shockley and Brandon Rothrock, struggle with their lives and artistic endeavors as they mourn the loss of their crew member and find themselves moving in different directions....

BIG PUN LIVE chronicles the life and times of the multi-talented rapper/actor Christopher "Big Pun" Rios. His short but substantial career is studied through live performance clips, behind-the-scenes footage, and interviews with friends and family....

A film about women who love and make hip-hop music. These artists strive through the erasures and obstructions of a heavily male-dominated industry....

A musical documentary accompaniment to the 1994 benefit compilation album concerning AIDS in the African-American community....

Documentary about the rise and fall of Milwaukee musician Coo Coo Cal. Famous for his single 'My Projects'...

Scene Not Heard features interviews with some of the originators of hip-hop such as Lady B, Schoolly D, Monie Love and Rennie Harris, with vanguards chiming in including Bahamadia and Ursula Rucker, and presents current talents such as the Jazzyfatna...

Luther Campbell takes the starring role as himself in this hilarious and star-studded peek into Uncle Luke's Freakfest Weekend that stars such popular celebrities as Doug E. Fresh, Lawrence Taylor, Don "Magic" Juan, and Wu-Tang Clan. Just as Don "Mag...

Ron Lawrence has sold over Thirty million music records worldwide. Ron is best known for his earlier work of popular singles: Notorious B.I.G, producing the smash hit “Hypnotize”, Sean “Diddy” Combs “Been Around The World”, Jay Z “Where I’m From, The...

Musical compilation of live performances by French hip-hop artists....

Public Enemy perform live at the Apollo in New York....

The documentary shows the awakening of the poor youth to social consciousness in the identification of life that imitates art with art that imitates life. It is the São Paulo chapter of the cultural history of national rap in the voice of its main ex...

Atmosphere concert and tour footage following the release of the album God Loves Ugly....