Keyword: hip-hop

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

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2019

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Hip hop has grown from a cultural revolution to the dominant global music genre in just forty years. From Executive Producers Ahmir \Questlove\ Thompson and Tarik \Black Thought\ Trotter, each episode of this new documentary series focuses on a groundbreaking song pivotal to the evolution of American music and culture. Artists deconstruct their composition, revisit the impact the song had on them personally, and dissect the socio-economic and cultural conditions that inspired the landmark work and gave voice to a generation. Part of AMCs Visionaries series and from Oscar and Emmy-winning Jigsaw Productions in association with Two One Five Entertainment, Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America premieres in 2019 with six episodes: JESUS WALKS by Kanye West | In an era of excess, a Christian rap song challenges the church and changes its own ideals about religion and rap music ALRIGHT by Kendrick Lamar | Making a protest music in the era of Black Lives Matter ROCK BOX by Run-DMC | How one song tore down barriers between rock \u0026 rap, race and class in America LADIES FIRST by Queen Latifah | At the height of hip hops misogynistic themes, the culture bows down to their queens of rap ELEVATORS by OutKast | Hip hops southern voice breaks through with an unsuspecting song that redefines raps cultural and geographic boundaries THE BRIDGE by Marley Marl and MC Shan | A song designed to foster community pride, ignites raps most epic battle

Signed

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2017

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Three music moguls are on the pursuit for new artist(s) for their record labels. Unsigned Hip-Hop and R\u0026B artists will travel to Atlanta for the audition of a lifetime, all in the hopes of getting SIGNED.

Kings from Queens: The RUN DMC Story

8.6

2024

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Three guys from Hollis, Queens, two turntables and a microphone. The legend of Run-DMC is born.

Free Meek

6.7

2019

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Chronicling the life of Philadelphia based rap artist, Meek Mill, from his rise in music to his incarceration and eventual release from prison.

Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World

4.4

2023

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The beats that broke new ground. How hip hop emerged from underground New York into a global force for change and empowerment - as told by icons Chuck D, Ice-T, Run DMC and more.

Blockbustaz

6.6

2016

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The sitcom takes place in a Cologne prefabricated building.

Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop

6.7

2023

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Recreates the role that the unstoppable women of hip-hop have played across the 50 years of this groundbreaking genre, putting them where they belong: at the heart of the present day.

Christmas Flow

2.8

2021

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An unlikely Christmas romance blossoms between a famous rapper and a tenacious journalist. But can they make it work despite their differences?

Streets of Compton

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2016

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A\u0026Es 3-hour documentary mini-series, tells the true story of the the City of Compton, revealing how a city overrun by gang and drugs became a cultural powerhouse. Superstar rapper, The Game, brings us unprecedented access to the streets of his hometown, documenting the rise of gangs and the rise of gangsta rap. In this episode, a quiet suburban city transforms into a dangerous ghetto and spawns a new form of hip hop with legendary group N.W.A and careers of Venus and Serena Williams and comedian Paul Rodriguez.

Champaign Ill

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2018

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When tragedy strikes a superstar rapper, two guys from his entourage are forced to move back to their hometown and adjust to normal life again.

Brown Sugar

6.5

2002

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Friends since childhood, a magazine editor and a hip-hop record executive stumble into romantic territory.

CB4

6.2

1993

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A guy makes a documentary of the rap band CB4 by following them. CB4 got popular by stealing Gustos name, background and image. He wants them dead.

New Jersey Drive

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1995

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Jason and Midget are two young, black teenagers living in Newark,New Jersey, the unofficial car theft capital of the world. Their favourite pastime is that of everybody in their neighbourhood: stealing cars and joyriding. The trouble starts when they steal a police car and the cops launch a violent offensive that involves beating and even shooting suspects.

NWA & Eazy-E: The Kings of Compton

5.5

2022

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A brand new inside look at one of the most controversial musical acts of all time who pioneered gangsta rap and west coast hip hop featuring the testimony of those who experienced it all.

The Pop Out: Ken & Friends

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2024

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Celebrate an incredible performance from Kendrick Lamar and special guests. Live on Juneteenth, 2024 from the historic Los Angeles Forum in Inglewood, CA.

Breaking Point

5.2

2023

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Two teenage brothers with an exceptional gift for breakdancing, but at enmity towards one another since the accidental death of their mother, try-out together for the British breakdancing team set to compete in the World Championships.

Rize

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2005

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A documentary film that highlights two street derived dance styles, Clowning and Krumping, that came out of the low income neighborhoods of L.A.. Director David LaChapelle interviews each dance crew about how their unique dances evolved. A new and positive activity away from the drugs, guns, and gangs that ruled their neighborhood. A raw film about a growing sub-culture movements in America.

BMF: The Rise and Fall of a Hip-Hop Drug Empire

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2012

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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 perfect mix of drugs, violence, and street cred that makes their story Hip-Hops version of the Godfather. This film explores the story of the 15-year investigation by the DEA, FBI and an elite drug task force called HIDTA, which resulted in 41 defendants across the country being charged in one of the largest drug conspiracy cases ever.

World's Best

5.4

2023

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Follows Prem Patel, who is an expert at math but is also secretly obsessed with his late fathers dream of becoming a rap musician, and he almost loses everything in his attempt to achieve multiple goals in life.

Tupac: Resurrection

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2003

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Home movies, photographs, and recited poetry illustrate the life of Tupac Shakur, one of the most beloved, revolutionary, and volatile hip-hop M.Cs. of all time.

ONEFOUR: Against All Odds

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2023

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This documentary traces the meteoric rise of Australias first drill rap stars, defiant in the face of polices efforts to stop them from performing.

Dave Chappelle's Block Party

5.5

2005

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A mix of Dave Chappelles sketch comedy and musical interludes, inspired in part by the 1973 documentary Wattstax.