Hip Hop Movies

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

The story of Gloria Carter in her youth, raising her children while coming to terms with her sexuality.

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...

An insane preacher seeks retribution from the local crime syndicate for the violent death of his family and the burning of his church in a horrendous...

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

From being a ruthless gang banger, to protecting Ice Cube's life, Shorty from the controversial rap group Da Lench Mob, reveals untold secrets of...

Aspiring writer Lucy Simon embarks on a psychedelic road trip to the planet Mars with her brash, unnamed drug dealer behind the wheel in this...

Determined to disrupt the wedding of his ex-girlfriend by bankrupting her family, underachieving, wanna-be rapper Vinny and his neighborhood pals...

Already harassed by the neighborhood bully for entering a hip-hop contest, two young brothers, who have never danced, have only three days to prepare...

A small community of lovers of freestyle rap begins to grow in the parks and squares of Panama. From rapping on buses to on stage, the love of...

James is the lead singer in a local rock band who is allergic to responsibility. Leslie is the bass player in the band, a middle-aged single mom...

Having ascended to the throne of British hip-hop, Little Simz opens the door to new influences on Lotus, her raw and intimate sixth album, which she...

Time Is Illmatic is a feature length documentary film that delves deep into the making of Nas' 1994 debut album, Illmatic, and the social conditions...

Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant's PBS documentary tracks the rise and fall of subway graffiti in New York in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

A yoga posing music mogul teams up with rap's biggest stars to go on a mission to save hip hop.

Weed. Marijuana. Grass. Pot. Whatever you prefer to call it, America’s relationship with cannabis is a complicated one. In his directorial...

A deaf single dad's life with his daughter changes when she becomes a hip-hop star. Meanwhile, another father faces ongoing challenges communicating...

A documentary film about Hip Hop scene in Croatia.