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- Recounts the rise and fall of a small Atlanta HBCU picnic that exploded into an influential street party and spotlighted ATL as a major cultural stage.
- Limited docuseries looks back on the group's career. It was music and shared lyrical genius that allowed them to form the most recognized musical movement in the world, all while walking the tightrope that links business with brotherhood.
- A three-part limited docuseries that takes an in-depth look at the notorious Queens, New York gang, and tells the real story from the mouths of its two leaders and family members, Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff and Gerald "Prince'' Miller.
- Explores the history of race in the USA from the perspective of people of color, delving deeply into the root causes of racial inequities.
- A profile of legendary funk/R&B icon Rick James capturing the peaks and valleys of his storied career to reveal a complicated and rebellious soul, driven to share his talent with the world.
- The unique, smoke-filled story of the trailblazing hip-hop group. Director Estevan Oriol uncovers never-before-seen archival footage to show how this musical brotherhood has withstood the test of time.
- Biz Markie's Collage of Celebrity celebrity interviews, rare film, reenactments, and playful animation who left his mark in history of hip-hop.
- Fresh Dressed chronicles the history of Hip-Hop <> Urban fashion and its rise from southern cotton plantations to the gangs of 1970s in the South Bronx, to corporate America, and everywhere in-between. Supported by rich archival materials and in depth interviews with individuals crucial to the evolution of a way of life--and the outsiders who studied and admired them--Fresh Dressed goes to the core of where style was born on the black and brown side of town.
- A look at the life and work of American rapper, Future.
- Explores the roots of civil unrest in California and the relationship between African Americans and LAPD.
- The untold story of the world's longest running video show, Video Music Box. Host Ralph McDaniels' vast footage archive reveals the show's importance to numerous big-name musicians, as well as to the kids that grew up watching.
- Before street art became mainstream the anonymous outlaws of "freight writing" put graffiti on the map. Journey through the artform's rich history spotlights artists and competitive graffiti crews who risk lives to make their voices heard.
- Featuring an impressive collection of artists who have found worldwide success, this documentary series showcases hip-hop's impact on global culture.
- Through the prism of jewelry, ICE COLD demonstrates hip hop's ability to reimagine, and transcend established notions of wealth, status, and superiority.
- A retrospective on the long-running groundbreaking hip-hop tv program "Rap City"
- What was born on the streets of the South Bronx has now taken root globally, and the young poets of New York have helped to spawn regional dialects everywhere. Through dynamic archival footage, in-depth interviews and vertie excursion with artists like Nas, Tech9, J Cole, Rapsody and Anderson .Paak, Word is Bond explores the many dimensions the hip hop poetics occupy.
- TV SeriesA look at influential hip hop artists in cities across America.
- TV Mini SeriesA true story about human potential, this documentary mini series details the origins of street wear and how one man's quest for self-actualization disrupted the entire fashion industry, empowered 90's Hip Hop culture and broke boundaries for a whole generation of Black entrepreneurs who would follow in his footsteps.
- Three-part series, Around the Way, celebrates Black History Month by diving into the history of Atlanta, Los Angeles, and New York. A roundtable of notable guests working in arts, entertainment, sports, education, politics, and business discuss the struggles and successes that have come to define the Black experience around the country.
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- Taking place in Chicago, we follow G Herbo, a 22 year old rapper who grew up on east side. This documentary is an inspirational/cautionary tale of Herbo's plight to make music and survive his neighborhood; managing to escape the violence, only to return to influence/motivate the youth to better their own situations.
- Eccentric? Yes. Introvert? Sure. Subdued? Definitely. Enigmatic? Without a doubt. Crazy? - Not quite. TRACY, a new Mass Appeal documentary, is about a young recording artist finding one's self-center in a world of online hate and instability. reeling from the loss of a close friend and fellow artist, Lil Peep, Tracy leaves LA behind and moves to Brooklyn, New York, seeking solitude and a fresh start. His plans quickly unravel, as Tracy confronts an underground music scene in the city that never sleeps. Embattled with new vices, drugs, depression and internet fame, Tracy must decided how he will continue to make music and create the life he really wants.
- Bars and Ballads reflects on how George Floyd's death sparked a worldwide movement for racial justice and features interviews and performances from Anthony Hamilton, Bun B and more.
- This is a wide-ranging interview of Russell Simmons conducted by Bill Adler.
- In this BET special, filmmaker Lacey Schwartz Delgado examines the historical oppression of Jewish and Black communities, and their allyship against white supremacy in the U.S.
- Wide-ranging Interview with Ice-T at home in New Jersey with his wife, Coco, and their infant daughter..
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- Premiering at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, this moving docu-short traces the lineage of six descendants of fugitive slaves and abolitionists. The very human story of the Underground Railroad unfolds through Ancestry records, each discovery revealing the dynamic impact our history has on identity, family and legacy. The film takes a personal look at how understanding our family's past can influence not just who we are, but how we see ourselves.
- Nas celebrated his 50th birthday with the release of his new album Magic 3, produced by longtime collaborator Hit-Boy. Magic 3 is the duo's sixth album together in the last 3 years and serves as the third installment to the Magic series.
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- Artist Prince Gyasi recreates the iconic image 'A Great Day In Harlem' in tribute to Hiplife music in his home town of Accra, Ghana.
- Official music video for "I Love This Feeling" from Nas' Magic 3.
- Official music video for "Sitting with My Thoughts" from Nas' Magic 3.
- Official music video for "Fever" from Nas' Magic 3.
- Official music video for "Motion" from Nas' Magic 2.
- Official music video for "Black Magic" from Nas' Magic 2.
- Paddy Chayefsky's 1954 play set in the Bronx tells the story of a recently widowed 66-year-old seeks a job after 40 years if being a homemaker.
- 1971– TV-G5.3 (61)TV EpisodeTwo decades after the album's critically acclaimed release, hip-hop artist Nas teamed up with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., to stage a symphonic rendition of "Illmatic," one of the most revered albums in hip-hop history. The new concert film Great Performances - Nas Live From the Kennedy Center: Classical Hip-Hop captures the energy and nostalgia of this collaborative performance.
- As a young rapper, Dennis 'Mr Probz' Stehr was caught between making music and living on the streets, but tragedy set his life on a new path. From rapping on the corner to singing ballads, Mr Probz found strength and courage in adversity.