rap-music
  • Get Rich or Die Tryin' picture
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    Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)

    A drug dealer (Curtis ``50 Cent'' Jackson) wants to leave his violent life behind and pursue his...

  • Hustle & Flow picture
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    Hustle & Flow (2005)

    A pimp (Terrence Howard) in Memphis, Tenn., sees rap music as the way to escape his dead-end...

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    Bunny Whipped

    A sportswriter (Esteban Powell) becomes a superhero who must save a former girlfriend from a...

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    Fade to Black (2004)

    Rapper Jay-Z records ``The Black Album'' and performs his farewell concert at Madison Square Garden...

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    Brown Sugar (2002)

    A producer (Taye Diggs) for a record company falls for his longtime friend (Sanaa Lathan) shortly...

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    The Hip Hop Project (2007)

    Chris ``Kharma Kazi'' Rolle founds a music program for New York's at-risk youth and encourages them...

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    Ghosts of Cite Soleil (2007)

    Filmmaker Asger Leth documents the violent lives of gang leaders in Haiti's worst slum, focusing on...

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    Hollywood Homicide (2003)

    A veteran Los Angeles detective (Harrison Ford) and his partner (Josh Hartnett) investigate the...

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    East of Havana (2007)

    Three Cuban rap stars reflect on their lives and music while attempting to launch a hip-hop fest.

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    Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! (2006)

    Audience members capture the energy and spectacle of a live Beastie Boys concert at New York's...

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    Tupac: Resurrection (2003)

    Filmmaker Lauren Lazin examines the life and music of rapper Tupac Shakur, who was murdered in 1996.

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    Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2006)

    Actor, writer and comic Dave Chappelle loads up a bus with residents of his Ohio hometown and takes...

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    Crossing the Bridge--The Sound of Istanbul (2006)

    Fatih Akin examines diverse music performed by the denizens of Istanbul, Turkey. Rap, experimental...

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    Honey (2003)

    A dancer/choreographer (Jessica Alba) organizes a benefit to raise money for a new studio for...

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    Renaissance Man (1994)

    An unemployed advertising executive takes a job teaching Shakespeare to a group of underachieving...

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    Gangsta Rap: The Glockumentary (2007)

    The hardest group you've never heard of is back. Gangsta Rap is a mockumentary based on a group of...

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    Notorious (2009)

    Christopher Wallace (Jamal Woolard) rises from the streets of Brooklyn as rap artist Notorious...

  • Malibu's Most Wanted picture
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    Malibu's Most Wanted (2003)

    A rapper's (Jamie Kennedy) hip-hop lifestyle jeopardizes his father's campaign to become governor of...

  • Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror picture
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    Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror (2007)

    A tagger discovers gangsters don't always die hard, an heir to a Texas oil fortune can't afford to...

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    Freestyle (2004)

    A documentary about freestyling--the improvised, on-the-spot rhymes that demonstrate the skills of...

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    The Show (1995)

    A documentary about the hip-hop culture.

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    Body Rock (1984)

    Chilly is just a guy from the streets with a talent for break-dancing. When his wicked moves catch...

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    Gunner Palace (2005)

    Filmmakers Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein document the experiences of American soldiers...

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    Thicker Than Water (1999)

    The story of rival "top dogs" from two inner-city gangs who cooperate amidst a turf war to promote...

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    Confessions of a Thug

    The story of South Boy. Caught up in a life of crime, he finds himself doing time in Federal Prison.

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    Anne B. Real

    A New York teenager's (Janice Richardson) drug-addicted brother (Carlos Leon) sells her lyrics to a...

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    Marci X (2003)

    A woman (Lisa Kudrow) must deal with a controversial rapper (Damon Wayans) who sings for her...

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    Rhyme & Reason (1997)

    Filmmaker Peter Spirer chronicles hip-hop music with interviews and performance clips.

  • House Party picture
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    House Party (1990)

    Two teenage rappers (Kid 'N Play) try to throw a party despite a trio of rap bullies (Full Force)...

  • Identity Crisis picture
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    Identity Crisis (1990)

    A rapper finds himself possessed by the soul of a dead fashion designer; frequently switching...