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4.4
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cc age 16+

Do the Right Thing (1989)
Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise.
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Kanopy
85
8.1
/219792/
82
/4938/
80
/4355/
4.5
/869360/
96
/73/
95
/2374/
cc age 16+

La Haine (1995)
After a chaotic night of rioting in a marginal suburb of Paris, three young friends, Vinz, Hubert and Saïd, wander around unoccupied waiting for news about the state of health of a mutual friend who has been seriously injured when confronting the police.
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Hulu
82
7.8
/231386/
77
/11422/
78
/4089/
3.8
/333755/
89
/244/
91
/2595/
72
/41/
cc age 17+

Straight Outta Compton (2015)
In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.
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Netflix
81
7.6
/23017/
76
/1124/
72
/220/
4.1
/200834/
96
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95
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76
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cc age 16+

Kneecap (2024)
When fate brings Belfast teacher JJ into the orbit of self-confessed "low life scum" Naoise and Liam Óg, the needle drops on a hip-hop act like no other. Rapping in their native Irish, they lead a movement to save their mother tongue.
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Kanopy
81
7.2
/375/
73
/15/
72
/9/
3.7
/624/
98
/61/
75
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88
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Quest (2017)
For over a decade, this portrait of a North Philadelphia family and the creative sanctuary offered by their home music studio was filmed with vérité intimacy. The family's 10-year journey is an illumination of race and class in America, and it's a testament to love, healing and hope.
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Apple TV
81
7.7
/8659/
78
/949/
75
/174/
3.9
/24441/
95
/86/
85
/60/
74
/24/
cc age 14+

Beastie Boys Story (2020)
Here's a little story they're about to tell... Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of their band and 40 years of friendship in a live documentary experience directed by friend, collaborator, and their former grandfather, Spike Jonze.
poster
78
7.9
/10016/
78
/190/
78
/166/
3.8
/2623/
77
/87/
90
/470/
66
/33/
cc age 17+

Tupac: Resurrection (2003)
Home movies, photographs, and recited poetry illustrate the life of Tupac Shakur, one of the most beloved, revolutionary, and volatile hip-hop MCs of all time.
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Amazon Prime Video
77
7.1
/6467/
75
/548/
72
/123/
3.5
/8968/
89
/82/
84
/63/
75
/22/
cc age 16+

Bodied (2018)
A progressive graduate student finds success and sparks outrage when his interest in battle rap as a thesis subject becomes a competitive obsession.
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Kanopy
77
7.0
/3407/
74
/153/
69
/69/
3.5
/3201/
98
/41/
82
/43/
72
/14/

Nas: Time Is Illmatic (2014)
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 that influenced its creation.
poster
76
7.2
/9800/
71
/316/
68
/122/
3.8
/7047/
93
/127/
74
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84
/30/
cc age 17+

Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
The American comedian/actor delivers a story about the alternative Hip Hop scene. A small town Ohio mans moves to Brooklyn, New York, to throw an unprecedented block party.
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Paramount+ Amazon Channel
76
7.3
/45032/
73
/1075/
71
/419/
3.6
/20954/
83
/160/
83
/3535/
68
/37/
cc age 18+

Hustle & Flow (2005)
With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.
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Criterion Channel
76
7.5
/102538/
73
/2400/
73
/1330/
4.0
/129919/
84
/106/
86
/2130/
68
/31/

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
A Black hitman who models after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.
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Starz Apple TV Channel
74
7.3
/10480/
71
/212/
68
/129/
3.5
/3020/
82
/130/
77
/2112/
69
/33/
cc age 16+

Talk to Me (2007)
The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.
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Hoopla
74
7.1
/3426/
68
/87/
66
/45/
3.7
/1772/
84
/93/
85
/618/
74
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cc age 15+

Rize (2005)
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.
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74
7.6
/4159/
78
/192/
71
/55/
3.8
/5271/
90
/61/
90
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76
/22/
cc age 14+

Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest (2011)
Having forged a 20-year run as one of the most innovative and influential hip hop bands of all time, the Queens NY collective known as 'A Tribe Called Quest' have kept a generation hungry for more of their groundbreaking music since their much publicized breakup in 1998. Michael Rapaport documents the inner workings and behind the scenes drama that follows the band to this day. He explores what's next for, what many claim, are the pioneers of alternative rap.
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fuboTV
74
7.0
/32640/
74
/1143/
71
/430/
3.6
/35996/
81
/32/
90
/1660/
60
/17/
cc age 17+

Juice (1992)
Four Harlem friends -- Bishop, Q, Steel and Raheem -- dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big by knocking off a convenience store. Bishop, the magnetic leader of the group, has the gun. But Q has different aspirations. He wants to be a DJ and happens to have a gig the night of the robbery. Unfortunately for him, Bishop isn't willing to take no for answer in a game where everything's for keeps.
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Amazon Prime Video
73
7.2
/91314/
74
/4552/
71
/1535/
3.5
/127155/
88
/161/
83
/1099/
72
/37/
cc age 17+

Dope (2015)
Malcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A chance invitation to an underground party leads him into an adventure that could allow him to go from being a geek, to being dope, to ultimately being himself.
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72
7.7
/250/
82
/19/
90
/2/
3.8
/767/
23
/13/

Martha: A Picture Story (2019)
In 1970s New York, photographer Martha Cooper captured some of the first images of graffiti at a time when the city had declared war on it. Decades later, Cooper has become an influential godmother to a global movement of street artists.
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Amazon Prime Video
72
7.2
/4833/
69
/105/
58
/49/
3.5
/4234/
82
/22/
87
/234/
62
/20/

Fear of a Black Hat (1994)
Chronicling the controversial career of bad boys N.W.H. (Niggaz With Hats), this uproarious 'mockumentary' lampoons all of hardcore rap's hot-button issues. This underground laugh riot recounts the rise, fall and resurrection of a clueless bunch of would-be rappers, Ice Cold, Tone-Def & Tasty Taste performing as N.W.H.
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Netflix
71
7.2
/346075/
73
/12228/
71
/7604/
3.6
/554202/
76
/211/
54
/1027848/
77
/38/
cc age 17+

8 Mile (2002)
For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born and every moment… is another chance.
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Fandor
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71
8.0
/3535/
79
/118/
74
/56/
4.0
/8724/
80
/5/
95
/197/

Style Wars (1984)
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.
poster
71
6.8
/28056/
65
/481/
63
/261/
3.4
/17226/
76
/68/
68
/563/
75
/28/
cc age 17+

Bulworth (1998)
A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.
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Amazon Prime Video
69
6.4
/527/
67
/55/
66
/23/
3.2
/523/
93
/14/
62
/11/
64
/7/

Sample This (2013)
A documentary that reveals how a forgotten record by the Incredible Bongo Band helped cement the foundation of hip hop when DJ Herc extended its percussion by playing them back to back, creating an anthem on the streets of the Bronx.
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The Roku Channel
69
6.7
/5108/
61
/143/
63
/78/
3.2
/2913/
80
/49/
73
/523/
63
/16/

Biggie & Tupac (2002)
In 1997, rap superstars Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace (aka Biggie Smalls, The Notorious B.I.G.) were gunned down in separate incidents, the apparent victims of hip hop's infamous east-west rivalry. Nick Broomfield's film introduces Russell Poole, an ex-cop with damning evidence that suggests the LAPD deliberately fumbled the case to conceal connections between the police, LA gangs and Death Row Records, the label run by feared rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight.
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Starz
69
6.6
/3666/
72
/158/
62
/45/
3.4
/1355/
62
/13/
83
/127/

New Jersey Drive (1995)
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.
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Disney Plus
71
69
6.4
/5127/
69
/353/
69
/312/
3.4
/42227/
84
/67/
cc age 7+

Let It Shine (2012)
A young teenage rapper must use his musical talent to help his friend out and win the girl of his dreams by going through several events of betrayal, trust and agreement while his religious parents have strictly dislike his interests.
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69
6.5
/10850/
71
/325/
66
/122/
3.4
/8832/
66
/86/
90
/1946/
58
/28/
cc age 14+

Brown Sugar (2002)
Sidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong friendship and the launch of their careers to one single childhood instant... witnessing the birth of hip-hop on a New York street corner. Now some 15 years later, she is a revered music critic at a national magazine and he is a successful, though unfulfilled, hip-hop record company executive. Both come to realize that their true life passions will only be fulfilled by remembering what they learned that day on the corner.
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Disney Plus
68
5.4
/595/
59
/77/
62
/20/
3.1
/762/
100
/12/
81
/9/
58
/4/
cc age 10+

World's Best (2023)
Twelve-year-old mathematics genius Prem discovers his recently deceased father was a famous rapper and immediately sets out to learn more about his father’s life and passions. Empowered by imaginative hip-hop music-fueled fantasies, Prem is determined to find out if hip-hop truly is in his DNA.
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Netflix
68
6.8
/5785/
70
/432/
72
/132/
3.4
/9773/
78
/32/
82
/9/
62
/16/
cc age 16+

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell (2021)
Christopher Wallace, AKA The Notorious B.I.G., remains one of Hip-Hop’s icons, renowned for his distinctive flow and autobiographical lyrics. This documentary celebrates his life via rare behind-the-scenes footage and the testimonies of his closest friends and family.
poster
68
6.9
/80611/
71
/2183/
66
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3.7
/112314/
75
/138/
57
/12427/
63
/32/
cc age 17+

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
Following a childhood tragedy, Dewey Cox follows a long and winding road to music stardom. Dewey perseveres through changing musical styles, an addiction to nearly every drug known and bouts of uncontrollable rage.
poster
Netflix
67
6.7
/5325/
69
/505/
68
/77/
3.2
/38414/
cc age 15+

Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy (2025)
Featuring exclusive interviews with survivors, paramedics and festival staff, this documentary examines the 2021 Astroworld tragedy and its aftermath.
poster
Netflix
67
66
6.4
/6330/
70
/639/
66
/263/
2.9
/8871/
88
/8/
61
/34/
cc age 17+

Beats (2019)
An agoraphobic hip-hop prodigy and a disgraced former music manager cross paths in Chicago’s South Side and help each other face demons of their pasts.
poster
68
66
6.5
/4695/
72
/271/
68
/92/
3.4
/3511/
57
/7/
83
/314/
68
/5/
cc age 14+

Beat Street (1984)
An aspiring DJ, from the South Bronx, and his best friend, a promoter, try to get into show business by exposing people to hip-hop music and culture.
poster
62
6.4
/3778/
66
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3.5
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/24/
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Tokyo Tribe (2014)
In an alternate Japan, territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the Tokyo Tribes. The simmering tension between them is about to boil over into all-out war.
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Netflix
62
6.2
/3874/
65
/295/
60
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3.1
/4309/
68
/28/
62
/18/
74
/10/
cc age 16+

Roxanne Roxanne (2017)
The most feared battle emcee in the early 1980s in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenager from the Queensbridge projects. At the age of 14, Roxanne Shanté was well on her way to becoming a hip-hop legend, as she hustled to provide for her family while defending herself from the dangers of the street.
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Starz Apple TV Channel
61
6.5
/66462/
69
/2273/
70
/1422/
3.2
/56462/
32
/28/
80
/2606/
53
/16/
cc age 17+

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
When Ashtray moves to South Central L.A. to live with his father (who appears to be the same age he is) and grandmother (who likes to talk tough and smoke reefer), he falls in with his gang-banging cousin Loc Dog, who along with the requisite pistols and Uzi carries a thermo-nuclear warhead for self-defense. Will Ashtray be able to keep living the straight life?
poster
59
6.2
/93839/
68
/3177/
66
/2362/
3.1
/82184/
29
/63/
76
/14581/
50
/20/
cc age 12+

Step Up 2: The Streets (2008)
When rebellious street dancer Andie West lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto her old life. When she joins forces with the school's hottest dancer, Chase Collins, to form a crew of fellow outcasts to compete in Baltimore s underground dance battle The Streets.
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Kanopy
57
6.1
/24758/
59
/635/
59
/391/
3.3
/33732/
53
/129/
38
/1037/
48
/33/
cc age 18+

I'm Still Here (2010)
I'm Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, the film follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from a successful film career in the fall of 2008 and sets off to reinvent himself as a hip-hop musician. The film is a portrait of an artist at a crossroads and explores notions of courage and creative reinvention, as well as the ramifications of a life spent in the public eye.
poster
57
6.2
/98961/
65
/2963/
60
/1438/
3.0
/66387/
59
/17/
54
/2112/
46
/9/
cc age 17+

Ali G Indahouse (2002)
Ali G unwittingly becomes a pawn in the evil Chancellor's plot to overthrow the Prime Minister of Great Britain. However, instead of bringing the Prime Minister down, Ali is embraced by the nation as the voice of youth and 'realness', making the Prime Minister and his government more popular than ever.
poster
56
5.9
/7775/
68
/418/
66
/162/
3.1
/5433/
33
/9/
73
/483/
53
/5/

Breakin' (1984)
A struggling young dancer joins forces with two breakdancers and together they become a street sensation.
poster
Starz
56
6.2
/11045/
68
/474/
60
/136/
3.2
/7449/
50
/26/
61
/384/
49
/20/

CB4 (1993)
A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4". We soon learn that these three are not what they seem and don't appear to know as much about rap music as they claim... but a lack of musical ability in an artist never hurts sales, does it? You've just got to play the part of a rap star...
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Starz Apple TV Channel
54
5.3
/49089/
64
/1529/
63
/1209/
3.2
/51234/
19
/112/
71
/16218/
37
/30/
cc age 14+

Honey (2003)
Honey Daniels dreams of making a name for herself as a hip-hop choreographer. When she's not busy hitting downtown clubs with her friends, she teaches dance classes at a nearby community center in Harlem, N.Y., as a way to keep kids off the streets. Honey thinks she's hit the jackpot when she meets a hotshot director casts her in one of his music videos. But, when he starts demanding sexual favors from her, Honey makes a decision that will change her life.
poster
54
6.1
/76488/
67
/2605/
62
/1276/
3.0
/31457/
33
/91/
61
/3026/
52
/27/
cc age 14+

Romeo Must Die (2000)
Two warring gang families (one African-American, the other Chinese) maneuver for bragging rights to the Oakland, California, docks. Hang Sing and Trish O'Day uncover a trail of deceit that leaves most of the warring factions dead … or worse!
poster
Netflix
76
53
7.1
/1625/
74
/171/
66
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3.6
/2867/
100
/8/
73
/5/
cc age 16+

Grass Is Greener (2019)
Weed. Marijuana. Grass. Pot. Whatever you prefer to call it, America’s relationship with cannabis is a complicated one. In his directorial debut, hip hop pioneer Fab 5 Freddy presents an unparalleled look at the racially biased history of the war on marijuana. A range of celebrities and experts discuss the plant’s influence on music and popular culture, and the devastating impact its criminalization has had on Black and Latino communities. As more and more states join the push to legalize marijuana, this documentary dives deep into the glaring racial disparities in the growing cannabis market.
poster
74
52
7.5
/1024/
72
/24/
72
/21/
3.9
/948/
76
/21/
79
/148/
68
/22/

Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! (2006)
Concert film combining the footage from 50 camcorders given to audience members of a sold-out Beastie Boys show at Madison Square Garden on October 9, 2004. The audience members were instructed to keep the cameras rolling at all times.
poster
51
5.2
/816/
67
/26/
65
/163/
26
/27/
60
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42
/17/

G (2002)
A young Hip Hop star named Summer G falls for a middle to upper class sister while in college. After she rejects him for a fellow social climber, Summer G spends ten years building a Hip Hop empire, then moves to the Hamptons where he finds the object of his affections.
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Sun Nxt
69
51
7.5
/3131/
72
/108/
64
/29/
3.4
/2812/

Meesaya Murukku (2017)
A passionate youngster who dreams of making it in the music industry is on the verge of losing his love. What will happen to his career and romance?
poster
65
50
6.3
/2553/
67
/164/
60
/83/
3.5
/7523/
65
/25/

7 Virgins (2005)
Tano is 16-years-old and is already sitting in jail. In 48 hours he’s a free man and off to the wedding of his brother. In the two days he recounts his neighborhood in a section of Sevilla.


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