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.

NWA & Eazy-E: Kings of Compton

2016

English

6.1

♡ 3

Mike Corbera Director

Ice Cube as Self

Mister Cartoon as Self

Alonzo Williams as Self Eazy-E

Eazy-E as Self

Documentary looking back at the West Coast group who invented gangster rap. The original lineup of N.W.A consisted of Dr Dre, Ice Cube and Eazy-E, all of whom went on to be successful in their own right. The documentary looks at how the group influenced the world of rap music as well as the controversial life and death of Eazy-E and the career developments of Ice Cube and Dr Dre.

I Want My Name Back

2011

English

6.9

89%

Roger Paradiso Director

Big Bank Hank as Self

Tarsha Nicole Jones as Self

Steven Daly as Self

Allen LeWinter as Self

Thirty years after recording "Rapper's Delight," Master Gee & Wonder Mike come back to reclaim their identities and rightful place in Hip Hop history.

We Almost Lost Bochum

7.8

Julian Brimmers Director

A documentary tracing 90s Ruhr rap crew RAG’s enduring influence on German hip-hop, their reunion two decades after Unter Tage, and the impact of member Galla’s tragic death.

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

2021

English

6.8

♡ 15

78%

Emmett Malloy Director

Faith Evans as Jay Z

Jay Z as (archive footage)

Lil' Kim as Self - Junior M.A.F.I.A.

Diana Ross as Self - Singer

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.

Tokyo Tribe

2014

Japanese

6.4

♡ 9

58%

Sion Sono Director

Yuki Izumisawa as

Yoshihiro Takayama as Bouncer

Young Dais as Kai Deguchi

Nana Seino as Sunmi / Erika

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.

Hip Hop Family Christmas Wedding

2022

English

4.8

♡ 3

Greg Carter Director

Terrence Jenkins as Blare Nixon

Cassie Ventura as Jai Turner Ne-Yo

Ne-Yo as Jayson Shannon

Tyrin Turner as Pastor Williams

Christmas wedding bells are ringing for Jessica and Jayson, as their mothers Tina and Nancy fight it out for wedding planning supremacy.

Ali G Indahouse

2002

English

6.2

♡ 27

59%

Mark Mylod Director

Charles Dance as David Carlton

Rhona Mitra as Kate Hedges

Martin Freeman as Ricky C

Colin Stinton as US Delegate

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.

Martha & Niki

7.1

Tora Mårtens Director

Martha Nabwire as

Nikki Tsaposs as

In 2010 Martha Nabwire and Niki Tsappos took part in the biggest international Street Dance Competition, Juste Debout in Paris. It was the first time ever two women became World Champions in Hip Hop. This film depicts their love of dance, each other and about friendship put to the test. About desires, yearning and finding the right path in life.

Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

2022

English

7.2

♡ 9

60%

Estevan Oriol Director 50 Cent

50 Cent as Self

Cheech Marin as Self Ice-T

Ice-T as Self B-Real

B-Real as Self

A smoke-filled journey across the lives and the careers of the groundbreaking, genre-defying Hip Hop group, Cypress Hill. Their unique sound, influenced by their Latin roots and West Coast upbringing, was built on a movement rooted in true authenticity: from cultivating the flower, to smoking it, to rapping about it, their influence is forever burned into the musical landscape of Hip Hop as they continue to stay relevant after 30 years.

Jelly Roll: Save Me

2023

English

8.1

♡ 3

90%

Bari Pearlman Director

Billy Crank as Member Of The Church Congregation

Jelly Roll as Self

Bunnie Deford as Self

An inside look as the 38-year-old prepares to perform at the famed Bridgestone Arena in his hometown of Nashville, featuring never-before-seen tour footage and interviews with the musician and those closest to him. It also shows how Jelly Roll balances life on tour with philanthropic work, including a visit to a juvenile detention facility where he was incarcerated multiple times to share his story in the hopes of inspiring positive change in others.

World's Best

2023

English

5.4

♡ 4

100%

Roshan Sethi Director

Sathya Sridharan as Coach Ani

Kathryn Greenwood as Ms. Sage

Noah Lamanna as Naomi

Punam Patel as Priya

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.

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

1996

English

6.5

♡ 65

32%

Paris Barclay Director

Paula Jai Parker as Drunk Party Girl

Terri J. Vaughn as Keisha

Marlon Wayans as Loc Dog

Omar Epps as Malik

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?

Nayola

2022

Portuguese

6.9

♡ 5

based on play or musical

José Miguel Ribeiro Director

Vitória Adelino Dias Soares as Lelena

Elisângela Rita as Nayola

Catarina André as Soldier Woman

Feliciana Délcia Guia as Yara

In 1995, during the Angolan civil war, Nayola sets out in search of her missing husband.

Love Beats Rhymes

2017

English

5.5

44%

RZA Director

John David Washington as Mahlik

Lorraine Toussaint as Nichelle

Caleb Eberhardt as Reasons

Mary Christina Brown as Sapphire

A young woman dreams of making it big in the world of hip hop, but her parents demand that she finish her university degree. She dutifully agrees to complete her education, but her spoken word proves to have a powerful impact in the classroom.

Respeto

2017

Tagalog

7.3

♡ 5

80%

Treb Monteras II Director

Chai Fonacier as Betchai

Kate Alejandrino as Candy

Dido de la Paz as Doc

Nor Domingo as Fuentes

Hendrix dreams of hip-hop greatness, but he’s spiraling down a rabbit-hole of crime and poverty until he meets Doc, an old poet still haunted by his martial law past. Can they turn each other’s lives around before they’re swallowed by their circumstance?

Straight Outta Compton

2015

English

7.8

♡ 206

89%

91%

Action

based on a true story

husband wife relationship

F. Gary Gray Director

Dwayne Johnson as Bouncer

Dean Cameron as Capitol Records Executive

Andrew Borba as Journalist

Demetrius Grosse as Rock

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.

OneFour: Against All Odds

2023

English

6.6

95%

Gabriel Gasparinatos Director

The Kid Laroi as Self

A group of Sydney-based, Pacific Islander kids start recording drill raps to avoid a life of crime. Two years into their meteoric rise, a police task force shuts down their sold-out national tour due to concerns that the group's music will incite violence.

You Got Served

2004

English

3.9

♡ 27

14%

Chris Stokes Director

Meagan Good as Beautifull

Harry Shum Jr. as Dancer

Lil' Kim as Lil' Kim

Malcolm David Kelley as Lil Saint

At Mr. Rad's Warehouse, the best hip-hop crews in Los Angeles compete for money and respect. But when a suburban crew crashes the party, stealing their dancers — and their moves — two warring friends have to pull together to represent the street.

Biggie & Tupac

2002

English

6.7

♡ 2

Nick Broomfield Director

Sean Combs as Self

Snoop Dogg as Self

Tupac Shakur as Self

Nick Broomfield as Self - Filmmaker

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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Martha: A Picture Story

NWA & Eazy-E: Kings of Compton

I Want My Name Back

We Almost Lost Bochum

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

Tokyo Tribe

Hip Hop Family Christmas Wedding

Ali G Indahouse

Martha & Niki

Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

Jelly Roll: Save Me

World's Best

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

Nayola

Love Beats Rhymes

Respeto

Straight Outta Compton

OneFour: Against All Odds

You Got Served

Biggie & Tupac