Ace is an impressionable young man working for a dry cleaning business. His friend, drug dealer Mitch, goes to prison. In an unrelated incident, he finds some cocaine in a pants pocket. Soon, Ace finds himself dealing cocaine for Lulu. Via lucky breaks and solid interpersonal skills, Ace moves to the top of the Harlem drug world. Of course, unfaithful employees and/or rivals conspire to bring about Ace's fall.

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?

Heartbeast

6.0

Aino Suni Director

Lucille Guillaume as Caroline

Joker Not Joking as Joker Not Joking

Antti Autio as Lasse

Gwendal Lancien as Lucas

When Elina, a young aspiring rapper forced to move from Finland to southern France, meets Sofia, her new step-sister and an impressive ballerina, she immediately falls in love with her.

All Eyez on Me

2017

English

5.9

♡ 240

17%

Benny Boom Director

Carter Burch as Hotel Guest

Lauren Cohan as Leila Steinberg

Michael Beasley as Pizza Boss

E. Roger Mitchell as Tupac's Attorney

All Eyez on Me chronicles the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur, including his rise to superstardom as a hip-hop artist, actor, poet and activist, as well as his imprisonment and prolific, controversial time at Death Row Records. Against insurmountable odds, Tupac rose to become a cultural icon whose career and persona both continue to grow long after his passing.

Down Under

2016

English

5.9

♡ 33

65%

Abe Forsythe Director

Marshall Napier as Graham

Matuse Paz as Guy Getting Arrested

Harriet Dyer as Stacey

David Field as Vic

A black comedy set during the aftermath of the Cronulla riots, it is the story of two carloads of hotheads from both sides of the fight destined to collide.

Friday

1995

English

7.2

♡ 152

77%

91%

Action

african american comedy

parent child relationship

rap music

rapper

F. Gary Gray Director

Terri J. Vaughn as China

Ice Cube as Craig Jones

Nia Long as Debbie

Paula Jai Parker as Joi

Craig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon, smoking and drinking, looking for something to do.

Boyz n the Hood

1991

English

7.8

♡ 94

96%

John Singleton Director

Nia Long as Brandi

Ice Cube as Doughboy / Darren

Laurence Fishburne as Furious Styles

Angela Bassett as Reva Styles

In the middle of the Los Angeles ghetto, drugs, robberies and shootings dominate everyday life. During these times, Furious tries to raise his son Tre to be a decent person. Tre's friends, on the other hand, have little regard for the law and drag the entire neighborhood into a street war...

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

2005

English

5.5

♡ 32

17%

Jim Sheridan Director

Arnold Pinnock as Detective

Paulino Nunes as Detective

Pedro Salvín as Man

Russell Hornsby as Odell

A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.

Feel the Noise

2007

English

3.0

♡ 1

12%

Alejandro Chomski Director

Zulay Henao as C.C.

Victor Rasuk as Javi

Giancarlo Esposito as Roberto

Malik Yoba as The Mayor

After a run-in with local thugs, aspiring Harlem rapper Rob flees to a place and father he never knew, and finds his salvation in Reggaeton, a spicy blend of hip-hop, reggae and Latin beats. Puerto Rico, the spiritual home of Reggaeton, inspires Rob and his step-brother Javi to pursue their dream of becoming Reggaeton stars. Together with a dancer named C.C., they learn what it means to stay true to themselves and each other, while overcoming obstacles in love, greed and pride, all culminating in an explosive performance at New York’s Puerto Rican Day Parade.

The Pop Out: Ken & Friends

2024

English

8.8

♡ 2

Mike Carson Director

Kendrick Lamar as

Schoolboy Q as

Ty Dolla Sign as

Zoe Osama as Self

Kendrick Lamar, DJ Mustard and various other artists perform in a concert at the LA Forum celebrating Juneteenth and West Coast hip hop.

Cool as Ice

1991

English

3.0

♡ 10

3%

David Kellogg Director

Deezer D as Jazz

Kathryn Morris as Jen

Dody Goodman as Mae

John Newton as Nick

Freewheeling, motorcycle-riding musician Johnny rolls into a small town with his band, and meets Kathy, an honor student who catches his eye. Meanwhile, Kathy's father, after being in the Witness Protection Program, is finally tracked down by two corrupt cops he escaped from years ago, who want the money he owes them.

Mogul Mowgli

2020

English

6.6

♡ 9

93%

Bassam Tariq Director

Kiran Sonia Sawar as Asma

Atul Sharma as Restaurant Diner

Anjana Vasan as Vaseem

Riz Ahmed as Zed

Zed, a young British rapper, is about to start his first world tour, when a crippling illness strikes him down, forcing him to move back in with his family. He tries to find himself between an international music career and Pakistani family traditions.

The Honey Trap

2024

English

5.7

♡ 2

Chris Moukarbel Director

Julianne Moore as Self

Harrison Ford as Self

Robert Downey Jr. as Self

Christopher Lloyd as Self

A dramatic tale of espionage, propaganda, and romance, following the infamous Berlin rapper Denis Cuspert aka Deso Dogg and his journey from artist to MMA fighter to ISIS recruiter. When the FBI assigns a translator to monitor Cuspert, her quest to get close to him takes over her life.

Spring Breakers

2012

English

♡ 90

67%

Harmony Korine Director

James Franco as Alien

Tom Franco as Archie's Thug #1

Vanessa Hudgens as Candy

Selena Gomez as Faith

After four college girls rob a restaurant to fund their spring break in Florida, they get entangled with a weird dude with his own criminal agenda.

TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy

2024

English

5.4

♡ 2

A series of lawsuits and allegations have legendary rap mogul P. Diddy on the ropes. TMZ has the troubling inside story from people who were there.

Gully Boy

2019

Hindi

7.9

♡ 52

96%

mumbai (bombay), india

Zoya Akhtar Director

Siddhant Chaturvedi as MC Sher

Vijay Varma as Moeen Arif

Ranveer Singh as Murad Ahmed / Gully Boy

Alia Bhatt as Safeena Firdausi

A coming-of-age story based on the lives of street rappers in Mumbai.

Gandu

2010

Bangla

5.3

♡ 5

68%

depression

Drama

parent child relationship

rapper

Qaushiq Mukherjee Director

Brogowda Shamanth as

Masum Billah Nahid as Brihonnola

Shilajit Majumdar as Dasbabu / Gandu's mother's lover

Anubrata Basu as Gandu

After Nihilistic rapper Gandu steals from his mother's lover, he embarks on a drug-fueled rampage with a rickshaw puller.

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

2007

English

6.8

♡ 31

75%

Jake Kasdan Director

Tim Bagley as Engineer

Paul Rudd as John Lennon

Raymond J. Barry as Pa Cox

Jack Black as Paul McCartney

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.

Brown Sugar

2002

English

6.5

♡ 5

66%

Rick Famuyiwa Director

Liza Lapira as Hot 97 Receptionist

Nicole Ari Parker as Reese Marie Wiggam Ellis

Ahmir-Khalib Thompson as Self - The Roots

Marc John Jefferies as Young Dre

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.

Babo: The Haftbefehl Story

7.7

Personal interviews with Haftbefehl and those closest to him reveal the story behind the German rap icon as he takes a brutally honest look at his life.

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