Beat Makers (2007)

La película narra la historia de Jimmy Smith Jr. (Eminem), un joven rapero que vive en un barrio pobre de Detroit y que sueña con triunfar en el mundo de la música. Jimmy tiene que enfrentarse a varios problemas, como su trabajo precario, su relación con su madre alcohólica y su hija pequeña, su novia infiel y sus rivales en el rap. Jimmy participa en unas batallas de rap donde tiene que demostrar su talento y su ingenio frente a otros raperos. Su objetivo es ganar el concurso que se celebra en el club 8 Mile, el límite entre el barrio blanco y el negro, y así conseguir el respeto y la fama que desea.

Chappelle, que quiere hacer una fiesta para sus amigos, para los músicos que tanto admira, decide recurrir al método más antiguo y convencional: el "boca a boca" y el megáfono. Invita personalmente a sus vecinos, a la señora del almacén, al peluquero y a los niños de las escuelas. Todos lo conocen por la televisión y lo quieren ¿El sitio escogido? Un callejón cualquiera del barrio.

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.

Sorprendente debut del jovencísimo John Singleton -nominado al Oscar al mejor director con sólo 21 años- en un drama que cuenta la historia de tres amigos de la infancia que viven en un peligroso barrio de Los Ángeles. Los tres deberán enfrentarse a difíciles dilemas para abrirse camino en la vida.

En uno de los barrios más humildes de Brooklyn, Bedford Stuyvesant, conviven atropelladamente varias familias de raza negra, algunos hispanos, una pareja de comerciantes vietnamitas y una familia de italoamericanos que tienen una pizzeria. Mookie, un chico que trabaja de repartidor de pizzas, es un testigo privilegiado de los personajes y de los hechos cotidianos que tienen lugar en el barrio, así como de las tensiones y las actitudes racistas de algunos de sus habitantes

A film about three teenagers - Klara, Mina and Tanutscha - from the Berlin district of Kreuzberg. The trio have known each other since Kindergarten and have plenty in common. The three 15-year-olds are the best of friends; they are spending the summer at Prinzenbad, a large open-air swimming pool at the heart of the district where they live. They're feeling pretty grown up, and are convinced they've now left their childhood behind.

A feature documentary and concert film, LIFE IS EASY [1968 - 2005] (Released 2005, on Strange Famous Records) chronicles the life and performance art of the influential and innovative "godfather of indie-hop." (The Guardian) Rapper, activist, and poet, Sage Francis, moves through the unforgiving rawness of what life is like on the fringe of an entire culture and adapts to the changing musical structure devoid of former industry gods and movers and shakers, while making a name for himself and ushering in a new language and attitude in rap and hip-hop. In the backdrop: a crumbling music industry, and in the foreground: conscious, politically charged, and universally resonant lyrics and performances captured through various lenses as Sage takes it all head-on. Written by Strange Famous Records

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

Heather Morris and the cast of GLEE put their own stamp on the Dr. Dre classic NUTHIN' BUT A 'G' THANG.

From Henry Chalfant, the director genre defining documentary Style Wars, comes what was intended to be the first installment in a regular television series on New York's bludgeoning hip-hop culture, with a specific focus on graffiti. Funding fell through but the material was just to good be left to languish. Chalfant put together what he had and, like Style Wars, it continues to stand as a document of a culture in blossom.

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.

Ellie Goulding: LIVE at the Troubadour - Official HD Director's Cut (2012)

First broadcast in 1987 on the UK's Channel 4, Bombin' is a documentary about Afrika Bambaataa's Zulu nation bringing American hip-hop culture to the UK for first time. The main focus is the graffiti art of Brim and the variety of reactions he is faced with from the British public and press.

The hottest underground Hip Hop group, Tha Supanatchralz, Ivory, Krumbsnatcha, Remedy, Dia, Baby Sham have a killer in their midst. Bodies are dropping all around them and nobody knows why. When Tha Supanatchralz uncover the crazed slasher is a clown, they must hunt him down. But... will they be his next victims?

Although it might be fun to listen to, freestyling is anything but easy. After all, it's an art form that takes skill, drive and razor-sharp reflexes -- and, usually, plenty of practice. For the first time, the worlds hottest MCs show you how to do it and reveal tips for success, from the basics of how to hold a mic and make a demo to performing live and getting signed.

In a wordless story with semi-surreal stage sets, a poor black man ventures from his ramshackle rural home to the big city, where a dancing girl in a dive two-times him. He returns to his home and wife's arms.

Hanna and Linn are 16 and both want to be the world's coolest rappers.

An insane preacher seeks retribution from the local crime syndicate for the violent death of his family and the burning of his church in a horrendous ghetto crime spree.