Da Brat
Nacimiento : 1974-04-14, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Historia
Shawntae Harris (born April 14, 1974), better known by her stage name Da Brat, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, she began her career in 1992, the year she signed with So So Def Records. Her debut album Funkdafied (1994) sold one million copies, making her the first female solo rap act to receive a platinum certification, and the second overall female rap act (solo or group) after Salt-N-Pepa. Brat has received two Grammy Award nominations and has achieved two-top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100, "Funkdafied" and "Not Tonight."
Self
The untold story of the world’s longest running video show, Video Music Box. A hip hop mainstay since 1983, VMB gave a platform to artists like Jay-Z, Nas and Mary J. Blige before they hit it big. Host Ralph McDaniels’ archives — amassed over 40 nearly years — reveal the show’s importance to numerous big-name musicians, as well as to the kids that grew up watching.
Self (archive footage)
The untold story of the world’s longest running video show, Video Music Box. A hip hop mainstay since 1983, VMB gave a platform to artists like Jay-Z, Nas and Mary J. Blige before they hit it big. Host Ralph McDaniels’ archives — amassed over 40 nearly years — reveal the show’s importance to numerous big-name musicians, as well as to the kids that grew up watching.
Self
An intimate look at the evolution and impact of women emcees and rappers, told by the trailblazing artists who helped create a musical and cultural empire.
Gabrielle parece tenerlo todo: un esposo devoto, una hermosa hija y una exitosa carrera en relaciones públicas. Sin embargo, pronto lo perderá todo cuando conozca a Keisha, su tortuosa media hermana que quiere todo lo que Gabrielle tiene.
herself
A Chicago lawyer embraces his undying faith when his teenage son is accused of murdering a classmate.
Herself
From Lord Have Mercy to A Pimp Named Slickback, original comedy freak Katt Williams has made his mark inhabiting a hustler's gallery of fast-and-loose personae. This real-deal documentary tracks the actor's rise from young stand-up to BET staple. Along with never-seen footage from early stand-up performances and backstage glimpses of Williams at work, the film includes interviews with Jeremy Piven, Damon Wayans, Snoop Dogg and Kathy Griffin.
Kamesha
Two star basketball players, Donnell, a black kid from the inner city high school, and Jason, a white kid from the affluent suburbs, are sentenced to 30 days of labour in each other's communities after a brawl between their two teams. When they return to their home turf, both see their new attitudes put to the test.
Sabrina
Las presas de una cárcel de mujeres, principalmente afroamericanas, son explotadas como mano de obra. La mayoría de las mujeres están encarceladas por situaciones de violencia doméstica, pero además sufren abusos por parte del personal penitenciario, encabezado por el capitán Deese y el guardián Nelson. Acusada de asesinato, Frances Shepard se alía con sus compañeras Little Momma, Wet y Nikki Barnes, así como con el estudiante de derecho Michael, para comenzar la rebelión.
Louise
Mariah Carey es Billie Frank, una joven cantante de gran talento que lucha por abrirse camino en los escenarios de Nueva York. Con mucha fuerza de voluntad, una voz extraordinaria y la ayuda del atractivo pinchadiscos de una discoteca, Billie comienza a recorrer el camino del éxito, en el que descubrirá que no todo es brillo y glamour, sino que es un mundo en el que también abundan la traición y la mentira.
Narrator
An engaged Philadelphia policeman falls in love with a beautiful woman while dealing with a corrupt superior.
Herself
Three hip-hop lovin' gals from New York attempt to hustle their way into the sold-out Source Awards in this documentary that shows anything is possible if you put your mind - and body - to it. From stripping down for a skinny-dipping session in the pool of a four-star hotel, to exposing their charms in hopes of coaxing a free dinner out of a desperate diner, there's nothing these ladies won't do to make their dreams of mingling with the hip-hop elite come true.
Mariah Carey performs at her old high school on Long Island, featuring special guests 98 Degrees, Jay Z, Da Brat, Joe and DJ Clue.
Un estudio sobre el mundo del Hip Hop, en mayor parte a través de entrevistas, con el objetivo de ver por qué es tan popular y qué le espera en el futuro. (FILMAFFINITY)
Da Brat
Huyendo de una banda callejera, Max se esconde en un edificio abandonado donde accidentalmente libera a Kazaam, un genio. Pero su vieja magia parece no funcionar. Cuando por fin recupera sus poderes, da comienzo una arrolladora sucesión de trucos deslumbrantes.
Herself
Jermaine Dupri's longtime friends, collaborators and So So Def Recordings' alumni celebrate the label's 20-year anniversary.
