Self
The story focuses on Newark's Baraka family and its involvement in social activism, poetry, music, art and politics.
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
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.
Executive Producer
Фильм, основанный на реальных событиях, расскажет о жизни известной рэп-исполнительницы Роксаны Шанте.
Лолита Шанте Гуден родилась в бедной семье, проживающей в одном из неблагополучных районов Нью-Йорка – Квинсбридже. Будучи еще совсем малышкой, Шанте начала читать рэп, участвуя в местных рэп-баттлах, чтобы заработать хоть немного денег для семьи. Но настоящую славу певица получила в четырнадцать лет, когда в ответ на скандально известную песню «Роксана, Роксана» она записала трек "Месть Роксаны", ставший одним из первых в истории рэпа диссов.
Herself
New York, 1986: a city of big dreams and equally big problems. Like New York itself, hip-hop music encompassed both of these human conditions. But hip-hop and its cultural birthplace shared other important characteristics, too: the desire to always be original, a hustle-to-survive ambition, and — if the stars aligned — the ability to come out on top, no matter what the odds. Big Fun in the Big Town is about hip-hop when artistry in the game was still at its center. When skills, not hype, got you your first record deal. When Run-DMC took the reins from Doug E Fresh and Grandmaster Flash, paving the way for hundreds of other hitmakers to follow. When a chart-topping LL Cool J still lived with his Grandmother. When the Latin Quarter was the club to be at on any weekend night. And when artists from all backgrounds could taste their own pop chart dreams, just beyond their reach but still seemingly attainable.
