Here we've displayed a list of the best Hip-hop films : Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives(2015), Scratch(2001), Straight Outta Compton(2015), A Northern Soul(2018), Fear of a Black Hat(1993), Fade to Black(2004), Bulworth(1998), Notorious(2009), Beat Street(1984), I'm Still Here(2010), Whiteboys(1999), House Party 2(1991) ... ...
Documentary
USA
2015
90 Minutes
speaker radio dj jay-z rapper musician amusing charming positive inspiring radio station united states interview informing documentary filmmaking rap music music industry radio show hip-hop rise fall
A retrospective look at the "Best Hip Hop Radio Show of All-Time".
Documentary
USA
2001
90 Minutes
Bonner Bellew
dj producer mc musician fan gritty inspiring bronx, n.y. san francisco nightclub hip-hop turntablism innovation discovery rise underdog 2000s
The story of the hip-hop DJ from the birth of hip-hop to the invention of scratching and "beat-juggling" vinyl, to the more recent "turntablism" movement. Underdogs and virtuosos who have radically changed the way we hear and create music.
Biography, Music, Drama
USA
2015
147 Minutes
O'Shea Jackson Jr. Corey Hawkins Jason Mitchell Neil Brown Jr. Aldis Hodge Marlon Yates Jr. R. Marcos Taylor Alexandra Shipp Paul Giamatti Elena Goode Keith Powers
rapper manager fan rival woman gang member brash brooding intense south central house recording studio street car restaurant gangs hip-hop business friendship rivalry
The rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.
Documentary
UK
2018
75 Minutes
Steve Arnott
worker british man child musician amusing charming emotional endearing inspiring northern england city tour bus fair warehouse city life working class hip-hop british culture british life love
A documentary following a resident of Hull as he attempts to make a positive impact on his community by travelling with a hip-hop tour bus.
Comedy
USA|UK
1993
85 Minutes
Larry B. Scott Mark Christopher Lawrence Rusty Cundieff Kasi Lemmons Howie Gold Barry Heins Eric Laneuville
performer sociologist filmmaker manager groupie rapper hilarious hedonistic madcap road arena hotel hip-hop touring music industry sexual conquests violence rap music discovery rivalry
A mockumentary chronicling the rise and fall of NWH, a not particularly talented--or particularly bright but always controversial--hip-hop group.
Documentary
USA
2004
109 Minutes
Patrick Paulson
rapper singer musician fan spirited confident madison square garden new york city recording studio jay-z hip-hop success performance fame rise 2000s
Filmed during his "Black Album" era, Jay-Z looks back on his career as one of rap music's most successful emcees and entrepreneurs.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1998
106 Minutes
Warren Beatty Halle Berry Don Cheadle Oliver Platt Paul Sorvino Jack Warden Isaiah Washington Joshua Malina Christine Baranski Richard C. Sarafian Amiri Baraka
senator chief of staff young woman mafia boss rapper suicidal person amusing witty unrestrained brash los angeles club church ghetto office politics honesty controversy hip-hop unlikely romance
A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.
Biography, Drama
USA
2009
122 Minutes
Angela Bassett Derek Luke Jamal Woolard Anthony Mackie Antonique Smith Naturi Naughton Kevin Phillips Dennis L.A. White Marc John Jefferies Julia Pace Mitchell Aunjanue Ellis
rapper mother friend producer tense touching los angeles jail street studio las vegas hip-hop gangs prison career murder christopher "biggie smalls" wallace rise fall rivalry
The life and death story of The Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace), who came straight out of Brooklyn to take the world of rap music by storm.
Musical
USA
1984
105 Minutes
Rae Dawn Chong Guy Davis John Chardiet Leon W. Grant Saundra Santiago Mary Alice Lee Chamberlin Robert Taylor Hope Clarke Duane Jones
b-boy composer manager dj rapper graffiti artist lighthearted inspiring emotional bronx, n.y. subway street nightclub apartment abandoned building culture clash hip-hop romance showdown friendship
An aspiring DJ, from the South Bronx, and his best friend, a promoter, try to get into show business by exposing people to hip-hop music and culture.
Comedy
France|USA
1999
88 Minutes
Danny Hoch Dash Mihok Mark Webber Piper Perabo Eugene Byrd Bonz Malone Andre Romelle Young Rich Komenich Annabel Armour Lisa Jane Todd Jacqueline Willams
teen boy transfer student best friend girlfriend rapper lighthearted amusing brash suburbia iowa high school family home chicago projects hip-hop race relations ambition cultural differences inner-city life growing up
In Flip's path towards "keeping it real" by becoming hip-hop star, harsh realities surface to shake up his world.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1991
94 Minutes
Christopher Reid Doug McHenry Christopher Martin Tisha Campbell-Martin Iman Martin Lawrence Christopher Judge Georg Stanford Brown Queen Latifah
college student best friend record producer dean girlfriend professor madcap playful lighthearted university cafeteria record store lecture hall college life financial troubles party friendship record deal hip-hop quest
When Kid's college money is stolen by a crooked music promoter, Play's solution is to stage the 'mutha' of all pajama parties. Starring Kid 'n Play and Martin Lawrence.
Comedy
USA
2009
85 Minutes
Ice Cube Mike Epps Lahmard J. Tate Julio Oscar Mechoso Tamala Jones James "Lil' JJ" Lewis Glenn Plummer Juanita Jennings
loser organizer rapper amusing party airport concert life hip-hop transformation
Two shady concert promoters (Cube and Epps) get into hot water when their chance to book a superstar rapper goes awry.
Drama
USA
2013
109 Minutes
Josh Holloway Laz Alonso Josh Peck Caity Lotz Chris Brown Flipz Jon Do-Knock Cruz Anis Cheufra Jesse "Casper" Brown Kid David Sawandi Wilson
dancer break dancer b-boy teammate coach mogul emotional intense inspiring los angeles street competition hall gym dance hip-hop hip-hop dancing competition break dancing winning rise
Battle of the Year attracts all the best teams from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years. Dante enlists Blake to assemble a team of the best dancers and bring the Trophy back to America where it started.