Here we've displayed a list of the best Rapper films : Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives(2015), Straight Outta Compton(2015), Fear of a Black Hat(1993), Dave Chappelle's Block Party(2005), 8 Mile(2002), Fade to Black(2004), Patti Cake$(2017), Bulworth(1998), Junction 48(2016), Notorious(2009), Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping(2016), Beat Street(1984) ... ...
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".
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.
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.
Comedy, Documentary, Music
USA
2005
103 Minutes
comedian singer musician rapper music lover hilarious offbeat brooklyn, n.y. ohio street road trip celebration entertainment quest 2000s
A mix of Dave Chappelle's sketch comedy and musical interludes, inspired in part by the 1973 documentary Wattstax.
Drama, Music
USA|Germany
2002
110 Minutes
Eminem Kim Basinger Brittany Murphy Mekhi Phifer Evan Jones Omar Benson Miller Eugene Byrd De'Angelo Wilson Anthony Mackie Taryn Manning Chloe Greenfield
model friend gang member police officer single mother rapper dark gritty detroit trailer factory car abandoned building eviction self-destruction violence interracial romance pregnancy arson discovery
A young rapper, struggling with every aspect of his life, wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.
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.
Drama, Music
USA
2017
108 Minutes
Danielle Macdonald Bridget Everett Cathy Moriarty Siddharth Dhananjay Mamoudou Athie Patrick Brana Sahr Ngaujah MC Lyte McCaul Lombardi Wass Stevens Nick Sandow
rapper young woman grandmother friend emotional heartwarming inspiring moving bar house neighborhood rap music glory family friendship misfortune alcohol escape love pursuit
PATTI CAKE$ is centered on aspiring rapper Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, who is fighting an unlikely quest for glory in her downtrodden hometown in New Jersey.
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.
Drama, Music
Israel|Germany|USA
2016
96 Minutes
Tamer Nafar Samar Qupty Salwa Nakkara Saeed Dassuki Adeeb Safadi Tarik Kopty Michael Moshonov Ayed Fadel
rapper singer girlfriend police officer intense frenetic gripping fiery club apartment building slum city neighborhood middle east aspirations rap music aimless youth discovery love growing up
Set against a backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Palestinian rapper Kareem and his singer girlfriend Manar struggle, love and make music in their crime-ridden ghetto and Tel Aviv's hip-hop club scene.
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.
Comedy, Music
USA|China
2016
86 Minutes
Andy Samberg Jorma Taccone Akiva Schaffer Sarah Silverman Tim Meadows Maya Rudolph Joan Cusack Imogen Poots Chris Redd Edgar Blackmon
rapper manager friend fan love interest singer hilarious cheeky creative mansion concert stage limousine office dressing room park egoism music success failure reunion
When it becomes clear that his solo album is a failure, a former boy band member does everything in his power to maintain his celebrity status.
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.
Documentary
USA
2006
82 Minutes
Emilia Menocal
rapper government official dj rousing inspiring alamar, cuba musical gathering rap music social change censorship counterculture communism poverty underdog quest 2000s
East of Havana is a blunt, unflinching close-up on the lives of three young rappers compelled to address their generation's future from the confines of a Cuban ghetto. Soandry, Magyori, and... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1985
94 Minutes
Blair Underwood LisaGay Hamilton Richard Gant Daniel Simmons Russell Simmons Charles Stettler Rick Rubin Sal Abbatiello Karen Moss Chad Elliot
business owner music producer rapper brother dj run-d.m.c. cool spirited amusing inspiring bronx, n.y. apartment club street new york city business rap music rags to riches competition musical performance
The story of a man who has started a new hip-hop/rap label called Krush Groove.
Comedy
USA
1993
86 Minutes
Chris Rock Allen Payne Deezer D Chris Elliott Phil Hartman Charlie Murphy Khandi Alexander Art Evans Theresa Randle Willard E. Pugh
rapper friend activist documentarian kingpin manager unrestrained witty los angeles nightclub retirement home car prison rap music identity theft band fighting jailbreak fame rise
A guy makes a documentary of the rap band CB4 by following them. CB4 got popular by stealing Gusto's name, background and image. He wants them dead.
Musical
USA
1984
87 Minutes
Lucinda Dickey Adolfo "Shabba-Doo" Quinones Michael "Boogaloo Shrimp" Chambers Ben Lokey Christopher McDonald Phineas Newborn III
break dancer dance instructor dancer rapper playful spirited los angeles club dance studio break dancing dancing competition class distinctions transformation underdog 1980s
A struggling young jazz dancer meets up with two break-dancers. Together they become the sensation of the street crowds.
Biography, Drama, Music
USA
2017
140 Minutes
Demetrius Shipp Jr. Danai Gurira Katerina Graham Dominic L. Santana Jamal Woolard Jarrett Ellis Harold House Moore Lauren Cohan Hill Harper Annie Ilonzeh Chris Clarke
rapper musician police officer mother friend bleak brooding chilling gripping gritty street projects club park house racism police brutality rap music discovery rise
Tells the true and untold story of prolific rapper, actor, poet and activist Tupac Shakur.
Comedy
Australia
2003
96 Minutes
Paul Fenech Paul Nakad Johnny Boxer Jabba Tahir Bilgic Rob Shehadie Annalise Braakensiek Maria Venuti Michael Craig Merv Hughes Tim Ferguson
chef mail-order bride pizza delivery man virgin rapper elderly woman hilarious offbeat shocking restaurant apartment sydney inner city kitchen australia restaurant friendship financial crisis modern life boredom
The life at a suburban Sydney pizzeria.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2001
113 Minutes
Sam Jones III Zoe Saldana Nelly Dean Winters Rashaan Nall Joel Marsh Garland Mpho Koaho Victor Togunde Carlo Alban Rich Heidelberg Frank Vincent
rapper businesswoman business owner police officer teen boy friend tense gripping recording studio philadelphia street office bar music industry ambition rap music theft kidnapping false accusations pursuit
Erik is an ambitious teenager who spends more time posting fliers for his favorite rapper, Prolifik, than sitting in the classroom. When he and his best friend stumble across a dead body one night, they trigger a series of tragic events.
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.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2005
105 Minutes
Billoah Greene Darien Sills-Evans Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Janine Green Novella Nelson Tuffy Questell Eartha Kitt Patti LaBelle Rosa Arredondo Denise Burse Tim Reid
gangster brother rapper twin preacher older brother heartwarming emotional hilarious church harlem, n.y. household street relationships family religion brotherhood on the run rap music transformation
A pair of estranged twins driven apart by the death of their parents find reconciliation and redemption after following radically different paths in life.
Comedy
USA
2003
86 Minutes
Jamie Kennedy Taye Diggs Anthony Anderson Blair Underwood Regina Hall Damien Dante Wayans Ryan O'Neal Snoop Dogg Bo Derek Jeffrey Tambor Giuliana Rancic
young man politician father mother actor rapper amusing madcap california malibu, calif. south central ghetto culture clash aspirations inner-city life rap music ineptitude deception discovery pursuit
A senator arranges for his son, a rich white kid who fancies himself black, to be kidnapped by a couple of black actors pretending to be murderers to try and shock him out of his plans to become a rapper.
Comedy
USA
1999
88 Minutes
Luke Wilson Joshua Malina Paula Devicq Phil LaMarr Phillip Rhys Michael McKean Teri Garr Katie Johnston Jim Fyfe Brian Doyle Murray Layne Beamer
entrepreneur best friend corporate stooge girlfriend rapper businessman amusing lighthearted playful seattle store office small business capitalism idealism big business commercialism anti-establishment underdog rivalry
The two owners of the Long Shot Copies shop struggle against a copying giant, King Co. Having gotten their start from a one hundred thousand dollar windfall when one of them hit a ... See full summary »
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.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
1999
98 Minutes
Scott Caan Robert Downey Jr. Stacy Edwards Allan Houston Gaby Hoffmann Kidada Jones Jared Leto Marla Maples Joe Pantoliano Bijou Phillips Power
rapper gangster filmmaker high-school student basketball player corrupt cop dark dense unrestrained manhattan central park high school harlem, n.y. apartment race relations rap music coming of age filmmaking crime sexual identity
A group of white high school teens become involved with Harlem's black hip-hop crowd.
Documentary, Music
USA
2013
93 Minutes
filmmaker jay-z rapper engaging well music festival stars time transformation
Hip-hop artist Jay-Z organizes the "Budweiser Made In America" music festival.
Horror, Comedy
USA|UK|Romania
2004
86 Minutes
Jennifer Tilly Hannah Spearritt John Waters Keith-Lee Castle Steve Lawton Tony Gardner Jason Flemyng Debbie Lee Carrington Nadia Dina Ariqat Bethany Simons-Danville
chucky doll actress rapper director photographer cheeky gory wild hollywood, calif. movie set dark room cemetery killer dolls resurrection murder family filmmaking father/son relationship wretched excess
Chucky and Tiffany are resurrected by their innocent gender-confused daughter, Glenda, and hit Hollywood, where a movie depicting the killer dolls' murder spree is underway.
Comedy
USA
2002
91 Minutes
Miguel Nunez Vivica A. Fox Kevin Pollak Tommy Davidson Kim Wayans Jenifer Lewis Ginuwine Annie Corley Tammi Reiss Heather Quella
basketball player cross-dresser agent basketball coach captain rapper amusing outlandish madcap basketball court charlotte, n.c. locker room sport tournament bank mansion women in sports cross-dressing schemes assumed identity basketball
A basketball star is booted out of the NBA when his on-court antics go too far, so he poses as a woman and joins the WUBA.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1994
93 Minutes
Christopher Reid Christopher Martin David Edwards Angela Means Tisha Campbell-Martin Bernie Mac Gilbert Gottfried Ketty Lester Michael Colyar Chris Tucker Khandi Alexander
music producer rapper fiancée best friend cousin ex-girlfriend hysterical unrestrained lighthearted house concert stage party dining room marriage family dysfunction friendship music industry bachelor party musical performance love
Kid, after a lifetime 'playing the field', is about to get married. 'Play' plans to throw the best bachelor party ever - until 'Kid's' three wise-crackin' nephews come to town, intent on showing them what parties are all about.
Drama, Music
USA
2000
86 Minutes
Pras Ja Rule Vondie Curtis-Hall Tamala Jones Jason Statham Eugene Clark John Ralston Chris Messina
rapper manager drug trafficker mother father girlfriend engaging brutal gritty brooklyn, n.y. nightclub recording studio stage warehouse mansion street life rap music drug trade theft aspirations
Trying to bootstrap his way out of Brooklyn's mean streets is Diamond, a rap musician. With his long-time pal Gage acting as his manager, he's trying to lay down a demo tape with cut-rate ... See full summary »