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Hip-Hop was created by urban youth of color more than 30 years ago amid racial oppression and economic marginalization. It has moved beyond that specific community and embraced by young people worldwide, elevating it to a global youth culture. The ambitious and hard-hitting documentary Blacking Up: Hip-Hops Remix of Race and Identity looks at the popularity of hip-hop among Americas white youth. It asks whether white identification is rooted in admiration...
2) Rubble kings
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From 1968 to 1975, gangs ruled New York City. An unrealistic rage lay beyond the idealistic hopes of the civil rights movement. Neither law enforcement nor social agency could end the escalating bloodshed. Peace came only through the birth of hip-hop culture, the most unlikely and courageous of events that would change the world for generations to come. RUBBLE KINGS, the most comprehensive documentation to date of life during this era of gang rule,...
3) Brown sugar
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"Sydney and Dre are childhood friends who share a passion for music and an unsung love for each other.But when Dre marries the wrong woman, Sydney must make her move or risk losing her soulmate forever"--Container.
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When her mother suddenly dies, Sara must abandon her plans to become a ballerina and join her estranged father on Chicago's gritty South side. She feels out of place until she is befriended by a black classmate and her handsome brother, Derek. Sara and Derek's shared love for dance leads to romance-- and opposition from their families and friends.
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A riveting examination of masculinity, sexism, and homophobia in hop-hop culture. Delivering a self-described "loving critique" of rap music, director Byron Hurt - a former star college quarterback, longtime hip-hop fan, and now gender violence prevention educator - pays tribute to the power and creativity of hip-hop while challenging the rap industry to take responsibility for glamorizing destructive, deeply conservative sterotypes of manhood. ...
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Each episode of this new documentary series focuses on a groundbreaking song pivotal to the evolution of American music and culture. From the early hip-hop battles to verses that sparked hope and inspired change, watch artists deconstruct their composition, revisit the impact the song had on them personally, and dissect the socio-economic and cultural conditions that inspired the landmark work and gave voice to a generation.
8) Honey
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Honey is a girl from the streets who works in a record store, teaches the occasional dance class at a community center, and treks downtown every weekend to hit the clubs and try out some new hip-hop dance moves. There, she meets a music video producer who offers her a chance to be a choreographer. But Honey decides that she is unwilling to pay his price. Determined to pick herself back up, Honey goes back to the inner-city of her youth with plans...
9) Filly Brown
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Inspiring portrait of a young woman striving to find her voice, without compromising herself or the fate of her family. Majo Tonorio, 'Filly Brown', is a young hip-hop artist from Los Angeles. With her mother in prison and her father struggling to provide for his daughters, Filly knows that a record contract just may be the answer to her family's financial problems. So when a record producer offers her a shot at stardom, she has to choose between...
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A coming of age comedy with a unique spin. Morris, a 13-year-old has just relocated with his single father, Curtis, to Germany. Morris who fancies himself the next Notorious B.I.G. is a complete fish out of water in this new country. He's a budding hip-hop star in an EDM world. To complicate matters further, Morris quickly falls for his classmate, Katrin. Morris sets out against all odds to take the hip-hop world by storm, and win the girl of his...
12) You got served
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"At Mr. Rad's Warehouse, the best hip-hop crews in Los Angeles compete for money and respect. But when a suburban crew crashes the party, stealing their dancers -- and their moves -- two warring . Elgin and David are street dancers who will have to pull together in order to believe in themselves, their crew, and in their dreams if they are to represent the streets and win the challenge and the money that is up for grabs.
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Eddie Black is a first year college student on the honor role with street credibility and dreams of becoming an attorney. But the pain of a broken heart draws him to Psycho, his childhood friend who is second in command of the Decepticons. A web of lies, murder and mayhem traps Eddie in a world of crime. His only way out is through the love and trust of a concerned childhood love.
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At a prestigious South African school, Melea and her boyfriend imagine a hip-hop version of Romeo and Juliet. But Melea's dreams are dashed when she's unable to pay tuition and is forced to leave. Determined to fulfill her destiny, she persuades the community to support her artistic and unique vision.
19) Stomp the yard
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After the death of his younger brother, D.J., a troubled 19-year-old street dancer from Los Angeles is able to bypass juvenile hall by enrolling in the historically black, Truth University in Atlanta, Georgia. His efforts to get an education and woo the girl he likes are sidelined when he discovers 'stepping, ' an old traditional dance performed by African American fraternities and soon finds himself in the middle of a fierce rivalry between the top...
20) Full out
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It is the inspiring true story of American Olympic hopeful Ariana Berlin, whose dreams of winning the gold medal in gymnastics came crashing down after she was involved in a life-threatening car accident. Told she would never compete again, Ariana knew she₂d have to endure the rough road ahead in order to make a miraculous comeback. Never backing down from a challenge, Ariana's determination and unbreakable spirit will send her soaring once again!...
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