Movies: Rap

An abstract depiction of a couple going through a tumultuous time in their relationship....

La Güera, a young rapper from Mexico City, struggles with her ability to rap after a heartbreak. Despite attending freestyle sessions with friends, she struggles to regain her lyrical prowess. Seeking solace, she turns to a forest-dwelling shamanic f...

Story of a self-made man, pioneer of the Polish hip hop scene and politics. Rapper, envoy, father - fought for the legalization of medical marihuana....

Upcoming documentary by Big Daddy Kane....

Alan do Rap was one of the precursors of Hip Hop in Salvador, who to promote his songs would invade the stage of famous hip hop acts and take the mic. Alan's journey shows the difficulties and injustices faced by young blacks from the periphery who t...

See the movie that started it all....

Jamila is nine, Rachel eleven and Faseeha twelve when they take their first steps into a new hip-hop culture. The Berlin girls meet at a rap project, become friends and take off with their Sisterqueens crew. This documentary follows them over four ye...

The life of a young man who is passionate about music (rap) and the problems of his family accepting what he wants to be....

This is based on a true story of Rick getting kicked out of his weekly basketball game in 2016 for being... too good?...

I AM GOLDEN KAREN is a coming-of-age story of Thaawa, a Karen refugee in search of his identity as a migrant in Thailand. In between puberty and adulthood, he nurtures a strong desire to return to his motherland, Karen State, Burma....

This fascinating documentary explores the life and music of Saz, an Arab rapper living in a Jewish neighborhood who offers up a unique perspective as he creates music he hopes will aid in the reconciliation between Israel and Palestine. Believing peo...

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From being a ruthless gang banger, to protecting Ice Cube's life, Shorty from the controversial rap group Da Lench Mob, reveals untold secrets of N.W.A. and why his group was attacked in a race against time to save his own life....

Filmed on the rooftops of lower Manhattan, this performance film features the original Last Poets performing 28 numbers adapted from their legendary Concept-East Poetry appearance at New York's Paperback Theater in 1969. Described as “a conspiracy of...

Aundrey Burno, a black youth looking down the wrong end of a murder charge -- for which a conviction could result in a lifetime in prison -- appears to be the epitome of an unrepentant thug. Speaking to viewers, he claims to have done whatever was ne...

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Documentary that tells the story of three young rappers who have become the target of the Spanish State’s persecution of freedom of expression in music....

In 2009, four friends living in Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, document their attempt to record a rap album over the course of one eventful night....

Thurston on a bender. Shot one day during a break on the Ragged Glory Tour. Hip Hopped-up NYC roadie Maurice Menares plays the psychotic sidekick/bunny. Offensively endearing, in the face of P.E., N.W.A., REM, and Desert Storm. Chance occurrence of f...