
DJ Kool Herc
Actor · b. 1955 · Kingston, Jamaica
DJ Kool Herc, born Clive Campbell , is a Jamaican-American DJ and performer who is credited with helping originate hip-hop music in the Bronx, New York City, in the 1970s through his "Back to School Jam", hosted on August 11, 1973, at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue.
Movies9
Movie6.8ComedyMusicThe American comedian/actor delivers a story about the alternative Hip Hop scene. A small town Ohio mans moves to Brooklyn, New York, to throw an unprecedented block party.
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005 · 130 votes
Movie6.9DramaMusicAn 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.
Beat Street
1984 · 97 votes
Movie9.5DocumentaryMusicDocumentary Chronicling the making of Artists United Against Apartheid “Sun City”
The Making of Sun City
1985 · 2 votes
Movie8.5Documentary"5 Sides of a Coin" is a comprehensive overview of the worldwide cultural movement of Hip-Hop.
5 Sides of a Coin
2004 · 2 votes
MovieDocumentaryMusicExecutive produced by Shaggy, this documentary brings in heavy hitters like Sean Paul, Ding Dong, and many more, including Shaggy himself, to tell the story. With never-before-seen archival footage that bridges the journey from Kingston to Brooklyn, this film will delight not just dancehall fans but believers of the power of music to bring people together. The film is an experience that will have you on your feet dancing.
Movie6.9DocumentaryMusicFrom neighborhood ciphers to the most notorious MC battles, "Freestyle: the Art of Rhyme" captures the electrifying energy of improvisational hip-hop--the rarely recorded art form of rhyming spontaneously. Like preachers and jazz solos, freestyles exist only in the moment, a modern-day incarnation of the African-American storytelling tradition. Shot over a period of more than seven years, it is already an underground cult film in the hip-hop world. The film systematically debunks the false image put out by record companies that hip-hop culture is violent or money-obsessed. Instead, it lets real hip-hop artists, known and unknown, weave their story out of a passionate mix of language, politics, and spirituality.
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
2000 · 13 votes
Movie6.7DocumentaryA documentary that reveals how a forgotten record by the Incredible Bongo Band helped cement the foundation of hip hop when DJ Herc extended its percussion by playing them back to back, creating an anthem on the streets of the Bronx.
Sample This
2013 · 24 votes
MovieDocumentaryMusicA deep exploration into the historical, cultural, political and musical elements that created the genre, featuring present-day conversations with music legends.
Movie7.9DocumentaryFrom the Boogie Down Bronx and beyond, the history of the b-boy.
The Freshest Kids
2002 · 6 votes
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TV7.7DocumentaryBourdain travels across the globe to uncover little-known areas of the world and celebrate diverse cultures by exploring food and dining rituals. Known for his curiosity, candor, and acerbic wit, Bourdain takes viewers off the beaten path of tourist destinations – including some war-torn parts of the world – and meets with a variety of local citizens to offer a window into their lifestyles, and occasionally communes with an internationally lauded chef on his journeys.
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013 · 94 votes
TV5.9DocumentaryUnknown histories take center stage as the hitmakers themselves - from ABBA to T-Pain - explore dimensions of pop music you never knew existed.
This Is Pop
2021 · 23 votes
TV7.0DocumentaryThe Hip Hop Years is a three part series of one hour television documentaries, made for Channel 4 in 1999. The series was devised by David Upshal who produced, directed and narrated the series. He also produced the 33-track compilation CD which accompanied the series and co-wrote the book with Alex Ogg, also titled The Hip Hop Years. The series charts the definitive story of Hip Hop, rising from the streets of the Bronx to become, what Upshal calls, "the new Rock'n'Roll". The programmes combine archive clips and performance from TV, movies and music videos with specially shot material and interviews with key players.
The Hip Hop Years
1999 · 1 votes