Cast: Chuck D.

Direction Darby Wheeler · Sam Dunn · Scot McFadyen

Cast Sal Abbatiello · Paul Ackerley · Bill Adler · Charlie Ahearn

Synopsis 4 seasons. 16 episodes. Interviews with influential MCs, DJs and moguls trace the genre's dynamic evolution from the 1970s through the 1990s in this documentary series.

Direction Marc Levin

Cast Mike Bloomfield · Common · Mick Jagger · Keith Richards

Synopsis Director Marc Levin (Slam, Whiteboys, Brooklyn Babylon) travels to Chicago with hip-hop legend Chuck D (of Public Enemy) and Marshall Chess (son of Leonard Chess and heir to the Chess Records legacy) to explore the heyday of Chicago blues as...

Direction Chuck D. · Yemi Bamiro · Yemisi Brookes · Shianne Brown

Cast Chuck D. · Ice-T · Eminem · Fat Joe

Synopsis A narrative of struggle, triumph and resistance that will be brought to life through the lens of an art form that has chronicled the emotions, experiences and expressions of Black and Brown communities: Hip Hop. In the aftermath of America's...

Direction Benjamin Franzen · Kembrew McLeod

Cast Aesop Rock · George Clinton · Chuck D. · El -P

Synopsis A documentary that examines the creative and commercial value of musical sampling.

Direction Yemi Bamiro · Asif Kapadia · Sarah Lambert · Toby Trackman

Cast Dua Lipa · Noel Gallagher · Chris Martin · Little Simz

Synopsis TV miniseries (2024). 4 episodes. Set in the epicenter of London's music scene, it unveils first-hand experiences and unpublished stories about the influence this neighborhood of the city had on the personal and professional lives of some of the world's...

Direction Matthew Cooke

Cast Susan Sarandon · Danny Trejo · Jessie Williams · Patricia Arquette

Synopsis Today, you're more likely to go to prison in the United States than anywhere else in the world. So in the unfortunate case it should happen to you - this is the Survivors Guide to Prison.

Direction Antoine Fuqua

Cast B.B. King · Chuck D. · Dr. John · Gregg Allman

Synopsis Antoine Fuqua's documentary on the blues, shot at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Direction Jason Hehir

Cast Bernard King · Ernie Grunfeld · Chuck D.

Synopsis Bernard King arrived to Knoxville, he was only the third African American ever to play for the Vols' varsity team. By the time he left he was a legend. In his freshman year he dazzled fans in Knoxville, and with...

Direction Colin Hanks

Cast Dave Grohl · Elton John · Bruce Springsteen · Questlove

Synopsis Established in 1960, Tower Records was once a retail powerhouse with two hundred stores, in thirty countries, on five continents. From humble beginnings in a small-town drugstore, Tower Records eventually became the heart and soul of the music world, and...

Direction Chelsea McMullan · Jared Raab · Simon Ennis · Reginald Harkema

Cast Benny Andersson · Michael Lamone Bivins · Billy Bragg · Shania Twain

Synopsis TV Series (2021). 8 Episodes. How do you define pop music? Is it a sound, a style, or a cultural moment? Introducing This Is Pop, an exploration into 70 years of pop music, from its many disputed origins to its...

Direction Arthur Hiller

Cast Ryan O'Neal · Richard Jeni · Eric Idle · Coolio

Synopsis Subtitled An Alan Smithee Film (referring to a long-standing pseudonym for a director who disowns a film), this 1998 satire is notable chiefly for having the same thing happen in real life, as director Arthur Hiller (Love Story) took his...

Direction Don Letts

Cast Mos Def · Chuck D. · Clive Davis · Richie Havens

Synopsis Gil Scott-Heron (1949 - 2011) was one of the most influential musicians and poets of the last 50 years. In Don Letts's documentary, Gil tells his own story for the first time-from being one of the first black children to...

Direction Daniel D'Or · Eric Wiegand

Cast Keith David · Prince · Alex Al · Randy Bachman

Synopsis Music icons including Chuck D, Orianthi, and Chaka Khan recount never-before-told stories of Prince the performer and Prince the man, and how his unique creativity, in turn, inspired them to do their best work.

Direction Kirk Fraser

Cast LL Cool J · Ice Cube · Ice-T · Eminem

Synopsis Three guys from Hollis, Queens, two turntables and a microphone. The legend of Run-DMC is born.

Direction Jeremy Marre

Cast Dan Aykroyd · Afrika Bambaataa · James Brown · Chuck D.

Synopsis James Brown’s legacy has influenced rap, soul, funk and R&B. But along with his huge talent, there’s a dark side to Brown’s success that includes stints in prison and unceasing tabloid speculation. This in-depth documentary takes a look at the...

Cast Fat Joe · Nas · DJ Khaled · Ice-T

Synopsis TV Series (2022-). 'Origins of Hip Hop' delves into the origin story of one of hip hop's biggest stars as collaborators, friends, family, and the artists themselves take viewers to where their stories began and trace their path to success.

Direction Phillip Galloway · Tom Gulotta · David Peck · Bob Sarles

Cast Fred Cash · Chuck D. · Sam Gooden · The Impressions

Synopsis Biography of musician Curtis Mayfield that spotlights his contribution to the civil rights movement through his music.

Direction Francesco Zippel

Cast Gian Luca Farinelli · Chuck D. · Amma Asante · Kwame Kwei-Armah

Direction Dexton Deboree

Cast Anthony Anderson · Dapper Dan · Mark Wahlberg · Carmelo Anthony

Synopsis Unbanned explores the dynamic life of AJ1 from its unlikely origins to its role in disrupting NBA rules, birthing sneaker culture, and influencing a social and cultural revolution. This is the story of a shoe that changed the world.

Direction Vlad Yudin

Cast Big Pun · Armageddon · AZ · B-Real

Synopsis Back in 98, Big Pun, a Puerto Rican from the Bronx made history by becoming the first Latino rapper to sell over a million records. His presence stunned the music world, but on 2000, his life was cut short when...