Cast: Afrika Bambaataa

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 Chris Cunningham · Lance Bangs

Cast Vanessa Eloy · Kiran Shah · Nikki McInness · Karen Anderson

Synopsis An 84 minute collection of commercials, music videos and other stuff by the influential English video artist and filmmaker Chris Cunningham.

Direction Dick Fontaine

Cast Easy A.D. · Muhammad Ali · Almighty K.G. · Arthur Baker

Synopsis 1984 BBC documentary film about hip-hop culture, directed by Dick Fontaine. The cast includes Afrika Bambaataa, DJ Kool Herc — the film includes footage from Herc's original dance parties — The Cold Crush Brothers, Jazzy Jay, Brim Fuentes, and The...

Direction Alexander Dunn

Cast Damon Albarn · Arthur Baker · Phil Collins · Afrika Bambaataa

Synopsis 808 is a documentary film about the inspiring story of the Roland TR-808 drum machine. It's the tale of the birth of electronic music, and how one small machine changed the musical landscape forever... by accident. It's the story of...

Direction Ice-T · Andy Baybutt

Cast Afrika Bambaataa · Q-Tip · Eminem · Common

Synopsis Documentary directed by and starring Ice-T, in which he interviews a veritable Who's Who of rap artists across America in an attempt to discover their techniques and what rap means to them.

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...

Direction Henry Corra

Cast Gloria Gaynor · Tommy Ramone · Sid Vicious · Geraldo Rivera

Synopsis New York City, 1977 - It was a time when the city had fallen into decay, with too few jobs, money, police, schools, and social services. There was a city wide blackout with major looting, a serial killer on the...

Direction Brian Robbins

Cast Snoop Dogg · Dr. Dre · Method Man · Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs

Synopsis A documentary about the culture of hip-hop. Through interviews with some of hip-hops biggest names, the film makers attempt to find out why it has become so popular.

Direction Percy Adlon · David Byrne · Alex Cox · Jonathan Demme

Cast Afrika Bambaataa · Bono · David Byrne · Neneh Cherry

Synopsis Modern pop performers reinterpreting several songs of Cole Porter in music videos directed by established directors.