Elijah has been bounced from group home to group home throughout his turbulent young life. What has sustained him is his art. After a promised scholarship is taken away, Elijah ends up in a fight that result in the death of another boy. Now, sentenced to a minimum of fifteen years, the young man must find a way to keep his soul alive behind bars or turn into a hardened bitter criminal.
Having forged a 20-year run as one of the most innovative and influential hip hop bands of all time, the Queens NY collective known as 'A Tribe Called Quest' have kept a generation hungry for more of their groundbreaking music since their much publicized breakup in 1998. Michael Rapaport documents the inner workings and behind the scenes drama that follows the band to this day. He explores what's next for, what many claim, are the pioneers of alternative rap.
In his short lifetime, J Dilla was a musician, producer and visionary who profoundly influenced rap and hip-hop. Given how prolific he was in his 32 years, why didn't his accolades come sooner?
Janet Jackson performs live at New York City’s Madison Square Garden for the final stop of her “The Velvet Rope” tour.
Documenting the rise and finite career of late R&B recording artist Minnie Riperton.
A documentary that explores the challenges that a life in music can bring.
As seventh-graders, band members of Unlocking The Truth spend their weekends playing metal music in Times Square—often to substantial crowds. After signing with a 70-year-old manager, they are soon on their way to a $1.8 million record deal.
Time Is Illmatic is a feature length documentary film that delves deep into the making of Nas' 1994 debut album, Illmatic, and the social conditions that influenced its creation.
Ollie is a player, but when Mona moves to town, it looks like he’s about to get played. His best friend Topcat, a successful club owner, offers his help, which is not very helpful. In “Love Goggles” we discover that perfect love only exists in dreams… and true love is entirely something else.
A provocative look into the seven-year history of the series that gave hip hop a voice and broke color barriers, integrating MTV with rap. "Yo! MTV Raps" premiered on August 6, 1988 with hosts Fab 5 Freddy, Ed Lover and Doctor Dré, and shaped the careers of many of today’s hip hop superstars, while simultaneously making groundbreaking strides in introducing hip hop to the mainstream.
The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.
Exploring the social impact of what The Source Magazine in 1998 voted, "The Best Hip Hop Radio Show Of All-Time." The documentary film is the story of quirky friends who became unlikely legends by engaging their listeners and breaking the biggest rap artists ever.
The Beastie Boys are among the most influential groups of the last two decades. As their music has opened hip-hop to a wider audience and changed the parameters of its sound, their ambitious music videos have carried the medium to new levels of artistic expression. This groundbreaking two-disc anthology showcases eighteen videos containing alternate visual angles and multiple audio tracks. Loaded with never-before-seen footage and unreleased music tracks, this special edition also contains a trove of rare still photos and exclusive audio commentary by the band and the video directors.
Solid Gold Hits is a greatest hits collection by Beastie Boys, released in November 2005. In contrast to 1999's The Sounds of Science anthology, Solid Gold Hits consists only of tracks that were released as singles. Where The Sounds of Science is a double CD compilation, Solid Gold Hits contains one CD with all their singles that broke gold, plus a DVD with the respective videos of the songs. Although the standard US release of the CD/DVD has 15 songs, the Japanese release has the song and video for "Right Right Now Now" as the last song.
Still grieving after the murder of her boyfriend, hairdresser Justice writes poetry to deal with the pain of her loss. Unable to get to Oakland to attend a convention because of her broken-down car, Justice gets a lift with her friend, Iesha, and Iesha's postal worker boyfriend, Chicago. Along for the ride is Chicago's co-worker, Lucky, to whom Justice grows close after some initial problems. But is she ready to open her heart again?
Fired from his job, a former executive turns to impregnating wealthy lesbians for profit.
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.
A struggling construction worker and an aspiring musician find themselves falling in love.
Kind Of Blue: Celebrating A Masterpiece incorporates material from the 2004 mini-documentary, Made In Heaven, including black-and-white still photography of the recording sessions and the voices of Miles (at the sessions), as well as excerpts of radio interviews with the late Bill Evans.
A study in the world of hip-hop, done mostly with interviews, in order to see why it is as popular as it is today and what the future holds.
Here in Times Square is a concert television special featuring American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys. Recorded at Times Square in New York City, the concert featured Keys and various guests performing songs from Keys sixth studio album Here (2016) and her previous albums, as well as covers. The concert was directed by Hamish Hamilton and recorded on October 9, 2016. It aired on BET in the United States on November 3, 2016 and later in other countries. The concert featured guest appearances from a number of artists. Q-Tip, Nas, Questlove, John Mayer made an appearance and Jay Z joined Keys for a performance of "Empire State of Mind" (2009). Keys was joined on stage by her band and background singers. Tickets to the concert were free. The event was sponsored by Olay and the Mayor's Office for Media and Entertainment.
From the USA: RIO 9RANDE’s thick uncut cock fucks DADDY BLACK’s fat ass. Legendary DEEP DICC goes balls deep in TOMMY BLUEZZ. Not to be missed is an epic group fuck scene orgy with BUTTA NUTT, RATED Q, Q-TIP, JORDAN JAMESON & BENNY BLAZIN. From Brazil: ALESSANDRO BAIANO destroys SAM’s tight bung-hole. MIGUEL BAIANO fucks and breeds AXXXELL. From Colombia: Blatinos ALEJANDRO BALBOA uses NACHO BERIGER who whines and dines on Alejandro’s fine meat. BRUTHALOAD started out as a jack site showing black men jerking off. Keeping with that tradition, BOOTY BANDITS includes two scorching hot solos with XAVIER MILAN and DADDY BLACK.
A film about the Tibetan Freedom Concert in San Francisco in 1996.
Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years.
An examination of the life and legacy of Sly & The Family Stone – the groundbreaking band led by the charismatic Sly Stone – that captures the band's reign while shedding light on the burden that comes with success for Black artists in America.
A story which centers around Dave Katz, a journalist at a hip-hop magazine who is sent on assignment to uncover the often comedic underworld of Roc-a-Fella Records run by Damon Dash and Jay-Z.
The tops of New York are on the hunt for the bottoms with an unnatural thirst for cock. Once we find them, we lock them in a room together and watch these big-dicked fuckers turn eager holes inside out leaving them leaking loads.
A four-part documentary series entitled "The Architects." The story is told chronologically and right from the mouths of the greats. Learn how these young gifted pioneers constructed an industry that so many people enjoy now. Featuring Full-Length Videos from: Run DMC, Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, Queen Latifah, De La Soul, Special Ed, Dana Dane, and Crash Crew.
June 13, 1996 San Francisco, CA @Golden Gate Park - Tibetan Freedom Concert
D'Angelo had it all: two platinum selling albums, a sold out world tour and a body chiselled to perfection. However, one day at the height of his career in 2000 the soul singer vanished. For 12 years he descended into darkness. Out of nowhere, in December 2014, his third album Black Messiah was suddenly released: soundtrack of the lost years.
Actor, writer and comic Dave Chappelle loads up a bus with residents of his Ohio hometown and takes them to Brooklyn, N.Y. Once again there, the travelers enjoy a concert featuring old school legendary artist and some new school artist . Rehearsal footage and Chappelle's brand of comedy enliven the proceedings.
Led by the silky smooth rapper Q-Tip, Brooklyn-based A Tribe Called Quest are one of the most influential hip-hop groups in history. Musically, the group were one of the first to fuse jazz rhythms with rap beats, and politically, the Tribe devoted themselves to a pious, non-gangsta lifestyle designed to promote African history and culture and black education. THE VIDEO ANTHOLOGY is a collection of the group's biggest and most important hits throughout their career, and includes music videos for "Can I Kick It?" "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo," and "Oh My God."