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Scratch is a 2001 documentary film, directed and edited by Doug Pray. [1] The film explores the world of the hip-hop DJ from the birth of hip-hop when pioneering DJs began extending breaks on records, to the invention of scratching and beat juggling, to the more recent explosion of turntablism. Throughout the documentary, many artists explain ...
We Were Hyphy is a 2022 documentary film about Hyphy, a sub-genre of hip-hop. The term hyphy (/ ˈ h aɪ f iː / HY-fee) is Oakland slang meaning "hyperactive". [1] More specifically, it is an adjective describing hip hop and the culture associated with the area. [2] The term was first coined by Oakland rapper Keak da Sneak. [1] [2]
Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes is a 2006 documentary film written, produced, and directed by Byron Hurt. The documentary explores the issues of masculinity, violence, homophobia, and sexism in hip hop music and culture, through interviews with artists, academics, and fans. Hurt's activism in gender issues and his love of hip-hop caused him to ...
The documentary concerned the history of rap music and hip-hop culture in the United States, from its origins in the Bronx to mainstream stardom at the turn of the 20th century, to the present day. The documentary focuses a lens on the political aspects and ramifications of Hip-hop music in a reactionary culture. [3]
Popular book “Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop” is headed to the screen as a documentary. Universal Music Group’s Mercury Studios and Republic Records’ Federal Films, along with ...
Backstage (2000 film) Bad Rap (film) The Battle for L.A.: Footsoldiers, Vol. 1; Beat This: A Hip-Hop History; Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest; Beef (film) Beef II; Before They Were Dubz; Big Fun in the Big Town; Biggie & Tupac; Bouncing Cats; Breath Control: The History of the Human Beat Box
Beat This: A Hip-Hop History is a 1984 BBC documentary film about hip-hop culture, directed by Dick Fontaine. [1] 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 Dynamic Rockers. [2] It is narrated by Imhotep Gary Byrd.
In a review for The New York Times, television critic Virginia Heffernan wrote: "And You Don't Stop stands out among the crisp, heavily graphic offerings usually on MTV and VH1, and it does a more thorough job than any film of collating 30 years of history given by hip-hop's DJ's, MC's, rappers, critics and fans". [2]