Overview
The "Beat Kings" ist the first documentary exploring the original architects of hip hop; "The Producers". For over three decades, beat makers have built hip hop's foundation, constructing the beats behind the rhymes. For the first time, 20 influential producers tell the history of creating hip hop's most definitive records.
Director and cast
More films
8 Mile (2002)
Drama · Music · R
For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born and every moment… is another chance.
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Director
- Curtis Hanson
- Cast
- Eminem, Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer
Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
Comedy · Documentary · Music · R
The 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.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Director
- Michel Gondry
- Cast
- Dave Chappelle, Erykah Badu, Common
La Haine (1995)
Drama · Not Rated
After a chaotic night of rioting in a marginal suburb of Paris, three young friends, Vinz, Hubert and Saïd, wander around unoccupied waiting for news about the state of health of a mutual friend who has been seriously injured when confronting the police.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Director
- Mathieu Kassovitz
- Cast
- Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, Saïd Taghmaoui
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
Crime · Drama · R
In the middle of the Los Angeles ghetto, drugs, robberies and shootings dominate everyday life. During these times, Furious tries to raise his son Tre to be a decent person. Tre's friends, on the other hand, have little regard for the law and drag the entire neighborhood into a street war...
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Director
- John Singleton
- Cast
- Cuba Gooding Jr., Laurence Fishburne, Ice Cube
Romeo Must Die (2000)
Action · Crime · Thriller · R
Two warring gang families (one African-American, the other Chinese) maneuver for bragging rights to the Oakland, California, docks. Hang Sing and Trish O'Day uncover a trail of deceit that leaves most of the warring factions dead … or worse!
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Director
- Andrzej Bartkowiak
- Cast
- Jet Li, Aaliyah, Isaiah Washington
Comments
Talk about the film with other members