ChannelHopper.org > Documentary films about hip hop music and musicians
Documentary films about hip hop music and musicians
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP is a feature length performance documentary about the runaway juggernaut that is Rap music. At the wheel of this unstoppable beast is the film's director and int...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
The Great Hip Hop Hoax
Scottish rappers Billy Boyd and Gavin Bain reinvent themselves as West Coast Homeboys after they were signed by Sony.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent The Great Hip Hop Hoax
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
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.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Nas: Time Is Illmatic
This Is the Life
In 1989, a collective of young hip hop artists gathered at a health food café in South Central Los Angeles. Their mandate? To reject gang culture and expand the musical boundaries of hip hop. DuVernay...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent This Is the Life
Biggie & Tupac
In 1997, rap superstars Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace (aka Biggie Smalls, The Notorious B.I.G.) were gunned down in separate incidents, the apparent victims of hip hop's infamous east-west riva...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Biggie & Tupac
Bad Rap
The lives and careers of four Asian-American rappers trying to break into a world that often treats them as outsiders. Sharing dynamic live performance footage and revealing interviews, these artists...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Bad Rap
Straight Outta L.A.
In 1982, the Raiders and owner Al Davis captivated black and Latino fans with swagger and charisma that matched the rapidly changing city.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Straight Outta L.A.
Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby
Through years of never-before-seen footage, director Karam Gill follows Lil Baby’s transformational journey from local Atlanta hustler to becoming one of hip-hop’s biggest stars and pop culture's most...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby
Fresh Dressed
The history of Hip-Hop / Urban fashion and its rise from southern cotton plantations to the gangs of 1970s in the South Bronx, to corporate America, and everywhere in-between. Supported by rich archiv...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Fresh Dressed
DMX: Don't Try to Understand
A focus on a year in the life of rapper Earl “DMX” Simmons as he is released from prison in early 2019 and attempts to rebuild his career in the music industry and reconnect with family and fans.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent DMX: Don't Try to Understand