Subgenre Sampler
Rental > R&B/Hip-hop: 71 Films to Rent on DVD
- Classic Albums - Jay-Z (Reasonable Doubt) (2007)
- Jay–Z's Reasonable Doubt deconstructed track–by–track and placed in both personal and creative context by the artist himself and…
- Kickin' It Old School (2007)
- Dir. Harvey Glazer
Feat. Jamie Kennedy, Maria Menounos, Michael Rosenbaum…
- Daft retro–comedy concerning a break dancer from 1986 (Kennedy) falling into a coma, only to wake up 20 years later into a world that has…
- Planet B-Boy (2007)
- Dir. Benson Lee
- Energetic doco follows five B–Boy crews from around the world vying to be top dog at the 2005 Battle of the Year break–dance competition…
- Awesome; I...Shot That! (Awesome; I F****** Shot That!) (2006)
- Innovative concert film in which hiphop group The Beastie Boys distributed 50 cameras to audience members at New York’s Madison Square Garden,…
- Marvin Gaye - The Real Thing (2006)
- A gratifyingly generous collection of archival US and European television performances by soul–singer supreme Marvin Gaye dating between 1964…
- Rock the Bells (2006)
- Dir. Denis Hennelly, Casey Suchan
- Fly–on–the–wall document of the magic of the ‘Rock The Bells’ hip–hop festival, and the panic that ensues when…
- Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
- Dir. Michel Gondry
Feat. Dave Chappelle
- Dynamite concert film follows comedian Chappelle, in cahoots with an all–star roll–call of R&B and hip–hop acts, during the leadup…
- Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
- Dir. Jim Sheridan
Feat. 50 Cent, Terrence Howard
- Gangster–rap star "Fiddy" Cent (a.k.a. Curtis Jackson) tells the rags–to–riches tale of his Queens, NYC upbringing and how he saved…
- Hustle and Flow (2005)
- Dir. Craig Brewer
Feat. Terrence Howard, Isaac Hayes, DJ Qualls…
- A Memphis pimp (Terrence Howard) tries to break out from his scuzzy, middle–aged existence by persuading an old friend (DJ Qualls) to help…
- Make It Funky (2005)
- Dir. Michael Murphy
- A worthy documentary about the teeming musical traditions of New Orleans (made before Hurricane Katrina), which displays a firm understanding of the…