Subgenre Sampler
Rental > R&B/Hip-hop: 78 Films to Rent
- Freestyle - The Art of Rhyme (2000)
- Dir. Kevin Fitzgerald
Feat. Eminem, Tupac Shakur
- An acclaimed history of rap performance from the early 1980s up till recent years, with emphasis on the art of improvisation.
Includes a plethora…
- Rapmania (2000)
- A transcontinental coming–together of US rappers and hiphoppers with twin concerts at New York’s Apollo Theatre and L.A.’s Palace…
- Up in Smoke Tour, The (2000)
- Dir. Philip G Atwell
- A front row seat on tour with a great combination of hip hop giants – Ice Cube, Eminem, Snoop Dog and Dr Dre. Includes backstage…
- Temptations, The (TV Mini-Series) (1998)
- Dir. Allan Arkush
Feat. Charles Malik Whitfield, D.B. Woodside, Terron Brooks…
- Stirring biography of the singers who formed the hit Motown musical act, The Temptations.
- Classic Albums - Stevie Wonder (Songs in the Key of Life) (1997)
- Dir. David Heffernan
- Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life album deconstructed track–by–track and placed in both personal and creative context by the…
- Show, The (1995)
- Dir. Brian Robbins
- Well–made document of a 90s hiphop roadshow featuring Run DMC, Naughty BY Nature, Warren G and Wu–Tang Clan. Combines live and backstage…
- James Brown - Live at Chastain Park (1993)
- Feat. James Brown
- A classic concert by the 'Godfather of Soul' from Atlanta, Georgia in 1985. 13 tracks including "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag", "Get on the Good Foot"…
- Prince - The Collection (1993)
- Feat. Prince
- 15 classics from the diminutive pop–genius.
- Moonwalker (1988)
- Dir. Colin Chilvers, Jerry Kramer
Feat. Michael Jackson
- Feature–length fantasy from the imagination of pop–prince Michael Jackson that combines sci–fi, adventure and plenty of…
- George Clinton with Parliament Funkadelic: The Mothership Connection (1985)
- One of the few readily available records of the influential US funk pioneers playing live in Houston, Texas in 1976. Despite the poor–quality…