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Rental > Music > R&B/Hip-hop: 55 Films to Rent
Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap (2012)
- Feat. Ice-T
- Ice–T rounds up a who's who of the hip–hop world for this expansive documentary on the trends, influences, and philosophies to emerge in…
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest (2011)
- Dir. Michael Rapaport
- Actor Michael Rapaport directs this compelling documentary on maverick the American hip hop group revered for their innovative fusion of hip hop and…
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee (2009)
- Dir. Shane Meadows
Feat. Paddy Considine, Dean Palinczuk
- Rock roadie Paddy Considine and a would–be hip hop sensation seek out their musical breakthrough at an Arctic Monkeys gig in this improvised…
Notorious (2009)
- Dir. George Tillman Jr.
Feat. Jamal Woolard, Angela Bassett, Derek Luke…
- Surprisingly credible biopic of Christopher 'Notorious B.I.G.' Wallace, whose rise to the throne of East Coast rap – and inexplicable murder via…
Soul Power (2008)
- Dir. Jeffrey Levy-Hinte
- This "Rumble in the Jungle" prequel joyfully relives the legendary three–day concert that preceded the Ali–Foreman bout in…
Classic Albums - Jay-Z (2007)
- Jay–Z's Reasonable Doubt deconstructed track–by–track and placed in both personal and creative context by the artist himself and…
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, later…
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…