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1) 8 mile
Series
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Jimmy, known to his friends as Rabbit, is a young man trying to make his way out of the burned-out shell of inner-city Detroit. Rabbit is a white kid trying to make music in a predominantly African-American community and culture. After Rabbit freezes up in the midst of an MC battle, he's convinced he's missed his chance and that he's doomed to lead a marginal life as a factory rat for the rest of his days. With the help of his friends, and his new...
2) Honey
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"Honey is a girl from the streets who works in a record store, teaches the occasional dance class at a community center, and treks downtown every weekend to hit the clubs and try out some new hip-hop dance moves. There, she meets a music video producer who offers her a chance to be a choreographer. But Honey decides that she is unwilling to pay his price. Determined to pick herself back up, Honey goes back to the inner-city of her youth with plans...
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Rapper DJay, who dreams of becoming the next big rap superstar, works all the angles to get his first record made. He even has the help from assorted people in his Memphis 'hood. When he hears that rap superstar Skinny Black is heading to his area, DJay decides to throw together a supreme hustle to grab Skinny's attention.
4) Brown sugar
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Sydney and Dre are childhood friends who share a love for music, especially hip-hop music, and have an unsung love for each other. When Dre decides to marry a woman who is all wrong from him, Sydney must make her move or risk losing her soulmate forever.
5) Bodied
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Words are weapons in the world's most brutal lyrical sport. Produced by Eminem and directed by world-renowned music video director Joseph Khan, this is a go-for-the-jugular, hilarious look inside the competitive world of rap battles." --
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Los Angeles hip-hop mogul and former B-Boy Dante wants to put the country that started the sport back on top. He enlists his hard-luck friend Blake to coach his team. Blake must use every tactic he knows to get twelve talented individuals to unite as a team if they're going to bring the trophy back to America.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
After musical mogul Lucious Lyon is diagnosed with a potentially fatal disease, he must choose which of his three sons with succeed him at the legendary Empire entertainment company. The game changes when ex-wife Cookie returns from prison. This groundbreaking series features a pulsating soundtrack from legendary music hit maker Timbaland.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Three months have passed since Lucious Lyon's shocking arrest. Now, released from prison, he and Cookie enter a hostile competition to dominate the music industry. Despite an ongoing feud between their sons Jamal and Hakeem, a stunning betrayal may unite the family against an outside takeover of Empire Records. Meanwhile, Cookie learns a frightening truth about her new lover, and tragedy tests Andre's newfound faith.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Empire returns for a third season, with its hottest music and most tantalizing storylines yet. While Lucious launches Empire's music streaming division, his half-brother Tariq launches a murder investigation of Lucious. And as Cookie's romance with Angelo Dubois heats up, so does Angelo's campaign for mayor. The Lyon brothers face troubles from the past, and all the while, the battle to control Empire pulses on.
11) Rappin'
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
An ex-con rallies his gang of fast-talking friends to save their community from a money-grubbing developer.
Language
English
Description
Brad is the son of a wealthy and socially prominent couple. However, Brad is trying to launch a career as a hardcore rapper under the name "B-Rad". His dad is running for Governor of California, and both he and his campaign manager are convinced Brad's antics could have a negative impact on the election. So they hire a pair of African-American actors to impersonate a pair of gang-bangers who carjack Brad's SUV and take him to the 'hood'. However,...
13) Notorious
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Chronicling the extraordinary life of Christopher 'The Notorious B.I.G.' Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Biggie transforms himself from a Brooklyn street hustler (once selling crack to a pregnant woman) to superstardom. He has to juggle the increasing demands of fatherhood, marriage, and a music career that is strife with chaos and controversy. On March 8, 1997, in Los Angeles, a black Chevy Impala pulls up along Biggie's car...
14) All or nothing
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
In a crowded South London apartment building, Penny, a working mom, struggles to keep her wayward daughter, her lazy son and her disillusioned partner on the right path.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
From rock to jazz to mambo, sing along with the Backyardigans with over 20 video adventures from their first three seasons. Ride the range with hip-hopping cowboys, be a reggae-singing pirate or a funk-loving astronaut. Perform a rock operetta as a mighty knight encountering an even mightier dragon.
16) Notorious
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Chronicling the extraordinary life of Christopher 'The Notorious B.I.G.' Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Biggie transforms himself from a Brooklyn street hustler (once selling crack to a pregnant woman) to superstardom. He has to juggle the increasing demands of fatherhood, marriage, and a music career that is strife with chaos and controversy. On March 8, 1997, in Los Angeles, a black Chevy Impala pulls up along Biggie's car...
Series
Publisher
Cannon Group
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A bunch of kids get together to turn a run-down old theater into a community center. "Miracles," an East L.A. hangout where locals lock, pop, and break dance is run by a nice old guy, and Kelly, Ozone, and Turbo help by offering dance related activities. Now a real estate developer wants to tear down the center and put up a big retail development. To save the center, a big extravaganza of a benefit is organized--providing an excuse for lots of song...
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