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The most feared battle emcee in the early 1980s in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenager from the Queensbridge projects. At the age of 14, Roxanne Shanté was well on her way to becoming a hip-hop legend, as she hustled to provide for her family while defending herself from the...
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Beats
Film · 2019 · also dramaAn agoraphobic hip-hop prodigy and a disgraced former music manager cross paths in Chicago’s South Side and help each other face demons of their pasts.
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All Eyez on Me
Film · 2017 · also dramaAll Eyez on Me chronicles the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur, including his rise to superstardom as a hip-hop artist, actor, poet and activist, as well as his imprisonme...
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Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Film · 2005 · also dramaA tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.
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Adulthood
Film · 2008 · also dramaAfter serving six years for killing his schoolmate, a young man learns that someone is out for revenge.
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Belly
Film · 1998 · also dramaTommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are...
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The Brave One
Film · 2007 · also dramaA woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge.
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Juice
Film · 1992 · also dramaFour Harlem friends -- Bishop, Q, Steel and Raheem -- dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big by knocking off a convenience store. Bishop, the magnetic leader of...
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The Young One
Film · 1960 · also dramaA jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.
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You Got Served
Film · 2004 · also dramaAt Mr. Rad's Warehouse, the best hip-hop crews in Los Angeles compete for money and respect. But when a suburban crew crashes the party, stealing their dancers — and thei...
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Cass
Film · 2008 · also dramaThe incredible true story of how an orphaned Jamaican baby, adopted by an elderly white couple and brought up in an all white area of London, became one of the most feare...
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