Boyz n the Hood is the popular and successful film and social criticism from John Singleton about the conditions in South Central Los Angeles where teenagers are involved in gun fights and drug dealing on a daily basis.
A group of families on a tropical holiday discover that the secluded beach where they are staying is somehow causing them to age rapidly – reducing their entire lives into a single day.
I forstedene av Detroit kjemper en ung rapper ved navn Jimmy Smith Jr., også kjent som "B-Rabbit", for å etablere seg i hip-hop-miljøet. Fanget i et liv preget av fattigdom og familiære utfordringer, søker han en vei ut gjennom musikken. I rap-kampene på det berømte utestedet "The Shelter" konfronterer Jimmy sine egne redsler og personlige utfordringer for å finne sin stemme og overvinne motgangen. Filmen følger hans reise med selvoppdagelse og besluttsomhet, og viser kampen og lidenskapen bak rapkunsten i Detroits gater.
På midten av 1980-tallet får rapgruppen N.W.A. fra brutale Compton sitt store gjennombrudd, og revolusjonerer hiphopkulturen med sin rå og provoserende ekthet.
Craig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon, smoking and drinking, looking for something to do.
All 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 imprisonment and prolific, controversial time at Death Row Records. Against insurmountable odds, Tupac rose to become a cultural icon whose career and persona both continue to grow long after his passing.
Former policeman Lenny Nero has moved into a more lucrative trade: the illegal sale of virtual reality-like recordings that allow users to experience the emotions and past experiences of others. While they typically contain tawdry incidents, Nero is shocked when he receives one showing a murder.
Matthew McConaughey og Kate Hudson går for gull (og diamanter, smaragder og rubiner) som det nyskilte paret som krangler og kniver seg gjennom en eventyrlig og lattervekkende undersjøisk skattejakt. McConaughey spiller Finn, som fremdeles er forelsket i eksen (Hudson) og dessuten må hanskes med storskurken Bigg Bunny. Etter åtte års leting får Finn nyss i hvor Queen's Dowry, en fantastisk skatt som forsvant i Karibia i 1715, befinner seg. Nå må han bare få slått kloa i gullet - og jenta - og sørge for å fordufte før Bigg Bunny dukker opp. Fool's Gold, som er regissert av Andy Tennant (Hitch), er fullspekket med fart, spenning, romantikk og humor.
With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.
A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.
Following a childhood tragedy, Dewey Cox follows a long and winding road to music stardom. Dewey perseveres through changing musical styles, an addiction to nearly every drug known and bouts of uncontrollable rage.
Ali G unwittingly becomes a pawn in the evil Chancellor's plot to overthrow the Prime Minister of Great Britain. However, instead of bringing the Prime Minister down, Ali is embraced by the nation as the voice of youth and 'realness', making the Prime Minister and his government more popular than ever.
Sidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong friendship and the launch of their careers to one single childhood instant... witnessing the birth of hip-hop on a New York street corner. Now some 15 years later, she is a revered music critic at a national magazine and he is a successful, though unfulfilled, hip-hop record company executive. Both come to realize that their true life passions will only be fulfilled by remembering what they learned that day on the corner.
Freewheeling, motorcycle-riding musician Johnny rolls into a small town with his band, and meets Kathy, an honor student who catches his eye. Meanwhile, Kathy's father, after being in the Witness Protection Program, is finally tracked down by two corrupt cops he escaped from years ago, who want the money he owes them.
Ace is an impressionable young man working for a dry cleaning business. His friend, drug dealer Mitch, goes to prison. In an unrelated incident, he finds some cocaine in a pants pocket. Soon, Ace finds himself dealing cocaine for Lulu. Via lucky breaks and solid interpersonal skills, Ace moves to the top of the Harlem drug world. Of course, unfaithful employees and/or rivals conspire to bring about Ace's fall.
An Army veteran assembles a team of bodyguards to protect a former boxer. Complications arise when the boxer suspects his sister may be romantically involved with the bodyguard.
This is the story of Richie and his journey to become the greatest rap-artist in the Netherlands. One evening he is violently mugged by a group of teenagers and loses his most prized possession: an expensive watch. When images of the humiliating robbery go viral, Richie's hard-earned reputation is damaged.
Zed, a young British rapper, is about to start his first world tour, when a crippling illness strikes him down, and he is forced to move back in with his family. He tries to find himself between an international music career and Pakistani family traditions.
A young teenage rapper must use his musical talent to help his friend out and win the girl of his dreams by going through several events of betrayal, trust and agreement while his religious parents have strictly dislike his interests.
Nine strangers wake up in a house with no recollection how they got there and no way out. The voice on the PA introduces them to a grisly game they must play. The prize is $5 million and their life.