I 1987 tok fem unge menn mot til seg, og ga uttrykk for frustrasjonen over livene sine i USAs farligste nabolag. De brukte det kraftigste våpenet de hadde: Brutalt ærlige låttekster og harde beats. Filmen "Straight Outta Compton" forteller den sanne historien om hvordan det hele begynte, og hvordan N.W.A. utviklet seg til å bli verdens farligste gruppe. Medlemmene slo tilbake mot autoritetene som undertrykte dem, og ga verden innblikk i hva som egentlig foregikk i miljøet de hadde vokst opp i. Det startet en sosial revolusjon man fortsatt ser ringvirkningene av i dag.

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.

When Ashtray moves to South Central L.A. to live with his father (who appears to be the same age he is) and grandmother (who likes to talk tough and smoke reefer), he falls in with his gang-banging cousin Loc Dog, who along with the requisite pistols and Uzi carries a thermo-nuclear warhead for self-defense. Will Ashtray be able to keep living the straight life?

When rebellious street dancer Andie lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto her old life. When she joins forces with the schools hottest dancer, Chase, to form a crew of classmate outcasts to compete in Baltimore s underground dance battle The Streets.

Jimmy Smith Jr. er en ung, hvit rapper som drømmer om det store gjennombruddet, samtidig som han sliter med å få endene til å møtes.

Two warring gang families (one African-American, the other Chinese) maneuver for bragging rights to the Oakland, California, docks. Hang Sing and Trish O'Day uncover a trail of deceit that leaves most of the warring factions dead … or worse!

I midtsommerheten i Brooklyn kan alt skje. Italieneren Sal driver en pizza-restaurant i samarbeid med sine to sønner, pluss visergutten Mookie. Noen av de militante svarte guttene i nabolaget får ideen om at Sal bør henge bilder av prominente svarte personer ved siden av de han har hengende av sine italiensk-amerikanske idoler. Et slikt forslag fører straks til uro i nabolaget, og gateslaget som følger fører store konsekvenser med seg...

A wealthy Los Angeles teen and her superficial friends wants to break out of suburbia and experience Southern California's "gangsta" lifestyle. But problems arise when the preppies get in over their heads and provoke the wrath of a violent Latino gang. Suddenly, their role-playing seems a little too real.

Following a ridiculously awful flight that leads to his pet's death, Nashawn Wade files a lawsuit against the airline, and wins a multimillion-dollar settlement. Determined to create a better flying experience, Nashawn starts his own airline, one that caters to an African-American clientele. Going into business with a tricked-out plane piloted by the smooth Capt. Mack, the airline hits a snag when it has to deal with the family of Elvis Hunkee.

Four 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 the group, has the gun. But Q has different aspirations. He wants to be a DJ and happens to have a gig the night of the robbery. Unfortunately for him, Bishop isn't willing to take no for answer in a game where everything's for keeps.

After a chaotic night of rioting in a marginal suburb of Paris, three young friends, Vinz, Hubert and Saïd, wander around unoccupied waiting for news about the state of health of a mutual friend who has been seriously injured when confronting the police.

Ghost Dog lever på taket av en forlatt bygning sammen med en flokk duer. Her lever han etter ordene i den gamle samuraiteksten "Hagakure". Etter at en mafiagangster reddet livet til Ghost Dog ble han hans beskytter og tar oppdrag som leiemorder for ham. Men når han blir sveket av mafiafamilien reagerer han helt etter boken: Etter "The Way of the Samurai".

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.

Honey Daniels har ventet hele livet på å få vise verden dansestegene sine, og så, plutselig, står alt hun har ønsket seg bare et skritt unna. Ved siden av skolen lærer hun bort hip hop dans på ungdomssenteret. En kveld får musikkvideoregissøren Michael Ellis øye på henne på dansegulvet på stamklubben hennes. Han tilbyr henne å være med i noen av hans videoer, og før hun vet ordet av det arbeider som som koreograf for noen av de største stjernene innen hip hop og R&B. Allikevel begynner hun å lure på om det er dette hun egentlig vil.

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.

At 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 their moves - two warring friends have to pull together to represent the street. Starring hip-hop sensations Marques Houston, Omari Grandberry, Lil' Kim and comedian Steve Harvey.

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.

I'm Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, the film follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from a successful film career in the fall of 2008 and sets off to reinvent himself as a hip-hop musician. The film is a portrait of an artist at a crossroads and explores notions of courage and creative reinvention, as well as the ramifications of a life spent in the public eye.

Street dancer, Thomas Uncles is from the wrong side of the tracks, but his bond with the beautiful Megan White might help the duo realize their dreams as they enter in the mother of all dance battles.

A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.