Chuck D Movies

  • 2020
    Ricky Powell: The Individualist

    Ricky Powell: The Individualist

    Ricky Powell: The Individualist

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    Ricky Powell boasts a quintessential New York story, rising to fame as a street photographer in the 80’s and 90’s and touring with the...

    Ricky Powell: The Individualist
  • 1997
    Anthem

    Anthem

    Anthem

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    When twenty-six-year-olds Shainee Gabel and Kristin Hahn quit their Hollywood jobs, packed up a borrowed car and hit the road, it was with the deeply...

    Anthem
  • 1995
    Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat

    Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat

    Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat

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    Rap music has articulated a black aesthetic that is influencing pop culture around the world. But does it also promote violence, misogyny, and crime?...

    Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
  • 2003
    Godfathers and Sons

    Godfathers and Sons

    Godfathers and Sons

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    Director Marc Levin travels to Chicago with hip-hop legend Chuck D (from Public Enemy) and Marshall Chess (son of Leonard Chess and heir to the...

    Godfathers and Sons
  • 2006
    Rock the Bells

    Rock the Bells

    Rock the Bells

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    An inside look at what it took to bring the Wu-Tang Clan together for their final performance at the Rock the Bells Hip-Hop festival.

    Rock the Bells
  • 2003
    James Brown: Soul Survivor

    James Brown: Soul Survivor

    James Brown: Soul Survivor

    7.52003HD

    James Brown's legacy has influenced rap, soul, funk and R&B. But along with his huge talent, there's a dark side to Brown's success that includes...

    James Brown: Soul Survivor
  • 2010
    Straight Outta L.A.

    Straight Outta L.A.

    Straight Outta L.A.

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    In 1982, the Raiders and owner Al Davis captivated black and Latino fans with swagger and charisma that matched the rapidly changing city.

    Straight Outta L.A.
  • 2004
    And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop

    And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop

    And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop

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    The film documents the development of hip hop culture since its inception in the 1970s. With interviews from various figures in the community such as...

    And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
  • 2020
    American Rapstar

    American Rapstar

    American Rapstar

    6.52020HD

    A new scene of troubled, lo-fi young rappers have emerged from Trump’s America, utilizing the SoundCloud streaming platform to quickly become...

    American Rapstar
  • 2018
    Rock Rubber 45s

    Rock Rubber 45s

    Rock Rubber 45s

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    A cinematic odyssey exploring the connectivity of global basketball, sneaker, and music lifestyle through the firsthand lens of authentic NYC culture...

    Rock Rubber 45s
  • 2011
    Prince: A Purple Reign

    Prince: A Purple Reign

    Prince: A Purple Reign

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    Part of BBC Four's Black Music Legends of the 1980s, this documentary explores how Prince - showman, artist, enigma - revolutionized the perception...

    Prince: A Purple Reign
  • 2008
    Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions

    Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions

    Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions

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    Movin' On Up is the definitve documentary on one of the most important artists and greatest groups of all time.

    Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions
  • 2016
    Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story

    Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story

    Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story

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    Narrated by Public Enemy's Chuck D, the documentary traverses Haywood's life from his humble beginnings in Mississippi raised by a single mother to...

    Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story
  • 2023
    Sign the Show

    Sign the Show

    Sign the Show

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    Sign The Show: Deaf Culture, Access and Entertainment is a feature-length documentary providing insight into Deaf culture and the quest for access to...

    Sign the Show
  • 1989
    Impact Video Magazine

    Impact Video Magazine

    Impact Video Magazine

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    Counter-culture video magazine created by Stuart Shapiro, featuring Bill Hicks, Robert Williams, Public Enemy, Butthole Surfers, Survival Research...

    Impact Video Magazine
  • 2016
    A Tale of James Brown

    A Tale of James Brown

    A Tale of James Brown

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    Comedian/filmmaker Camille Solari spends the last year interviewing the legendary musical icon James Brown before his untimely death on Christmas...

    A Tale of James Brown
  • 2019
    Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare

    Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare

    Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare

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    The history of warfare as it relates to global Black society, broken down into 7 chapters that examines the ways the system of racism wages warfare...

    Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare
  • 2018
    The Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop

    The Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop

    The Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop

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    "The Untold Story of Hip-Hop" Narrated by Chuck D. Tells the colorful true stories of the people, places and sounds behind the mainstream names we...

    The Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop
  • 2013
    Swing Lowe Sweet Chariote

    Swing Lowe Sweet Chariote

    Swing Lowe Sweet Chariote

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    Swing Lowe Sweet Chariote is an emotionally charged urban drama about a good girl whose best friend is murdered just before graduation. She gets...

    Swing Lowe Sweet Chariote
  • 1990
    Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1

    Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1

    Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1

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    SLAMMIN!... Rap's #1 video magazine. Here are the acts you're going to be meetin' in the premiere episode of this 1990 Video VHS Magazine produced by...

    Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1