This is category for films in which hip hop is a main aspect of the story. The love story between dre taye diggs and sidney sanaa lathan is the least interesting part of the movie. A hip hop story debuted june 26, 2002 on the vh1 cable network. G is a gatsbyesque love story set against hip hop s invasion of the hamptons. The film follows white rapper brabbit eminem and his attempt to launch a career in a genre dominated by africanamericans. A hip hop story r 1h 27min drama tv movie 26 june 2002 an up and coming rap artist struggling to find his own voice winds up in the middle of a dangerous turf war when egos violently collide within the music industry. But dont call this a comeback, hiphop movies have been here for years, so were throwing back and. Since the mid70s, hiphop music has evolved from a street corner phenomenon based in new york city to a sound and style that has made its mark on nearly every level of popular culture around the world. An up and coming rap artist struggling to find his own voice winds up in the. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. Boasting an impressive walltowall musical score by a number of top rappers, playd. A hip hop story is 2002 television drama film starring rashaan nall, faizon love, toni braxton and merlin santana who would later be shot and killed. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, entertaining, sexy, melancholic and exciting films and tv shows about with hip hop, culture clash, dialogue, mentor, storytelling, brutality, gangsters, runaway, catastrophe and music plots mostly in drama, music and comedy genres shot in usa. Trailer for playd a hip hop story 2002 captured from the bloody murder 2 2003 tape released in 2003.
Performances and interviews with snoop dogg, krsone, master p, and many more. Jones, blair underwood, chenoa maxwell, andre royo. A hip hop story 2002 an upandcoming rapper rashaan nall adopts the gangster lifestyle after leaving his partner merlin santana for a solo career in california. Playd a hip hop story 2002 trailer vhs capture youtube.
A classic west coast hiphop documentary that focuses on the bay area artists 2pac, e40, richie rich, and cbo as well as bay area producers mike. Moreover, the films basic story of hiphop kids joining forces with a performing arts school is a. A young great gatsbyish hip hopper named summer g falls for a middle to upper class sister while in college. Hip hop story tha movie soundtrack 2002, cd discogs. Tha movie also features interviews with snoop dogg, krsone, master p, and a. Here you will find unforgettable moments, scenes and lines from all your favorite films. Ten hip hop albums that commit to believable, overarching narratives.
A hip hop story isnt that bad of a made for tv movie conisdering its about hip hop and gangsta rap. This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2002. A hip hop story 2002 cast and crew an upandcoming rapper rashaan nall adopts the gangster lifestyle after leaving his partner merlin santana for a solo career in california. The intense and often deadly rap wars between the east and west coast hip hop artists of the 1990s was the inspiration for this madeforcable feature. Part i focuses on the murders of tupac and the notorious big.
Sure, it touches on facts about biggie and tupac, but it wasnt meant to imitate their life story. A hip hop story tv movie 2002 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. After she rejects him for a fellow social climber, summer g spends ten years building a hip hop empire, then moves to the hamptons where he finds the object of his affections. Brown sugar is a 2002 american romantic comedy film written by michael elliott and rick famuyiwa, directed by famuyiwa, and starring taye diggs and sanaa lathan. Along with segments on such departed hip hop legends as eazye, tupac shakur, and the notorious b. A hiphop story 2002 starring rashaan nall and merlin santana on dvd and bluray. With james lavelles meltdown festival bringing some rare hiphop films to. Jaxx is an aspiring rappersinger who is signed to a west coast record label run by domino breed, a tyrant who rules almost every aspect of his artists career and life. We look at 20 dope hip hop tracks made specifically for movies on the big screen.
On paper, recording a song for a film soundtrack is considered the. Now that hip hop is officially the most popular genre in america, perhaps hip hop inspired films will. This is different from hood films, which may contain a hip hop soundtrack but a story which does not relate to hip hop subcategories. The list contains the best, new and most relevant hip hop movies ordered by relevance. Tales of legendary gangster rapper eazy e and the movement to unify hip hop. Hip hop artists discuss ghetto life and the aftermath of the murders of tupac and notorious b. Boasting an impressive walltowall musical score by a number of top rappers, play d. About a week and a half ago, tory lanez put out i told you, an album more devoted to an autobiographical throughnarrative.
The story of the aftermath of the murder of tupac shakur and notorious b. Hiphop 4 life is a movie that many people can relate to. An upandcoming rapper rashaan nall adopts the gangster lifestyle after leaving his partner merlin santana for a solo. Rashann nell and the late great merlin santana are both great in the lead roles while comedic actor faizon love is pretty scary as a suge knight type. The history of the human beat box 2002, a film whose screenings are.
Trolls world tour, a kids music movie, has big problems. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, humorous, feel good, semi serious, melancholic and serious films and tv shows about with hip hop culture, hip hop, dialogue, artists and showbiz, catastrophe, mentor, runaway, culture clash, youth and brutality plots mostly in music, comedy and. Tha movie dvd, 2002 at the best online prices at ebay. A hip hop story is 2002 television drama film starring rashaan nall, faizon love, toni braxton and merlin santana. The hip hop industry movie played toni braxton, faizon love, clifton powell hz dl. One of 2002 s most underrated films, brown sugar offers more than youd expect from a conventional romantic comedy. With rashaan nall, toni braxton, faizon love, sharissa. For people who are willing to buy a serious hip hop rapdj documentary i would strongly suggest to buy the movie scratch rather the the beat kings. Drumline is a 2002 american comingofage teen comedy film directed by charles stone iii. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
More minus points gets the movie for beeing well short about an hour, the dvd menus are as cheap as it gets. A hip hop story movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section. Similar to the real events leading to the death of 2pac shakur and notorious b. Top 10 narrativedriven rap albums hip hops digital giant. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. The main character devon is forced to choose between music and his friends, girlfriend, and school. The screenplay, which was inspired by the southwest dekalb high school drumline, was written by tina gordon chism and shawn schepps. Weve seen a number of silver screen classics from hip hop culture over the last 30 years. Jaxx is an aspiring rappersinger who is signed to a west coast record label run by domino breed, a tyrant who rules almost every aspect of his. Dont get blinded by the names appearing in the movie. Even though the movie is based in the hip hop realm, it is mainly a story about choices. Below is a list of the most influential hiphop movies of the last thirty years, films that are essential to any hip hop fans movie catalog. Thats the big mistake people have seen in this film.
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