Monday, 1 July 2013
Wednesday, 17 April 2013
Monday, 15 April 2013
Saturday, 23 March 2013
Mr. Untouchable: The Nicky Barnes Story
An insightful documentary into the life of notorious 1970's Harlem Kingpin, Nicky Barnes.
Thursday, 4 October 2012
Monday, 17 September 2012
Sunday, 2 September 2012
Monday, 20 August 2012
Sunday, 19 August 2012
Big Fun in the Big Town (Docu)
Here's a little documentary off Dutch TV giving an insight into the early days of the New York Hip Hop scene.
Monday, 25 June 2012
Thursday, 2 February 2012
Wednesday, 28 December 2011
Wu - The Story Of The Wu-Tang Clan
It's all in the title... The Story of The Wu-Tang Clan.
A tad cheesy but still quite insightful, so I would recommend it to any discerning Hip Hop head or Wu fan.
Now throw your "W's" up!
Sunday, 11 December 2011
Mondo Cane
"Mondo cane (1962; English: Dog World) is a documentary written and directed by Italian filmmakers Paolo Cavara, Franco Prosperi and Gualtiero Jacopetti. The film consists of a series of travelogue vignettes that provide glimpses into cultural practices around the world with the intention to shock or surprise Western film audiences.[1] These scenes are presented with little continuity, as they are intended as a kaleidoscopic display of shocking content rather than presenting a structured argument. Despite its claims of genuine documentation, certain scenes in the film are either staged or creatively manipulated in order to enhance this effect.[2]
Mondo cane was an international box-office success and inspired the production of numerous, similar exploitation documentaries, many of which also include the word "Mondo" in their title. These films collectively came to be recognized as a distinct genre known as mondo films. In addition, the film's success led Jacopetti and Prosperi to produce several additional documentaries, including Mondo cane 2, Africa addio, and Addio zio Tom, while Cavara directed La donna nel mondo, Malamondo, as well as the anti-Mondo drama Wild Eye. Despite general critical condemnation of exploitation cinema, Mondo cane won the 1962 David di Donatello for best production and was also nominated for numerous other awards." [Info via Wiki]
Some Sunday viewing...
Friday, 25 November 2011
Culture Hip Hop A New York
"A 1994 french report about Hip Hop culture in New York City.
Featuring Wu Tang Clan, Lord Jamar (Brand Nubian), Red fox, Greg Tate, Vicious Chuck D (Public Enemy), Guru, Supernatural, lasts poets, Afrika Bambaataa, Fuman Chooz, Produce by New York, The Lifers..."
Monday, 26 September 2011
Planet Rock: The Story of Hip Hop and the Crack Generation
“Narrated and executive produced by Ice-T, “Planet Rock: The Story of Hip Hop and the Crack Generation” is the first documentary to focus specifically on the connections between crack and hip-hop.
Crack first appeared in the early 1980s, but by 1986, it was raging through the inner cities of America like wildfire, leaving pain, grief, and death in its wake. With candid, never-before-seen interviews from survivors, including Snoop Dogg, Cypress Hill’s B-Real, and the Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA and Raekwon, “Planet Rock” examines the hardships young men encountered growing up in impoverished neighborhoods, which led many to deal crack cocaine as their only way out.
From the gold dookie chain to Gucci, many hip-hop artists were influenced by the look and fashion of infamous dealers like Azie Faison in Harlem, who is prominently featured in the documentary, along with Freeway Ricky Ross, the Godfather of Crack in LA. As hip-hop became increasingly popular, the fascination with crime and gangster culture, specifically the violence inherent in crack culture, became ingrained in the music. And soon the very kids dealing crack were turning their street tales into hit records. After serving hard time in jail, Snoop Dogg became the biggest rapper of his day; after a bullet in the back nearly killed him, B Real went legit with Cypress Hill; and after crafting their business model on the crack hustle, RZA and Raekwon turned the Wu Tang Clan into a hip hop empire. As journalist Cheo Choker reflects, “it’s fascinating to think that Jay Z, a global icon who had better seats at President Obama’s inauguration than Jesse Jackson, was once a New York City crack dealer.”
Saturday, 24 September 2011
Tempa T - The Documentary
Documentary is perhaps a bit of an overstatement.
It's essentially an interview broken up with some footage of Tempz performing in Edinburgh.
Worth a watch, simply for the hilarity factor that is always prominent whenever Tempa T is about.
Seeing wasted Scottish folk is nice too.
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Graffiti Wars
A Channel 4 (UK) documentary about the Robbo vs Banksy / Graff vs Street Art thing.
Sunday, 11 September 2011
WTC Construction
With it being the 10 year anniversary of the WTC attack I thought it might be fitting to share this fascinating video about how the twin towers were constructed.
We've all been saturated with the images of that terrible day ten years ago - so why not enjoy the marvel that was the towers themselves for a change.
The description left by the uploader of the video reads:
"For those who think "Jet Fuel" and gravity pulverized that concrete and 45 interior steel columns. Educate yourself and you'll see 9/11 was a planned demolition and WTC Tower 7 collapsed with no plane striking it (Flight 93 was supposed to hit tower 7). Conspiracy theory, new world order, alex jones, david icke..."
Sunday, 17 July 2011
Saturday, 4 June 2011
J Is For Junkie
J is for Junkie [Full Length] from Greedmont Park on Vimeo.
Crack-umentary time...
“Greedmont TV presents a documentary by Corey Davis on a group crack addicts in Atlanta who live outside in a small cove behind a Texaco, infamously dubbed as the “Living Room.” They share their stories and tell us what it’s like to battle with a deadly addiction to crack-cocaine. “Growing up I never had a father, because he was out running the streets getting high… Right around the time I was born, the mid 80′s, African-American communities across the country was struck by the crack epidemic. Which robbed us our prideful culture and instantly perverted it into a counter-culture where playgrounds became war-zones and families were destroyed.” [Directed by Corey Davis]“