Subgenre Sampler
R&B/Hip-hop: 82 Films to Buy & Rent
Beastie Boys Video Anthology (2000)
- Dir. Various
- Collection of music–vids by the mega–star hiphop group from New York, whose videos are renowned for their ground–breaking…
Bobby Womack - Jazz Channel (2000)
- The legendary composer/singer/guitarist performs live in Washington D.C. such classics as “Across 110th Street”, “Looking for a Love” and…
Freestyle - The Art of Rhyme (2000)
- Dir. Kevin Fitzgerald
Feat. Eminem, Tupac Shakur
- An acclaimed history of rap performance from the early 1980s up till recent years, with emphasis on the art of improvisation.
Includes a plethora…
Rapmania (2000)
- A transcontinental coming–together of US rappers and hiphoppers with twin concerts at New York’s Apollo Theatre and L.A.’s Palace…
Up in Smoke Tour, The (2000)
- Dir. Philip G Atwell
- A front row seat on tour with a great combination of hip hop giants – Ice Cube, Eminem, Snoop Dog and Dr Dre. Includes backstage…
Family Values - Fall Tour '98 (1999)
- Dir. Joe Friday
- Rock tour features the following tracks: Limp Bizkit – Jump Around, Ice Cube – F**K Dying, Orgy – Revival, Korn – Blind, Korn…
Temptations, The (TV Mini-Series) (1998)
- Dir. Allan Arkush
Feat. Charles Malik Whitfield, D.B. Woodside, Terron Brooks…
- Stirring biography of the singers who formed the hit Motown musical act, The Temptations.
Classic Albums - Stevie Wonder (Songs in the Key of Life) (1997)
- Dir. David Heffernan
- Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life album deconstructed track–by–track and placed in both personal and creative context by the…
Show, The (1995)
- Dir. Brian Robbins
- Well–made document of a 90s hiphop roadshow featuring Run DMC, Naughty BY Nature, Warren G and Wu–Tang Clan. Combines live and backstage…
James Brown - Live at Chastain Park (1993)
- Feat. James Brown
- A classic concert by the 'Godfather of Soul' from Atlanta, Georgia in 1985. 13 tracks including "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag", "Get on the Good Foot"…