Nas(Musician)
Publisher
Distibuted by Vivendi Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"The craft. The history. The power. All these elements of the hip-hop movement are discussed with director Ice-T and the legends he interviews: Afrika Bambaataa; Eminem; Nas; Mos Def; Kanye West; Chuck D; KRS-One; Snoop Dogg; Run-DMC; and Ice Cube, in this compelling and gritty feature-length documentary"--Container.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (344 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The eight-part docuseries delves into the compelling, inspiring stories of some of hip-hop's most celebrated and groundbreaking artists in their own words. Narrated by renowned rapper Nas and featuring never-before-seen archival footage and interviews with family, friends, and collaborators, the hour-long episodes chronicle the rise of eight culture-defining hip-hop legends across multiple generations and styles, including Busta Rhymes, Eve, Fat Joe,...
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The untold story of the world's longest running video show, Video Music Box. A hip hop mainstay since 1983, VMB gave a platform to artists like Jay-Z, Nas and Mary J. Blige before they hit it big. Host Ralph McDaniels' archives amassed over 40 nearly years reveal the show's importance to numerous big-name musicians, as well as to the kids that grew up watching.
11) Belly
Language
English
Formats
Description
As gang leader Tommy looks to expand his turf by dealing a new form of heroin, his friend Sincere dreams of escaping the gangster life with his girlfriend and baby daughter. After a drug house operated by Tommy is raided, he and Sincere -- now pursued by both the police and rival gangs -- each find themselves on a course that will either lead to redemption or ruin.
12) American epic
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (310 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The big bang: At the height of the Roaring Twenties, music scouts armed with cutting-edge recording technology set out across America to capture the unsung voices of everyday folk. Blood and soil: America's poor--cotton field slaves, mine workers, sharecroppers--find freedom through music, creating gospel, protest songs, and Delta blues. Out of the many, the one: Exotic cultures spanning America are captured on record for the first time, inventing...
Publisher
Smithsonian Folkways
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
9 audio discs : CD audio, digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (298 pages : illustrations, color and black and white ; 31 cm)
Language
English
Description
The Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap is a first-of-its-kind multimedia collection chronicling the growth of the music and culture from the parks of the Bronx to solidifying a reach that spans the globe. The set includes 129 tracks on 9 CDs and a 300-page book with original design by Cey Adams, artist and founding creative director of Def Jam Recordings, as well as essays by some of hip-hop's leading writers and critics and hundreds of photographs...