Fab 5 Freddy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Fred Brathwaite (born 1959), more popularly known as Fab 5 Freddy, is an American Hip hop historian, Hip hop pioneer and former graffiti artist. He was active in New York City in the 1970s and early 1980s, and later hosted the first hip-hop music video show…
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15 titles
Rachel Getting Married
A young woman who has been in and out of rehab for the past ten years returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.
Tupac: Resurrection
Home movies, photographs, and recited poetry illustrate the life of Tupac Shakur, one of the most beloved, revolutionary, and volatile hip-hop M.Cs. of all time.
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
The story behind Nas's groundbreaking debut album 'Illmatic, ' and the early life of one of the most talented rappers of all time. Featuring Pharrell Williams, Alicia Keys, Q-Tip, and Busta Rhymes.
Wild Style
South Bronx graffiti artist Zoro is commissioned to paint a backdrop for a hip-hop concert.
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
Director Tamra Davis pays homage to her friend in this definitive documentary but also delves into Basquiat as an iconoclast. His dense, bebop-influenced neoexpressionist work emerged while minimalist, conceptual art was the fad; ...
Downtown 81
After being released from the hospital, the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat wanders around Manhattan trying to sell art to make money and find a place to stay.
Grass is Greener
A look at America's complicated relationship with cannabis.
Blank City
During the punk rock stage in the late '70s, downtown New York experienced a wave of "Do it yourself" independent filmmaking.
Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat
Exploring the pre-fame years of the celebrated American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and how New York City, its people, and its tectonically shifting arts culture of the late 1970s and '80s shaped his vision.
The Universe of Keith Haring
A portrait of New York artist Keith Haring.
Keith Haring: Street Art Boy
The story of international art sensation Keith Haring, told using previously unheard interviews.
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
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 Beastie Boys, capturing some of the wildest moments in popular culture.
Hold Your Fire
Brooklyn, 1973. Shu'aib Raheem tried to steal guns for self-defense, starting the longest hostage siege in NYPD history. NYPD psychologist Harvey Schlossberg fought to reform police use of violence and save lives by using words, n...
Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer
A documentary on Brooklyn-born photographer Jamel Shabazz.
Hustlers Convention
Two young hustlers attend a convention and become tangled in a financial disagreement.