The best Talib Kweli’s movies
We present our ranking of the best Talib Kweli’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Talib Kweli.
Brown Sugar
6.5/10
Friends since childhood, a magazine editor and a hip-hop record executive stumble into romantic territory.
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
7.2/10
The American comedian/actor delivers a story about the alternative Hip Hop scene. A small town Ohio mans moves to Brooklyn, New York, to throw an unprecedented block party.
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
8/10
Exploring the social impact of what The Source Magazine in 1998 voted, "The Best Hip Hop Radio Show Of All-Time." The documentary film is the story of quirky friends who became unlikely legends by engaging their listeners and breaking the biggest rap artists ever.
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
7.6/10
Examines the evolution of the Black Power Movement in US society from 1967 to 1975. It features footage of the movement shot by Swedish journalists in the United States during that period and includes the appearances of Angela Davis, Bobby Seale, Huey P. Newton, Eldridge Cleaver, and other activists, artists, and leaders central to the movement.
ReGeneration
6.9/10
ReGeneration is a 2010 American documentary film written and directed by Phillip Montgomery that looks at the issues facing today's youth and young adults, and the influences that contribute to America's current culture of apathy toward to political and social causes.
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records
7.5/10
Under the direction of founder and world-renowned DJ Peanut Butter Wolf, Stones Throw Records has consistently released critically acclaimed, left-of-center albums since its founding in 1996. Drawing on live concert footage, never-before-seen archival material, inner-circle home video and photographs and in-depth interviews with the folks who put Stones Throw on the map, this documentary will delve deeper into the label's enigmatic artists, history, culture and global following.
Ice Cold: The Untold Story of Hip Hop Jewelry
4.9/10
Told through the multi-faceted prism of jewelry, Ice Cold explores Hip Hop’s ability to reimagine and transcend established notions of wealth, status, and superiority. Across four episodes, you’ll hear from stars like Migos, Lil Yachty, A$AP Ferg, J. Balvin, City Girls, Talib Kweli and many, many more - all showing off their ice and speaking to deeper issues driving the passion for jewlery: racial inequality, access to the American Dream & the sheer resilience of hip-hop culture.
Soundz of Spirit
7.5/10
Award winning documentary by Joslyn Rose Lyons exploring the relationship between spiritual connection and the creative process in hip-hop music.
Brave New Voices 2010
5.9/10
The excitement and poetry of the Brave New Voices 2010 National Slam team championships is captured in this special.
Where We're From: Rise Of L.A. Underground Hip Hop
7.4/10
An exploration of the emergence of L.A.’s “underground” hip hop culture of the late 1990s-early 2000s, recounted first-hand by some of its architects: the creators of Club Elements. Every respected independent MC in the nation came through to Club Elements. This documentary chronicles that vibrant time in Los Angeles’ underground Hip Hop scene and shows a side of L.A.’s subculture that is responsible for an independent movement that spawned a slew of widely recognized and celebrated artists.
