On June 6 1990 the 2 Live Crew Album "As Nasty As They Wanna Be" was ruled obscene by a federal judge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. With this day in history in mind, the theme for today will be movies on hip hop and rap-enjoy!
1 Wild Style (1983) Director: Charlie Ahearn
Considered to be the first hip hop motion picture about elusive graffiti writer (Lee Quinones) in New York city...
2 Biggie and Tupac (2002) Director: Nick Broomfield
Documentary about the deaths of Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur...
3 Hustle & Flow (2005) Director: Craig Brewer
A memphis pimp (Terrence Howard) tries to become a successful hip hop emcee-Howard was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance; film also won Oscar Best Music...
4 8 Mile (2002) Director Curtis Hanson
Tells the story of a young rapper (Eminem) struggling through his life while attempting to gain notoriety for his work-film won an Oscar for best song ...
5 Fear of a Black Hat (1994) Director: Rusty Cundieff
Mockumentary about a controversial hip hop band-only for those who like spoof comedies...
As I have seen only a select few from the above list (Biggie and Tupac, Hustle & Flow, 8 Mile, Fear of a Black Hat) I look forward to your feedback-enjoy!
Dianezy
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