DEADBUG meets with VIolent J (Joe Bruce) of Insane Clown Posse (ICP) and discusses his career and life.
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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.
Rap group M.O.P. gives a tour through Brownsville in Brooklyn to show where they grew up, and what inspires their music.
See the movie that started it all.
10 years after releasing his debut album The Documentary, Compton rapper, The Game, recently released a double album in two separate installments. The first disk was titled The Documentary 2 and the second which dropped a week later was called The Documentary 2.5. This 50 minute film is the official making of and we get just that, giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at the recording sessions that went into his latest body of work.
Cacaso, a Brazilian poet, lived in Rio de Janeiro. Born Antonio Carlos de Brito (1944-1987) he was one of the leaders of the marginal poetry movement. Cacaso filled notebooks not only with poems but reflections, drawings and collages. He also became a lyricist and partner of celebrated songwriters such as Tom Jobim, Edu Lobo, Toninho Horta, João Donato and Sivuca.
A documentary about the Swedish rapper and artist Silvana Imam.
Indifferent landscapes, refracting light, some lonely bird and the window to the sebum-laden living room made of patterned wallpaper and trivialities. Cut. Tenacious sequences inflate moments to cliff-hangers and shatter their tremulous spectatorship. Thundering leitmotifs – in constant intoxication by German disinterest – with no backrest or lederhosen. Black-red-gold at full mast, the cinema is dead.
A documentary film that highlights two street derived dance styles, Clowning and Krumping, that came out of the low income neighborhoods of L.A.. Director David LaChapelle interviews each dance crew about how their unique dances evolved. A new and positive activity away from the drugs, guns, and gangs that ruled their neighborhood. A raw film about a growing sub-culture movements in America.
Go backstage, on the road and inside the studio with group members Buckshot, 5FT & Evil Dee. Exclusive concert performance footage of Black Moon with Sean Price, Cocoa Brovaz, Starang Wonduh & more, in high quality audio. Get a personal tour of the infamous DJ Evil Dee's hometown - Brooklyn, NY. Then Buckshot takes you live on the radio from the airwaves of Miami to LA and everywhere in between.
From the legendary House of Blues in LA to SOB's in NY and everywhere in between like Chicago, Colorado, Toronto and all over the globe. Come experience life on the road through The Lyricist Lounge Tour & Ecko Canadian Concert sSeries with the members of the Boot Camp Clik. Buckshot, Cocoa Brovaz, Sean Price, Starang Wondah & OGC's give you an exclusive pass into their world of Hip Hop. On this adventure Shucky Ducky takes over BET's "106 & Park" and the characters of Boot Camp run into a bunch of friends including Dave Chappelle, Mos Def, The Clipse, Nate Dogg, Talib Kweli. Styles P, 50 Cent, Fear Factor host Joe Rogan and many more.
In 1989, the face of Hip-hop music was changed with the arrival of the Original Big Nosed Rapper, a.k.a. Humpty Hump. Along with fellow members Shock-G, Money-B and DJ Fuze, Digital Underground made their mark on the rap game and are recognized as true
Watching DJ Q-Bert in action is witnessing history in the making. "DJ QBert for Intellectual Dummies" is a delightful behind-the-scenes journey with one of the most influential DJs of all time. From Vestax and Apple Computer, to the Sundance Film Festival, QBert is leaving no place on the planet earth untouched by his talent, vision, dedication, and humor. For the decades, DJ QBert and business partner Yogafrog have traveled the world and unified this young industry; sharing it, shaping it. Today they have propelled it light-years into future with the invention of the QFO... arguably the defining icon in showing the world that the turntable is a musical instrument and will continue to outsell guitars. Woven with personal interviews and previously unseen footage, watch the eccentric life of QBert as he makes his way through the world one scratch at a time and experience the unequivocal skill one man can possess literally in his fingertips...
A film about three teenagers - Klara, Mina and Tanutscha - from the Berlin district of Kreuzberg. The trio have known each other since Kindergarten and have plenty in common. The three 15-year-olds are the best of friends; they are spending the summer at Prinzenbad, a large open-air swimming pool at the heart of the district where they live. They're feeling pretty grown up, and are convinced they've now left their childhood behind.
To do this documentary, the director Pedro Henrique Fávero featured 42 characters - among MCs, DJs and producers - to make a detailed map of its kind in the country. Without mincing words, they speak openly here about 8 topics proposed by the film and try to understand Hip Hop in Brazil. The result is a collection of stories from a lot of fighting, where there are many eternal start-end-start, overcoming the difficulties of being understood and feeling of belonging to a group and many clichés.
The Underground subcultures in Budapest are an integral part of the diverse and colorful Hungarian culture. The creators of the film - Esther Turan and Anna Koltay - wanted to explore what were the major youth music subcultures in the '90s and 2000s in Budapest. This film is a tribute to the underground subcultures of the city. In these series of films, these grass-roots groups deal with the social impact of their community building power and the role played by Budapest itself in the formation of these groups. The film explores the kind of atmosphere and unwritten rules, what were the dominant places, external signs, and symbols, or who were the central figures and what were the memorable stories. The film guides the viewer from the best bands to the message, from the typical attire to the cult bars. The new generation is a starting point, a complex retrospective of where it originated and why the colorful underground cultural life still characterizes Budapest today.
After 'Skepta: Top Boy' and 'Noisey Blackpool' comes our latest UK documentary - Don’t Call It Road Rap hosted by legend of UK music, Mike Skinner. 'Don’t Call It Road Rap' was filmed around London over a year, investigating the explosion of UK rap and follows some of the most important MCs as they try to focus on music and keep their lives on a positive track. The film features the likes of Section Boyz, C Biz, 67, Corleone, Potter Payper and Skore Beezy.
A documentary that shows us the experiences, and experiences of a group of young people who have been wanting to achieve their goal for years; winning the European urban dance championship. After 12 years of trying, they succeeded in May 2022. After this they qualified directly for the world championship but due to the high budget that is necessary for the trip, they could not attend.
The Hip hop group Kartellen is one of Sweden's most controversial bands. Here, the members present their chaotic history of musical success, substance abuse, crime and political controversy.