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From 1968 to 1975, gangs ruled New York City. Beyond the idealistic hopes of the civil rights movement lay a unfocused rage. Neither law enforcement nor social agency could end the escalating bloodshed. Peace came only through the most unlikely and courageous of events that would change the world for generations to come by giving birth to hip-hop culture. Rubble Kings chronicles life during this era of gang rule, tells the story of how a few extraordinary, forgotten people did the impossible, and how their actions impacted New York City and the world over. Shan Nicholson is an award winning filmmaker, DJ, music producer, and counter/pop culture storyteller. His work is unabashedly inspired by being a product of New York City’s culturally rich period of the 1980’s, which continues to influence the world over. Nicholson’s feature-length documentary, Rubble Kings, the story of New York City gang culture in the 1970’s and its influence on the birth of hip hop, is poised for nation...

Utilizing vinyl borrowed exclusively from Afrika Bambaataa's historic and genre-defining record collection, DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist's acclaimed Renegades Of Rhythm set touches down in Oakland, California in this professionally-documented film experience. You're there in the audience as the two DJ's unravel the evolution of Hip-Hop music and culture, using the same artifacts that helped create it. "Not just any records- the MASTER OF RECORDS' records."

Sound City is a 2013 documentary film by Dave Grohl, at his directorial debut, about the history of Los Angeles recording studio Sound City Studios. Sound City Studios was located in the San Fernando Valley, amidst rows of dilapidated warehouses. The little-known recording studio housed a unique recording console and a reputation for recording drums. Artists such as Fleetwood Mac, Neil Young, Rick Springfield, Tom Petty, Kyuss, Slipknot and Nirvana recorded groundbreaking music at the studio. The film tells the story of the studio from its early days until its closing in 2011. It then follows Dave Grohl's purchase of the studio's custom analog console, which he moved to his personal studio, Studio 606. Famous musicians who recorded at Sound City reunite at Studio 606 to make an album of "all-new all-original songs, each one composed and recorded exclusively for the film within its own 24-hour session on that console.

French director of Street and Hip Hop movies. In Progress, a brand new script of a musical movie : "Misty" Entre l'époque de la production musicale : Rapattitude 1et 2, De la Planète Mars (IAM), Le Blues des racailles (Tonton David), Ragattitude (Daddy Nuttea), etc. et celle de la réalisation d'images, quelques années se sont écoulées mais toujours les mêmes sources d'inspiration, comme dirait EJM, "la rue, le biz". Rapbizz court métrage musical, Ouga hip hop doc sur le festival à Ouagadougou, Alliances urbaines captation du festival hip hop de Bagneux. La continuité : "Misty" long métrage musical dont je viens de terminer le scenar et pour lequel je cherche une production. En bonus "Paris Black Night" le premier film que j'ai conçu et Messali Hadj un film historique sur le fondateur du nationalisme algérien. Messali Hadj Documentaire 70' Benny Malapa à la réalisation et Malik Bine à la produc...

Burning Candy DOTS film. The Baron has uploaded 3 sections from the film so jump over here to check them out. More about DOTS here

ROA paints his scavenger animals on finely aged walls as if the creatures were his own. In fact, it honestly seems like they come from apart of him, with each animal representing an important part of himself and our ecosystem. The amount of care, caution, and contemplation that goes into each wall and painting of ROA’s is beautiful to see in person, in print, or online. Along with the documentation created by Spencer Cunningham (covered here, also make sure to check out ROA III by Spencer) comes another great clip by Colin M Day. Enjoy! White Walls Gallery- San Francisco April 9- May 7, 2011 Street artist ROA got his start by painting intriguing murals of animals in hidden places – underneath bridges and on walls that strayed from the beaten path. A darling of the underground street art scene, photos of his work regularly appear on Vandalog, Brooklyn Street Art, Wooster Collective, Unurth, and a fury of London newspapers and blogs running to his defense when a street pie...