Chuck D Movies

  • 2020
    For NYC

    For NYC

    For NYC

    02020HD

    Noel Ashman and Damon Dash direct a collection of favorite quotes from high profile artists, recorded on their smart phones, in their homes during...

    For NYC
  • 2003
    Beef

    Beef

    Beef

    7.12003HD

    A documentary on the evolution of MC battles from verbal one-upmanship to street warfare.

    Beef
  • 2012
    Founding Fathers (The True Origins of Hip Hop)

    Founding Fathers (The True Origins of Hip Hop)

    Founding Fathers (The True Origins of Hip Hop)

    102012HD

    "Founding Fathers" is an illuminating documentary that unveils the untold stories of overlooked street DJs from diverse boroughs of 1970s New York...

    Founding Fathers (The True Origins of Hip Hop)
  • 2003
    Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied

    Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied

    Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied

    102003HD

    Filmmaker Robert Gordon captures the life of fascinating blues artist Muddy Waters. Credited with inventing the electric blues, Waters left an...

    Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
  • 2016
    Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story

    Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story

    Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story

    02016HD

    Narrated by Public Enemy's Chuck D, the documentary traverses Haywood's life from his humble beginnings in Mississippi raised by a single mother to...

    Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story
  • 2016
    A Tale of James Brown

    A Tale of James Brown

    A Tale of James Brown

    02016HD

    Comedian/filmmaker Camille Solari spends the last year interviewing the legendary musical icon James Brown before his untimely death on Christmas...

    A Tale of James Brown
  • 2005
    The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World

    The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World

    The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World

    7.82005HD

    "The Team that Changed the World," investigates the Globetrotters' impact socially and culturally, as well as their lasting effect on the NBA....

    The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
  • 2005
    Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship

    Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship

    Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship

    102005HD

    "PERFECT UPSET" is a 2005 sports documentary about the Villanova Wildcats' shocking win against the heavily favored Georgetown Hoyas in the 1985 NCAA...

    Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship
  • 1995
    Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat

    Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat

    Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat

    7.51995HD

    Rap music has articulated a black aesthetic that is influencing pop culture around the world. But does it also promote violence, misogyny, and crime?...

    Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
  • 2013
    The Doctor

    The Doctor

    The Doctor

    6.22013HD

    An NBA original documentary following Julius Erving throughout his ABA and NBA career, as well as his (sometimes heartbreaking) personal life....

    The Doctor
  • 2007
    Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk

    Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk

    Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk

    82007HD

    How the squalid streets of '70s New York gave birth to music that would go on to conquer the world - punk, disco and hip hop.

    Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk
  • 2012
    Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D

    Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D

    Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D

    02012HD

    He was known as The Overweight Lover, The Heavster, and Most Affectionately, Heavy D. Penned as one of the most likable people in Hip-Hop, he lived a...

    Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D
  • 2022
    Use of Force: The Policing of Black America

    Use of Force: The Policing of Black America

    Use of Force: The Policing of Black America

    22022HD

    As reports of fatal police violence continue to flood the headlines, this film shines a light on not only the circumstances of these cases but how to...

    Use of Force: The Policing of Black America
  • 2011
    The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique

    The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique

    The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique

    7.22011HD

    Immortal Technique emerged from prison a changed man. As his inner journey continues he travels the world promoting a revolution of consciousness...

    The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique
  • 2011
    Public Enemy: Prophets Of Rage

    Public Enemy: Prophets Of Rage

    Public Enemy: Prophets Of Rage

    72011HD

    Fascinating documentary about the history and legacy of the rap group "Public Enemy".

    Public Enemy: Prophets Of Rage
  • 2018
    The Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop

    The Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop

    The Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop

    02018HD

    "The Untold Story of Hip-Hop" Narrated by Chuck D. Tells the colorful true stories of the people, places and sounds behind the mainstream names we...

    The Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop
  • 2017
    G-Funk

    G-Funk

    G-Funk

    6.82017HD

    G-Funk is the untold story of three childhood friends from East Long Beach who helped commercialize hip hop by developing a sophisticated and melodic...

    G-Funk
  • 2011
    Prince: A Purple Reign

    Prince: A Purple Reign

    Prince: A Purple Reign

    82011HD

    Part of BBC Four's Black Music Legends of the 1980s, this documentary explores how Prince - showman, artist, enigma - revolutionized the perception...

    Prince: A Purple Reign
  • 2014
    Heights Girl

    Heights Girl

    Heights Girl

    02014HD

    A preacher's daughter from the middle class suburb of Cleveland Heights deals with love and drama as she dates a bad boy from the rough side of town,...

    Heights Girl
  • 2005
    Left of the Dial

    Left of the Dial

    Left of the Dial

    7.42005HD

    A documentary look at the troubled first year of liberal talk radio start up Air America and its slate of hosts, including Al Franken, Rachel Maddow,...

    Left of the Dial