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1. Spring Breakers (2012)
R | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Four college girls hold up a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation. While partying, drinking, and taking drugs, they are arrested, only to be bailed out by a drug and arms dealer.
Director: Harmony Korine | Stars: Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine
Votes: 148,942 | Gross: $14.12M
2. Boyz n the Hood (1991)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama
Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects.
Director: John Singleton | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Laurence Fishburne, Hudhail Al-Amir, Lloyd Avery II
Votes: 155,065 | Gross: $57.50M
3. Straight Outta Compton (2015)
R | 147 min | Biography, Drama, History
The rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.
Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown Jr.
Votes: 218,831 | Gross: $161.20M
4. Menace II Society (1993)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
Directors: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes | Stars: Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate, June Kyoto Lu, Toshi Toda
Votes: 64,591 | Gross: $27.90M
5. New Jack City (1991)
R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.
Director: Mario Van Peebles | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Allen Payne, Chris Rock
Votes: 38,902 | Gross: $47.62M
6. Notorious (2009)
R | 122 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The life and death story of The Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace), who came straight out of Brooklyn to take the world of rap music by storm.
Director: George Tillman Jr. | Stars: Jamal Woolard, Anthony Mackie, Derek Luke, Momo Dione
Votes: 46,124 | Gross: $36.84M
7. Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
R | 117 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from a life of crime to pursue his passion of rap music.
Directors: Jim Sheridan, Jim Sheridan | Stars: 50 Cent, Joy Bryant, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Omar Benson Miller
Votes: 50,237 | Gross: $30.98M
8. Bamboozled (2000)
R | 135 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A frustrated African-American TV writer proposes a blackface minstrel show in protest, but to his chagrin, it becomes a hit.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Damon Wayans, Savion Glover, Jada Pinkett Smith, Michael Rapaport
Votes: 12,364 | Gross: $2.27M
9. Patti Cake$ (2017)
R | 109 min | Drama, Music
PATTI CAKE$ is centered on aspiring rapper Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, who is fighting an unlikely quest for glory in her downtrodden hometown in New Jersey.
Director: Geremy Jasper | Stars: Danielle Macdonald, Sahr Ngaujah, Bridget Everett, Mamoudou Athie
Votes: 10,533 | Gross: $0.80M
10. The Defiant Ones (2017)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
"The Defiant Ones" examines the partnership between Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre - one the son of a Brooklyn longshoreman, the other straight out of Compton - and their leading roles in a chain of transformative events in contemporary culture.
Stars: Stevie Nicks, Bono, Dr. Dre, Tom Petty
Votes: 15,691
11. Murder Was the Case: The Movie (1995 Video)
TV-MA | 18 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
Follows the exploits of Snoop Doggy Dogg as he gets shot, and makes a deal with the devil to survive.
Directors: Dr. Dre, Fab 5 Freddy, F. Gary Gray, Ricky Harris | Stars: Snoop Dogg, Charlie Murphy, Gregory Scott Cummins, Freez Luv
Votes: 667
12. Coolio feat. L.V.: Gangsta's Paradise (1995 Music Video)
4 min | Short, Music
Original music video based on the movie Dangerous Minds sung by Coolio featuring LV
Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Coolio, L.V., Michelle Pfeiffer
Votes: 750
13. Murder Rap: Inside the Biggie and Tupac Murders (2015)
Not Rated | 113 min | Documentary, Crime, Music
The inside story behind the Biggie and Tupac murder investigations is laid bare using police case files, taped confessions never before shown on film, and interviews with lead detective Greg Kading and other witnesses.
Director: Mike Dorsey | Stars: Imari Williams, Greg Kading, Frank Alexander, Xavien T. Bailey
Votes: 933
14. Basic Values: Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's (1993 TV Movie)
60 min | Comedy
Newswoman Fay Sommerfield takes a morally outraged look at excessive violence, bad language and sacrilege that pass for entertainment in the early 90s. She illustrates this with clips from (fake) current hit films and music videos.
Director: David Jablin | Stars: Kimberly Beck, Greg Evigan, Kenneth Mars, Peter Jurasik
Votes: 31
15. The Bros. (2007)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Music
This outrageously hysterical urban comedy follows the lives and crimes of two wannabe white boys as they try to break into the world of hardcore "gangsta" rap.
Director: Jonathan Figg | Stars: John Tindall, Joachim Wiese, Joey Fatone, Dennis Scott
Votes: 259
16. Confessions of a Thug (2005)
Not Rated | 105 min | Crime, Musical
The story of South Boy. Caught up in a life of crime, he finds himself doing time in Federal Prison.
Director: Daron Fordham | Stars: Daron Fordham, John Martino, Alvetta Smith, The Lady of Rage
Votes: 51
17. Joe Pesci: Wise Guy (1998 Music Video)
4 min | Comedy, Crime, Music
Music video for the actor Joe Pesci's deadpan gangster rap song Wise Guy about a foul-mouthed no-nonsense misogynistic mobster brag rapping about how dangerous, mean and deadly he is.
Director: James Yukich | Stars: Joe Pesci, Naomi Campbell, Ingrid Seynhaeve
Votes: 30
18. Ice Cube: It Was a Good Day (1993 Music Video)
6 min | Music
Ice Cube performs in the music video "It Was a Good Day" from the album "The Predator" recorded for Priority Records. The music video begins with a girl on a bike arriving at a house. Ice ... See full summary »
Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: Ice Cube, Terry Gray, Jerome Muhammad, Ronn Riser
Votes: 112
19. 2Pac & Snoop Doggy Dogg: 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted (1996 Music Video)
6 min | Music
2Pac and Snoop Doggy Dogg perform in the music video "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" from the album "All Eyez on Me" recorded for Death Row and Interscope Records. The music video opens with ... See full summary »
Director: Gobi M. Rahimi | Stars: Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg, Andre Alexsen
Votes: 59
20. Dr. Dre: Beat by Beat (2023)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Renowned for being one of the founding fathers of gangsta rap, Dr. Dre has been revered for bringing innovation and slick technique to the world of hip-hop leaves fans thirsting for more.
Director: Nick Randall | Star: Dr. Dre
Votes: 18
21. 6ix9ine: Gummo (2017 Music Video)
2 min | Music
Official music video for "Gummo" by 6ix9ine.
Star: 6ix9ine
Votes: 63
22. Ruthless Memories, Eazy-E Documentary (2012 Video)
101 min | Documentary
Eric (Eazy-E) Wright forever changed music and popular culture. RUTHLESS MEMORIES is a real look into the life and personality of histories most ground breaking, innovative gangster rapper.... See full summary »
Director: Sergio Hernandez | Stars: Eazy-E, Derrek Wright, Jerry Heller, DJ Yella
Votes: 12
23. 50 Cent: Window Shopper (2005 Music Video)
4 min | Music
50 Cent performs in the music video "Window Shopper" from the original motion picture soundtrack from the film Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005) recorded for G-Unit and Interscope Records. Set ... See full summary »
Director: Benny Boom | Stars: 50 Cent, Mase
Votes: 23
24. A Family Underground (2009)
R | 90 min | Documentary, Music
Documents the 2008 Gathering of the Juggalos and focuses on the fan-base of underground hip hop label Psychopathic Records.
Director: Paul Andresen | Stars: 2 Live Crew, Afroman, Anybody Killa, Chuck Barcik
Votes: 163
25. OT: Our Town (2002)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary
Dominguez High, in the infamous Compton, CA, has not produced a play in over twenty years. With no money and no stage, two teachers and twenty-four students attempt to produce Thornton Wilder's American Classic OUR TOWN.
Director: Scott Hamilton Kennedy | Stars: Catherine Borek, Karen Greene, Ebony Starr Norwood-Brown, Archy Posada
Votes: 323
26. Dr. Dre and Ice Cube: Natural Born Killaz (1994 Music Video)
TV-MA | 7 min | Horror, Music, Thriller
The music video for Dr. Dre and Ice Cube's "Natural Born Killaz"
Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur
Votes: 62
27. Eminem feat. D12: Purple Hills (2001 Music Video)
4 min | Music
Director: Joseph Kahn | Stars: D12, Eminem
Votes: 47
28. Stockholms gängkrig - Bakom rubrikerna (2023– )
29 min | Documentary
In this series we meet the people affected by the conflicts between the gangs: young criminals, relatives of the victims, police and prosecutors, the voluntary organizations and the residents trying to save their area.
Stars: Susanne Barklund, Diamant Salihu, Stephan Kiernan, Gunnar Appelgren
Votes: 18
29. HipHopBattle.com: Hip Hop 4 Life (2001)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
As Devon prepares for the hiphop battle that will make or break him as an MC his personal relationships feel the effect.
Director: David Velo Stewart | Stars: George Baynard Jr., Michael Bell Sr., Blacknile, Da Boogie Man
Votes: 50
30. Einár 2002-2021 (2022 TV Movie)
36 min | Documentary, Biography
Stars: Johannes Cakar, Dilly D., Nils 'Einár' Grönberg, Elvis Hamidovic
Votes: 20
31. Loyalty & Respect (2006)
Unrated | 83 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In Cashville, two friend friends are torn apart by fast money and launch an all out street war where no one can be trusted. Loyalty and Respect is lost over Cash in the city of Cashville.
Director: Quanie Cash | Stars: Quanie Cash, Young Buck, C.E.O., Jackie Wade
Votes: 867
32. Ravedactyl: Project Evolution (2003)
Action, Short
"When I grow up, I wish I could be a superhero"... Be careful what you wish for... for that is now the reality that haunts one human who has been chosen to unlock the missing link to a ... See full summary »
Director: Graig F. Weich | Stars: Coolio, Donald Faison, Edna Harris, David Prowse
Votes: 41
33. Ice-T: High Rollers (1989 Music Video)
5 min | Comedy, Crime, Music
Director: Mitchell Sinoway | Star: Ice-T
Votes: 9
34. 6ix9ine Feat. Fetty Wap & A Boogie: Keke (2018 Music Video)
3 min | Music
Directors: William Asher, Trife Drew | Stars: 6ix9ine, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Fetty Wap
Votes: 13
35. The Miracle Mile Shot (2019)
9 min | Documentary, Short
In this short subject non-dialogue documentary, photographer Ithaka Darin Pappas reexamines "The Miracle Mile Shot", a picture he took of N.W.A. in 1988, that through the decades has become the defining image of N.W.A. in its prime.
Director: Ithaka Darin Pappas | Stars: DJ Yella, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube
36. Above the Law: Murder Rap (1990 Music Video)
TV-14 | 4 min | Music
Director: Ken Andrews | Stars: Above the Law, Cold 187um, The D.O.C., Dr. Dre
38. Star Wars Gangsta Rap (2000)
3 min | Short, Comedy
Elite members of the cast of Star Wars prove that they are all natural-born homey g's.
Director: Thomas Lee | Star: Jason Brannon
Votes: 116
39. Star Wars Gangsta Rap 2 (2007)
3 min | Short, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Director: Joshua Shreve | Star: Jason Brannon
Votes: 6
40. Dare Ya! (2002)
76 min | Documentary
Director: Louis Tan | Stars: Hong-Wing Chan, Kwong-Yan Chan, Wai-Hung Chan, Wah-Sing Cheng
41. The W.O.P. Documentary (2009)
11 min | Short, Crime, Music
Tiffany Lauder, Candi Oppenheimer and Katherine Vanderbilt grew up in wealthy families on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Fed up with being labeled "privileged," "sheltered" and "white" by ... See full summary »
Director: Greg Emetaz | Stars: Lynn Bixenspan, Cecilia Blackwell, Dean Cevallos, Michael Colucci
42. Darkroom Familia: Haunted (2023 Music Video)
5 min | Music
Director: Jose Quiroz | Stars: Daniel Landeros, Rudy Nevarez, Eduardo Quiroz, Jose Quiroz
43.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Pranksta Rap
(2005)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Bart went to a rap concert Marge told him not to go to. In order to avoid punishment from Marge, he makes Marge and Homer believe he has been kidnapped.
Directors: David Silverman, Mike B. Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 1,619
44.
The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986–2011)
Episode:
Episode dated 7 March 1990
(1990)
TV-PG | News, Talk-Show
Stars: Oprah Winfrey, Jello Biafra, Nelson George, Tipper Gore
45.
WCW Monday Nitro (1995–2001)
Episode:
Happy Birthday, Silkk the Shocker
(1999)
180 min | Action, Sport
Randy Savage and Sid Vicious spread chaos throughout WCW; Buff Bagwell stands up to Ric Flair.
Stars: Chae An, Arn Anderson, Randy Anderson, Charles Ashenoff
Votes: 14
46.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Bling
(2007)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A jeweler who caters to the hip-hop community pleads guilty to killing a female rap star. But he later claims that a violent record producer intimidated him into confessing to the crime.
Director: Karen Gaviola | Stars: Jesse L. Martin, Milena Govich, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 239
47.
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (1998–2000)
Episode:
Rap
(2000)
Not Rated | 50 min | Documentary
Louis visits America's South to see if he can make it as a gangster rapper.
Director: Kate Townsend | Stars: Louis Theroux, Master P, Dick McGee, D. Sparky
Votes: 225
48.
London Real (2011– )
Episode:
Ice-T - Freedom of Speech, Just Watch What You Say: Censorship During Coronavirus Lockdown
(2020)
Talk-Show
Stars: Ice-T, Brian Rose
49.
The Defenders (2010–2011)
Episode:
Nevada v. Killa Diz
(2010)
TV-PG | 42 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Nick comes to the defense of a young rapper wanted on two counts of first-degree murder. Meanwhile, Pete takes the case of an Internet hacker facing RICO charges.
Director: Rod Holcomb | Stars: Jim Belushi, Jerry O'Connell, Jurnee Smollett, Tanya Fischer
Votes: 59
50.
Fight the Power How Hip Hop Changed the World (2023– )
Episode:
Culture Wars
(2023)
TV-14 | 54 min | Documentary, History, Music
Experience the 1990s and the unstoppable rise of Hip Hop. The impact on politics and the emergence of female rap stars during that decade.
Directors: Yemi Bamiro, Shianne Brown, Yemisi Brookes | Stars: Chuck D, Jody David Armour, Soren Baker, Joe Biden
Votes: 52