Rick Famuwiya's 2015 slept-on classic DOPE does more than just take you on a 1990's nostalgia trip: it asks an important question about how we perceive ourselves, especially when society has already decided. (From our original 2024 episode.)

JOIN US: You can watch DOPE on the big screen on September 16 at the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas at SteelStacks in Bethlehem! Throwback DJ set by DJ ARM 18 at 7pm and show at 7:30pm. 🎟️ FREE tickets

Topics discussed:

🎞️ Great needle drops

🧑🏿‍🦱 Malcolm as a multi-layered character

🎵 An education in 90s Hip Hop

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🤔 Don't hate...graduate!

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Dope on September 16th

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Part of the Hip Hop Movie Club film series at ArtsQuest, sponsored by LOUD Radio PA. Free tickets at artsquest.org

Sequels are hard, but House Party 2 had heart: tough-love mentors, Queen Latifah at her most powerful, and a whole lot of great songs that didn't make the soundtrack album. Robin Harris and John Witherspoon were sorely missed, but this is a film worth re-watching!

Topics discussed:

💤 Pajama Jammy Jam

🎭 What about Whoopi?

👸🏾 All hail the Queen

🕺🏻 Dance! Dance! Dance!

🎵 Great songs throughout

Also check out:

➡️ Our live Q&A with the brothers of Full Force, the deans of discipline in House Party 2

Credits

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🤔 Don't hate...pulsate!

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Dope on September 16th

Join us at the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas at SteelStacks for a screening of Dope!

Part of the Hip Hop Movie Club film series at ArtsQuest, sponsored by LOUD Radio PA. Free tickets at artsquest.org

You heard our short take on Entergalactic—here’s the extended bonus cut. We get deeper into Kid Cudi’s world-building, the film’s NYC authenticity, the design influence of the late, great Virgil Abloh, music references, and why Meadow’s ending sparked a real gripe.

Also check out:

➡️ "Analysing the Art of Entergalactic" by Daniel Ang

➡️ "The Making of: Entergalactic" by Netflix

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🎬 Hip Hop Movie Club is produced by your HHMCs JB, BooGie, and DynoWright. Theme music by BooGie.

And remember:

🤔 Don't hate...gesticulate!

Our next screening:

🎞️ Join us at SteelStacks in Bethlehem PA on Sept. 16, 2026 and see DOPE (2015, dir. Rick Famuwiya) on the big screen

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Mentioned in this episode:

Dope on September 16th

Join us at the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas at SteelStacks for a screening of Dope!

Part of the Hip Hop Movie Club film series at ArtsQuest, sponsored by LOUD Radio PA. Free tickets at artsquest.org

Did Jabari get off "Scott"-free? Is the ending more problematic than you remember?

In any case, this visually stunning rom-com/musical from the mind of Kid Cudi and directed by Fletcher Moules is NOT to be missed!

Topics discussed:

🤨 DynoWright's one gripe with the film

😲 A surprise cameo that came out of nowhere

😍 Why this is BooGie's new background vibe

Credits

🎬 Hip Hop Movie Club is produced by your HHMCs JB, BooGie, and DynoWright. Theme music by BooGie.

And remember:

🤔 Don't hate...gesticulate!

Our next screening:

🎞️ Join us at SteelStacks in Bethlehem PA on Sept. 16, 2026 and see DOPE (2015, dir. Rick Famuwiya) on the big screen

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More than meets the eye meets the golden age of hip hop! You may not think Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is a hip hop film, but this 2023 installment in the series really is one IN DISGUISE!

Topics discussed:

🥚 Hip hop Easter eggs from the jump and through out the run time

🎤 The soundtrack and score is golden

🎬 Was 1994 the right year to set this story in?

Also check out:

Our full, original episode on Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

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Don't hate...substantiate!

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You Got Served had phenomenal dance scenes, but don't sleep on the soundtrack! It's a veritable who's who from hip hop in the 2000s, led by B2K. These tracks still hit hard and we tell you our favorites here.

Topics discussed:

🎤 A hip hop soundtrack masterclass

🎬 This film's influence on the mainstream

👑 Major figures in hip hop and dance in this film

Also check out:

Our original, full-length episode on You Got Served!

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In the Heights isn't just a fun musical — it's about DACA, racism, and rent. We talk about the serious side of this Lin-Manuel Miranda film, which gives weight underneath the light and bright production.

Topics discussed:

🎓 The pressures of a first-gen college kid

👵🏽 The simple wisdom of an abuela

⬅️ This ain't West Side Story

Also check out:

Listen to our full original 2024 episode on In the Heights!

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Here are highlights of our original 2024 episode on Hustle and Flow, the 2005 classic starring Terrence Howard, Taryn Manning, Anthony Anderson, and Taraji P. Henson.

Topics discussed:

🎤 Pimps, rappers, and transferable skills

🎭 DJay (Terrence Howard) and his endearing qualities

✊🏻 Nola (Taryn Manning) and the most powerful scene in the film

🥤 Making a hit song with drink holders and old pantyhose

🏆 DID YOU KNOW: Terrence Howard was nominated for an Oscar, and Whoop That Trick actually won it? (Listen to hear which rap group was the first ever to win an Oscar.)

Also check out:

Our original episode on Hustle & Flow

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Content warning: brief mention of SA around 3:38

We discuss Affion Crockett's 2024 parody film A Hip Hop Story.

Topics discussed:

😂 Is this a funny movie?

🤪 This is the Wacky Packages of film

🫣 Ignoring a major controversy

Also check out:

Jim Carrey as Vanilla Ice

Credits

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We review Kneecap, the 2024 comedy/drama biopic of the controversial Irish language rap group.

Topics discussed:

😂 The comedy works

‼️ DJ Próvai's double life

🥹 The emotional core of the film

🎤 Why this is no Great Hip Hop Hoax

Also check out:

Our episode on The Great Hip Hop Hoax

Kneecap on Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

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