Hip Hop Movie Club

We move within the Breakin' / Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo Cinematic Universe to Pittsburgh with a whole new cast of characters in this 1985 installment. The cheese factor is set to high in this early hip hop musical.

📦 We unpack the good and mostly bad in this film

🌟 We get a glimpse of some stars before they were stars

🧠 BooGie unlocks some core memories!

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

Don't hate...irrigate!

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Mr. Happy ain't a Pharrell banger! This "misguided search for true happiness" is a Vice short film from 2015 starring Chance the Rapper and Marie Oldenbourg.

3️⃣ Chance the Rapper crackles in a powerful film debut

💐 Flowers for the director Colin Tilley

📃 A connection to a seemingly unrelated hip hop classic

Watch Mr. Happy on YouTube

Read Vice interview with Colin Tilley

Read Billboard interview with Chance the Rapper

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

Don't hate...investigate!

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We crack open an incredible time capsule of early Hip Hop in New York City! BEDANKT to Dutch filmmaker Bram van Splunteren for this gem.

🔮 Predictions about Hip Hop that came true!

👊🏾 Less acknowledged pioneers of rap get respect

🚪 A special guest none of us saw coming

"The Making of Big Fun in the Big Town" by Bram van Splunteren

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

Don't hate...appreciate!

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This Wiz Khalifa documentary "Still Rolling Papers" is a 10th anniversary celebration of his multi-platinum Rolling Papers album.

📄 Paper thin storytelling

🏴‍☠️ Wiz's Pittsburgh pride

👟 His signature style

🚬 A kindred connection with Snoop Dogg

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

Don't hate...hallucinate!

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The O.G. himself assembles 47 of the greatest rappers that ever lived to talk about how they make the rhymes that move the crowds.

✍🏾 the craft of writing rhymes and rapping

⭕️ two mind-blowing full-circle moments for us

🎤 the sheer number of rappers Ice-T included in this film and...

🤔 ...the fascinating insights he gets from them

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

Don't hate...proliferate!

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Trugoy the Dove may have passed, but De La Soul is not dead! We'll explain why, having watched the 2016 documentary from Mass Appeal. It's a must-watch for any De La Soul fan.

🥇 How De La Soul stayed relevant their entire career through innovation and integrity

✊🏾 The surprising support they received early on

🎤 Their outsized influence on the careers of many rappers

💔 The rest of the story since this documentary came out

Our episode on the "Don't Press Play" episode of Teen Titans Go! with De La Soul!

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

Don't hate...roller skate!

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Juice WRLD: Into the Abyss (2021) is a glimpse into his final months. Both his prodigious talent and troubling substance dependency were on display. The sixth and final part of the HBO Max documentary series Music Box.

💔 why this documentary was a flawed but a deeply poignant cautionary tale

📈 how big of a star Juice WRLD was

😢 how he was the inspirational voice who helped a generation, but tragically couldn't help himself

If you need free crisis counseling, you can text LF999 to 741741 to reach the Crisis Text Line, or go to LiveFree999.org for more resources.

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

Don't hate...intermediate!

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In 2023, we reviewed the 2020 film version of the Broadway production of Hamilton. Lin-Manuel Miranda's revolutionary approach to edutainment delivered - for Gen X old heads and young folks alike!

🎭 Why we wish all history classes were done like this

🤕 Why Hamilton was not without its flaws

🎤 The many hip hop references weaved into the lyrics (and why it was a perfect Gen X soundtrack)

🏆 Who our MVP was in this show

🏅 Why it met our expectations, after all these years

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

Don't hate...negotiate!

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Idlewild (2006) is a story about friendship, dreams, and survival —all set to an OutKast soundtrack in a glittering, dangerous Jazz Age world. But most people missed out on it!

🤔 Why you should reconsider this bold film experiment

🎤 Where Idlewild fits in the hip hop canon

💔 Why it signaled the end of this legendary rap group

🤷🏻‍♂️ A contrary opinion about the film

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

Don't hate...ideate!

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CONTENT WARNING: SA, self-harm

We weigh in on the hot Netflix documentary SEAN COMBS: THE RECKONING, executive produced by 50 Cent. Is this hip hop's #MeToo moment? Can hip hop hold its icons to the standards it holds the world around it? Listen and find out!

Puffy is Poison by Maronzio Vance: https://youtu.be/2Z3bLRPOlrw?si=qUE1UT3wqeBX1IPD

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Don't hate...debate!

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