Documentary

The most comprehensive, in your face, no bullsh*t film on hip-hop ever made. From Screw to Crunk to Bounce, Dirty States gives you the "trill sh*t" you need to know as told by legends and superstars of the Southern Scene.

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A Tribe Called Quest has been one of the most commercially successful and artistically significiant muscial groups in recent hisotry. The band's sudden break-up in 1998 shocked the industry and saddened scores of fans, whose appetite for the group's innovative musical stylings never seems to diminish.

You feel like the luckiest person alive: your seven-year-old is a bright, social, athletic child with countless friends. His potential seems unlimited, his future success unquestionable. Then one day a teacher calls you to tell you that your child can't read.

The No Child Left Behind Act was created to boost academic levels of American students by setting standardized goals across the nation - and holding states, districts and schools accountable for performance. For urban schools in high-poverty areas, reaching these goals is a daunting task, and many now face the possibility of being taken over by the state - even being shut down.

The Hobart Shakespeareans of Hobart Boulevard Elementary School is a 2007 documentary film that tells the story of the inspirational inner-city Los Angeles school teacher Rafe Esquith whose rigorous fifth-grade curriculum includes English, mathematics, geography, and literature.

Misunderstood Minds is a captivating documentary that unreels like a topnotch drama--you'll be on the edge of your seat while having a series of "aha" moments. The 90-minute production spends three years following five families with children who struggle with learning disabilities.

HIP-HOP: Beyond Beats and Rhymes takes an in-depth look at representations of manhood, sexism, and homophobia in hip-hop culture. This groundbreaking documentary is a "loving critique" of certain disturbing developments in rap music culture from the point of view of a fan who challenges the art form's representations of masculinity.

Can you own a soud? As hip hop rose from the streets of New York to become a multibillion-dollar industry, artists such as Public Enemy and De La Soul began reusing parts of previouslt recorded music for their songs. But when record company lawyers got involved everything changed.

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The Definitive Documentary on Hip Hop in the Classroom

An official selection of the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes provides a riveting examination of representations of manhood in hip-hop culture.