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Tha Alkoholiks

Biggie and Tupac - One of the most talked about films, Biggie & Tupac investigates the unsolved murders of Christopher Wallace (Biggie Smalls) and Tupac Shakur. (MusicSpace.com)

Tha Alkoholiks

Tha Alkoholiks - Never seen before freestyles from Tash, J-Ro, E-Swift, Xzibit, King T, Phil Da Agony and Defari. The studio session for Barcode with Xzibit and much, much more. Special guest appearances by Kurupt, Snoop and many more.

Xzibit Restless Xposed

Xzibit - Restless Xposed - He is as Restless as ever, bouncing between weekend radio concerts, studio sessions for the Golden State project, recording tracks for him upcoming LP, overseeing the Defari LP, and promoting his new DVD/Home Video Restless Xposed, it looks like there is no rest in the near future.
Xzibit Video Clip

The Up in Smoke Tour

The Up in Smoke Tour - For those of you that don't get out much to shows/concerts but love that West Coast gangsta music scene you gotta peep this DVD. It has exclusive behind the scenes footage of the Up in Smoke Tour with Cude, Dre, Eminem, Snoop, Mac 10, Xhibit, etc. There is a movie skit with Dre and Snoop that is worth buying the DVD alone. It was also nice to see the tributes to Pac, Biggie, Big Pun, Roger Troutman and Easy mutha fu**n E. Many classics for the old school heads and some new joints too. We had this hookt up to the Big Screen with the surround sound and it was just like we were at the show, front row dead center. Video Clips: Eminem, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dog. (Eagle Vision)

Wild Style

Wild Style - Another classic video on hip hop culture with Grandmaster Flash and Zoro (Lee Quinones). The movie not only has a good representation of the old school NYC graf heads but features some of the pioneers like Busy Bee, the Cold Crush Brothers, Grand Master Caz, Charlie Chase, and Fab 5 Freddy. WildStyle DVD now available. (Amazon Videos)

Scratch

Scratch - Doug Pray's lively documentary is a tribute to these unsung turntablists and beat junkies. He travels as far back as the 1970s (DJ Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa) and roams the U.S. from New York (Gang Starr's DJ Premier) to Bay Area DJs (DJ Shadow, Q-Bert).Scratch Video on VHS also available. (Amazon Videos)

Rhyme and Reason

Rhyme and Reason - A video history following the rise of rap music, from the simple street rhythms of the Bronx to a powerful force in the music industry, and its popular off-shoots, hip-hop and house. Includes a look at some of the major performers in the field as well as interviews with such artists as Heavy D, The Fugees, Ice-T, The Notorious B.I.G., and Salt-N-Pepa. (Amazon Videos)

Beat Street

Beat Street - The b-boy classic flic, out of print for many years and recently re-issued so don't sleep this time around. Produced by Harry Belafonte "Beat Street" features many old school crews like NYC Breakers, Rock Steady Crew. (Amazon Videos)

Krush Groove - 1985

Krush Groove (1985) - This hip hop flick stars the Fat Boys, Run DMC, Beastie Boys, Kurtis Blow and Sheila E. The story is about Russell Simmons who doesn't star in the movie but does a cameo appearance. Rare old school footage of the Beastie Boys and performances by the Fat Boys (Buffy - RIP). (Amazon Videos)

The Official UK Breakdance Championship

The Official UK Breakdance Championship (1999) - This is a nice b-boy video with phat crews like Spartanic Rockers, Style Elements, Second 2 None. (Amazon Videos)

The Show

The Show - Spotty concert and backstage documentary still has enough to satisfy fans of rap and hip-hop, contrasting the younger breed --a couple of whom have had serious scrapes with the law--with the wizened old-breed performers like LL Cool J and members of Run-DMC. Film's non-linear structure sometimes comes off as more haphazard than creative. (Amazon Videos)




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