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Fifty years ago in the Bronx, a new genre of music was born, the product of a people searching for their voice and the opportunity to be heard. ...

In the 1980s Keith Haring blazed a trail through the galleries and nightclubs of downtown New York’s art scene. Rebellious and ingenious, ...

Ricky Powell boasts a quintessential New York story, rising to fame as a street photographer in the 80’s and 90’s and touring with the Beastie ...

By the dawn of the 21st century, hip-hop sales had reached an all-time high, but one thing has remained the same. The doors were still locked, ...

Exploring the pre-fame years of the celebrated American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and how New York City, its people, and tectonically shifting ...

The story of Sport and Spoon – two young hustlers who attend the eponymous convention, only to get tangled up in a financial disagreement ...

Time Is Illmatic is a feature length documentary film that delves deep into the making of Nas’ 1994 debut album, Illmatic, and the social ...

A look at the NBA and its players during the 1990s, including Michael Jordan’s all-conquering Chicago Bulls, possibly the greatest draft ...

Jay Z performs Picasso Baby at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC.

Documentary following the career of Brooklyn-born photographer Jamel Shabazz, who captured hip-hop in its infancy long before it became a ...

Keith Haring: The Message was released in conjunction with the Keith Haring retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris. Directed by famed ...

A provocative look into the seven-year history of the series that gave hip hop a voice and broke color barriers, integrating MTV with rap. ...

A look at the NBA and its players during the 1980s, including the introduction of the 3-point shot, the transformation of the Los Angeles Lakers ...

A thoughtful portrait of a renowned artist, this documentary shines the spotlight on New York City painter Jean-Michel Basquiat. Featuring ...

In the late 1970s, the “greatest city in the world” was teetering on the edge of total chaos. A failed economy, crime and en mass ...

An East Village performance space fought against the Bowery homeless shelter who threatened to shut them down. Some of the most iconic figures in ...

A portrait of New York artist Keith Haring. The film looks to Haring as an artistic role model for his preternatural talent, of course, but also ...

From 1978 to 1982, Glenn O’Brien hosted a New York city public access cable TV show called TV Party. Co-hosted by Chris Stein, from ...

The film documents the development of hip hop culture since its inception in the 1970s. With interviews from various figures in the community ...

From the Boogie Down Bronx and beyond, the history of the b-boy.

Legendary New York graffiti artist Lee Quinones plays the part of Zoro, the city’s hottest and most elusive graffiti writer. The actual ...