Common Movies

Having forged a 20-year run as one of the most innovative and influential hip hop bands of all time, the Queens NY collective known as 'A Tribe...

A once-in-a-lifetime live concert special celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the two-hour tribute special features exclusive performances...

As Mark, Jen, Sylvia, and Jake navigate through their emotionally-arrested states, X/Y reveals the honest and wanton desire we all have to connect...

Unveils the transformative fifty-year history of a world-changing culture, illustrating hip-hop's journey from outsider status to the pinnacle of...

A celebration of Dr. Maya Angelou by weaving her words with rare and intimate archival photographs and videos, which paint hidden moments of her...

More fight choreography footage and in fact seems to be documenting more than one fight scene, unless one simply takes the entire film as one long...

A documentary film that follows two young men on a 3-year odyssey, through small triumphs and big set-backs, as they train to become professional...

Bilal: Live at Glasshaus is a tribute to Bilal’s extraordinary vocal and musical range, as well as his status as one of the most unsung...

Exploring the social impact of what The Source Magazine in 1998 voted, "The Best Hip Hop Radio Show Of All-Time." The documentary film is the story...

We knew the return of Hip-Hop Honors after a six-year hiatus would be huge, but with a surprise from Diddy and some major beef getting squashed, this...

Under the direction of founder and world-renowned DJ Peanut Butter Wolf, Stones Throw Records has consistently released critically acclaimed,...

A chronicle of the first African American high school rowing team in America made up of young men, many of whom were in rival gangs from the West...

Actor, writer and comic Dave Chappelle loads up a bus with residents of his Ohio hometown and takes them to Brooklyn, N.Y. Once again there, the...

"Boo-Yah" traces Stuart's journey from local television in North Carolina to becoming one of ESPN's most influential voices. At a time when hip-hop...

In his short lifetime, J Dilla was a musician, producer and visionary who profoundly influenced rap and hip-hop. Given how prolific he was in his 32...

A lineup of artists -- including Beck, Common, Gary Clark Jr., Foo Fighters, H.E.R., Juanes, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Chris Martin, Mavis Staples,...

The story of music and the music industry told through interviews with musicians, composers and producers across genres.

FEEL RICH: HEALTH IS THE NEW WEALTH documents the nascent self-love revolution emerging in urban communities. Narrated by Quincy Jones III, the film...

Inspired by the remarkable life journey of software engineer Charles Anderson, the film illuminates the challenges of his life before, during, and...

A documentary on the evolution of MC battles from verbal one-upmanship to street warfare.