Chuck D

A look at the unlikely marriage between the NFL’s rebel franchise and America’s glamour capital.

The feature program chronicles the Globetrotters' legendary upset of the World Champion Minneapolis Lakers in 1948, as well as the team's historic trip to Berlin in 1951.

Delves into the often fatal encounters between police and people of color in America and looks into potential solutions to address the ongoing crisis.

Narrated by Chuck D and featuring interviews with legendary artists, this doc explores hip hop’s early days through the lens of freestyle rap.

A love letter to a forgotten masterpiece, this film tells the story of Hustlers Convention, the seminal album that laid the foundation for hip-hop.

It lit up jazz and hip-hop -- and ignited a war on drugs steeped in racial injustice. Experts explore America's complicated relationship with weed.

"The Untold Story of Hip-Hop" Narrated by Chuck D. Tells the colorful true stories of the people, places and sounds behind the mainstream names we know and love. We start in Detroit, host of one of the most important and influential music movements of the 21st century.

With "Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown," fans have a documentary befitting the "Godfather of Soul." Directed by Oscar® and Emmy® winner Alex Gibney, and co-produced by the singular Mick Jagger, "Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown" digs into the career of one of music and culture's towering figures, using fresh interviews with band members and contemporaries, extraordinary historical footag

The life and career of Bobbito Garcia -- author, filmmaker, disc jockey and basketball enthusiast.

This one-time-only concert at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall brought together some of the greatest performers in the history of blues music.

This music documentary chronicles the life of Christopher Rios, aka Big Pun, one of the most influential artists of our generation.

Trace the history of Kwanzaa from its birth during the Black Power movement of the 1960s to its present-day status as a globally celebrated holiday.

A celebration of the tragically short but uplifting life of one of the most likable people in hip hop: the Overweight Lover, the Heavster, Heavy D.

Alarmed by the growing multitude of conservative talk-radio shows, a group of investors set out to launch a liberal radio network for those whose opinions skewed more to the “Left of the Dial.” The result was Air America Radio. This engaging, fast-paced film charts the long-anticipated rise, scandalous near-fall, and subsequent salvation of the liberal-leaning radio network. Told through verite footage shot at the New York-based station over the course of nine months, the film follows the network’s evolution and features interviews including TV satirist and author Al Franken, liberal radio host Randi Rhodes, stand-up comics Marc Maron and Janeane Garofalo, National Public Radio pioneer Katherine Lanpher, and radio personalities Mark Riley and Rachel Maddow.

Forty years after the death of Elvis Presley, two-time Sundance Grand Jury winner Eugene Jarecki’s new film takes the King’s 1963 Rolls-Royce on a musical road trip across America.

The promising future for a high school valedictorian from inner-city Cleveland takes a tragic turn when she witnesses the murder of her best friend.

In recent times, music lovers have been confounded with the tragic and shocking news that some of their most beloved stars had passed away in controversial circumstances. The music world has again been stunned by the sudden and tragic news that Prince, the legendary musician, died at his home in Minneapolis at the age of just 57, and it was recently confirmed the singer died of an opioid overdo...

An inspired parole officer takes a job as a reading teacher for tough teens in New York City but he and his students face an uphill battle.

This documentary explores the evolving landscape of the music industry and chronicles how young artists built their careers on social media platforms.

A look at how the censorship of music has shaped, not only how we view art and how it’s made but, who we are as consumers and free thinkers.