documentary

Despite recent controversy, The Interview is headed to select theaters. The film, which stars Seth Rogen and James Franco,  was originally slated to be released nationwide today, but was pulled after Sony and various theaters received anonymous threats from hackers. The hackers threatened 9/11-style attacks on any theater willing to show the film in which Franco and […]

No Malice forgot to sip slow. It’s no secret Virginia rapper No Malice (formerly Malice) decided to leave music at the height of his rap career to embark on a spiritual journey. The 42-year-old emcee is now opening up about that journey in a new documentary called The End of Malice, featuring his brother Pusha T, who […]

Are you just getting familiar with TDE’s frontwoman SZA? Well, she’s opening up for vitaminwater’s Where I’m From documentary series. Teaming up with Jay Z’s Life + Times site, SZA talks about growing up in St. Louis as a kid, being awkward, her life goals as a young adult, failing, and the future. Earlier this […]

Nas‘ 1994 debut Illmatic is the greatest rap album of all time. And on the LP’s 20th anniversary, the album finally got the movie it deserves. Directed by One9 and written by journalist Erik Parker, Time is Illmatic details the making of the classic debut by putting the album into context: in the documentary we see all the circumstances […]

Nas is giving you one night only. It’s been 20 years since the release of Nas’ classic debut album, Illmatic, and his One9-directed documentary is coming to a theater near you. But don’t get too comfortable, Nas: Time Is Illmatic, will only be in theaters across the country for one night – October 2. The 75-minute […]

You’ve heard the album. Now let’s all watch how the album was made. Atlanta superstar — and baby Future’s daddy — Future just released the Just Being Honest documentary. The 18-minute movie follows Future as he creates and promotes his stellar sophomore album, Honest, which dropped back in April. Like Future’s album, the documentary is star-studded: everyone from Busta […]

Rising from dismal circumstances the streets of Harlem can at times create, a fortunate individual named Dave East lived to rap about it. After attending a few semesters in college on a basketball scholarship and finding himself behind bars, Dave East found his calling – rapping. Upon his release, Dave returned home and finally decided to take his rap […]

Let’s be honest, after a long day at work, all you want to do is sink into the couch and watch Keeping Up with the Kardashians or SportsCenter. You crave something you don’t have to think too hard about, which is totally understandable. But sometimes, we need to be proactive. It’s refreshing to learn something new and educate yourself, […]

We are all aware that Chief Keef is not one to mess with, and we should add his mother, OG Sosa, to the list. Born and raised in Chicago, Keef’s music makes it clear he can definitely hold his own. With the upcoming documentary “The Real Ingredients of OG Sosa” on its way, fans can get an […]

As the 20th anniversary of Nas’ critically acclaimed album, Illmatic, quickly approaches, the Queens emcee is gearing up for the premiere of his Time Is Illmatic documentary. The One9-directed film will premiere on April 16 at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival, but industry insiders who are attending Coachella will be able to catch a sneak […]

Lady Gaga is one of the biggest superstars known to mankind at this point, but that doesn’t mean she never hits a bump in the road. Mother Monster recently revealed that she was having serious financial issues following the release of her debut album and was actually bankrupt during her 2009 Monster Ball tour. In a […]

Few know that Jim Crow America saw a wealthy black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Few know that there was a place called “Black Wall Street.“ And very few textbooks detail the destruction of that black community in 1921 — not at the hands of the members of the community as media would later report, but […]