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The infamous Central Park Jogger case in New York shook not only the city where the heinous s-xual assault of then-28-year-old investment banker Trisha Meili took place, but also the entire nation.  On April 19, 1989, Meili was found r@ped and nearly beaten to death after jogging in the sprawling park. Five youth – four Black […]

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Busta Rhymes‘ partnership with Google Play, who is providing his new album Year Of The Dragon for free, has helmed this new dope 20 min documentary. Life And Rhymes picks up at the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival where he reunited with the Leaders Of The New School. After that first scene, Google Play takes you back to Busta’s storied career from […]

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A couple of weeks back, Kendrick Lamar ran around the great city of Chicago during this for the Pitchfork Music Festival. The Pitchfork camera crew shadows K.Dot around the city as he makes a Radio Run, in and around Chicago, doing press for good kid, m.A.A.d city, while in town for the Pitchfork Music Festival. He talks about the upcoming album, […]

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Director Spike Lee is completing a documentary on the making of the late Michael Jackson’s Bad album. The doc will provide a behind the scenes and very personal view of the creation of Jackson’s 1987 album, the follow up to the record breaking Thriller. “We have footage in this documentary that no one’s ever seen, stuff […]

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Ever imagine what it would be like to be nationally recognized yet still locally respected producer 9th Wonder? Now is your shot thanks to a documentary called The Wonder Year that chronicles the Little Brother founder’s work teaching at Duke University, producing tracks and offering insight into all that went into becoming the renowned artist […]

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Big K.R.I.T. has had a great last couple of years but the past two couple of weeks may be even better. The Mississippi rapper finally dropped his debut album, Live From The Underground, on June 5th and yesterday the record came in at #1 on the Billboard Top R&B Hip-Hop Albums and #1 on the Billboard Rap […]

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If you missed last night’s latest Rock Doc from VH1, you missed a goody. The story of YO! MTV Raps made it’s debut last night and Yardie got the rip for you to check out in case you were snoozing. Check it out after the jump.

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Detroit rapper Danny Brown may not be familiar to rap fans that get their fill of Hip-Hop by only listening to commercial radio. But the lyricist is doing quite alright for himself by being an indie rap darling. A pair of critically praised album, The Hybrid and X-X-X, and numerous guest appearances, and even a […]

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Doin’ It In The Park: Pick-Up Basketball NYC is a documentary put together Bobbito Garcia and Kevin Coulia that covers the rich culture of playground basketball in New York City. Summer basketball on the concrete courts (if you’re not playing AAU) is where hoop legends are made in Gotham, and the doc takes a look into […]

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Check out the trailer to Diddy’s Paris Is Burning, a documentary filmed during his time in Paris, France. Get a glimpse of the entrepreneur’s life and the chaos of his celebrity. Directed by Julien Bachelet. If we’re lucky, Shyne is in this movie.

As some people feel that the pursuit of happiness includes achieving fame and fortune, others that have reached such a point know the sacrifices and trials that occur on the climb to such a success. For Mutah Beale, formerly known as Napolean from Tupac’s rap group the Outlwaz, his experience within the music industry has […]