Q-Tip Movies

Elijah has been bounced from group home to group home throughout his turbulent young life. What has sustained him is his art. After a promised scholar...

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 Called...

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 y...

Janet Jackson performs live at New York City’s Madison Square Garden for the final stop of her “The Velvet Rope” tour.

Documenting the rise and finite career of late R&B recording artist Minnie Riperton.

A documentary that explores the challenges that a life in music can bring.

As seventh-graders, band members of Unlocking The Truth spend their weekends playing metal music in Times Square—often to substantial crowds. After si...

Time Is Illmatic is a feature length documentary film that delves deep into the making of Nas' 1994 debut album, Illmatic, and the social conditions t...

Ollie is a player, but when Mona moves to town, it looks like he’s about to get played. His best friend Topcat, a successful club owner, offers his he...

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. "Yo! MTV Ra...

The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, includ...

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 of...

The Beastie Boys are among the most influential groups of the last two decades. As their music has opened hip-hop to a wider audience and changed the...

Solid Gold Hits is a greatest hits collection by Beastie Boys, released in November 2005. In contrast to 1999's The Sounds of Science anthology, Solid...

Fired from his job, a former executive turns to impregnating wealthy lesbians for profit.

Still grieving after the murder of her boyfriend, hairdresser Justice writes poetry to deal with the pain of her loss. Unable to get to Oakland to att...

Today, you're more likely to go to prison in the United States than anywhere else in the world. So in the unfortunate case it should happen to you - t...

Zora Banks is a school teacher and aspiring singer hoping to become a successful star while taking a break from heartache. Franklin Swift is a down-on...

Kind Of Blue: Celebrating A Masterpiece incorporates material from the 2004 mini-documentary, Made In Heaven, including black-and-white still photogra...

A study in the world of hip-hop, done mostly with interviews, in order to see why it is as popular as it is today and what the future holds.