List of films about rap
The list offers an overview of relevant film productions about rap or rappers.
Title list
| Movie title | country | year | Director | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 mile | United States | 2002 | Curtis Hanson | Eminem in the role of the young rapper Jimmy Smith Jr. aka "Rabbit", with various parallels to his own biography. In addition to Eminem, Xzibit , Proof and Obie Trice are also in front of the camera |
| All Eyez on Me | United States | 2017 | Benny Boom | Biography about the rapper Tupac Shakur |
| Blood brothers | D. | 2011 | Özgür Yıldırım | Rap comedy with rappers Sido and B-Tight in the leading roles and Alpa Gun , Tony D , DJ Desue and Liquit Walker in supporting roles. |
| CB4 | United States | 1993 | Tamra Davis | Rap comedy with Cameo -Auftritten of Ice-T , Ice Cube , Flavor Flav , Eazy-E and Butthole Surfers |
| Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme | United States | 2000 | Kevin Fitzgerald | Documentary about the art of freestyle rap |
| Get Rich or Die Tryin ' | United States | 2005 | Jim Sheridan | The rapper 50 Cent plays the main role, some of which is biographically based on his previous life. |
| Ghetto Superstar (OT: Turn It Up) | United States | 2000 | Robert Adetuyi | The main roles are played by Pras Michel and Ja Rule . Faith Evans can also be seen in front of the camera |
| Hustle & Flow | United States | 2005 | Craig Brewer | The rapper Ludacris has a supporting role in the film |
| Krush groove | United States | 1985 | Michael Schultz | One of the very first films on the subject of rap, with Run-DMC , The Fat Boys , Sheila E. and others |
| Malibu's Most Wanted | United States | 2003 | John Whitesell | Rap comedy |
| Notorious BIG | United States | 2009 | George Tillman, Jr. | Biographical film about the life of the rapper Notorious BIG |
| Slam | United States | 1998 | Marc Levin | Independent film |
| Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap | United States | 2012 | Ice-T | Ice-T's documentary about the art of rap, with various interviews with well-known people from the rap scene. |
| Straight Outta Compton | United States | 2015 | F. Gary Gray | Biography of the hip-hop crew NWA |
| Tupac: Resurrection | United States | 2003 | Lauren Lazin | Documentary about the life and death of the rapper Tupac Shakur. |
| Times change you | D. | 2010 | Uli Edel | Autobiography of the rapper Bushido . Bushido himself can be seen in front of the camera and next to him Fler , Kay One , Nyze and Karel Gott |