Rap/ hip-hop/ hood films.

Pen0s

name some good ones for me. i

i have seen:

Juice
8 mile
hustle and flow

gang related
dead presidents
the wash
paid in full
poetic justice
menace to society
boyz in the hood
rhyme and reason

is there any other good films like these?!?

i know i havent really narrowed down what kind of films im talking about but something in the same style as the ones ive mentioned.

Miguel_Sanchez

Do The Right Thing
Clockers
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo

(Okay the last one may be a joke)

Makaveli

Don't Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood
South Central
New Jack City
In Too Deep
Friday / Next Friday
Colors
Belly
Baby Boy
187 (sort of)


The Wash is incredibly shít.

Scratch Acid

Makaveli wrote:

Friday

Yes.

Pen0s

wow so many films ive left out of my list lol!

just to know if ive seen these ones :

south central, is this the film where the kid gets shot in the back and his dad goes to prison?

clockers, this is the one with meki phifer coughing up blood for half the film and playing with trains for the other half?

have seen:

new jack city: classic nino brown dont know how i forgot abaout this one
friday/next friday/friday after next: third one is pretty crap
baby boy:i actually own this one lol snoop in a role he can actually play!
187: sam Jackson at his finest...legend.

colors belly and in to deep ive never heard of are they any good?

the wash is a sham didnt think dre wud let himself play such a bitch of a character. i have to admit that i did laugh at some of emnems generic lines

Makaveli

That' South Central and Clockers alright.

Colors is a gangsta/cop film with Robert Duval and Sean Penn as cops. Has aged quite a bit at this stage but isn't too bad.
In Too Deep has Omar Epps and LL Cool J. Another cop theme to it, LL being the gang lord and Epps is the undercover cop trying to bring him down, so similarites to New Jack City.
Belly has DMX and Nas, basically they want to get rich, big into drug dealing etc etc. Not bad, probably the best film you'll see DMX in. A few other rappers are in it too.

ObeyGiant

Breakin'

TerrorFirmer

In Too Deep is a very low budget affair but surprisingly very good. I think it stars Omar Epps. I have it on DVD somewhere, got it in HMV for 5.99. Cover looks like crap, would really put you off it. But it's a good movie as gang movies go.

Some of my Favourites are Menace II Society, Boyz in the Hood and especially the Hughes brothers Dead Presidents. Excellent Film.

There is a fairly rough film, meant to be very violent and realistic but at the same time an excellent watch. It's called Gang Tapes and was apparently refrained from being released in theatres in LA due to fear of it causing riots. Last time I saw it was in HMV for 39.99. Expensive but apparently very worthy of a watch.

musing

I'm gonna get u sucka!!!!

ObeyGiant

Vampiyaz

TerrorFirmer

musing wrote:

I'm gonna get u sucka!!!!

Now that is a class film.

Just as good as don't be a menace.

ObeyGiant

Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo

gimmick

What about "You Got Served", a decent enough breakdance movie with an amazing soundtrack.

Just watched New Jack City last week for the first time in years. Chris Rock is outstanding in it. Favourite Line - "who wants to buy a turkey?"!

Now that there is a thread about it, does anyone know where I can get JUICE on region 2 DVD? Ive seen it a few times, but not in years. TBH, the bits I want to see again most are the DJing/scracth scenes. Brilliant.

Im surprised also that people have concentrated on American hood movies here, as possibly the best hood mivie Ive ever seen is actually a French effort called La Haine. Its black and white and subtitled, but a power movie all the same.

Possibly a few more which I cant think of at the moment.

TerrorFirmer

gimmick wrote:

Im surprised also that people have concentrated on American hood movies here, as possibly the best hood mivie Ive ever seen is actually a French effort called La Haine. Its black and white and subtitled, but a power movie all the same.

Is that the one where they find a loaded gun in the aftermath of a riot? If so, that was one hell of a film, agreed.

gimmick

^ Yup.

Mossy Monk

gimmick wrote:

as possibly the best hood mivie Ive ever seen is actually a French effort called La Haine. Its black and white and subtitled, but a power movie all the same

one of the best movies i have ever seen, absolutely amazing

ObeyGiant

Be Somebody or Be Somebody's Fool

Makaveli

gimmick wrote:

What about "You Got Served", a decent enough breakdance movie with an amazing soundtrack.

No it's not, and no it hasn't.

Decent breakdancing films are Beatstreet, Breakin' & Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo.

Pen0s

LMMFAO @ makaveli's bluntness

la haine is a class film, they even showed to all the politicians in france when it first came out because it was so groundbreaking.

Mr.T is tha shizzle

Miguel_Sanchez

I been saying Breakin' 2 since the start of this thread.

La Haine is a powerful, powerful film. Highly recommended.

But seriously - Do The Right Thing should be seen too. Check it out.

Corben Dallas

Don't Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood

> damn beat me to it.... comedy gold

La Haine is a really powerful film. The B & W even gives it a grittier edge and maybe reflects the real problems that have come to a head in the Paris Riots.

Cast is very strong and deals with the underclass of Arabs, Morroccans and working class French etc that live in the 'ghettos' of france.
If u like cool french cinema or Urban/inner city flics > a must see.

Toasty

Have to say Friday after Next is brilliant and side-splittingly hilarious
whoever said it was crap is WRONG!!

scuba steve

Hard Ball i think its called, Keanu Reeves (sp?) is in it and its about the baseball team in the hood. Biggies "big poppa" is in it

oh and Friday/Next Friday/Friday after next and Boyz in the Hood are brill!

Toasty

scuba steve wrote:

Hard Ball i think its called, Keanu Reeves (sp?) is in it and its about the baseball team in the hood. Biggies "big poppa" is in it

oh and Friday/Next Friday/Friday after next and Boyz in the Hood are brill!

`Thank You Scuba Steve
i love the friday movies as well

scuba steve

no prob Toasty

bush doctor

Seen most of the above - some classics

Blood In Blood Out - not hip-hop more latino east LA gangs great movie though.

New Jersey Drive - saw it years ago remember it being pretty realistic about growing up on the streets on Newark

Strapped - haven't seen it but supposed to decent. Even got Chi Ali (age aint nothin but a #) who is currently serving life for murder