Eminem's Stans represents an exceptional, groundbreaking documentary that explores the complicated relationship between one ...

Los Angeles has always been more than just palm trees and Hollywood glitz — it’s the heartbeat of West Coast Hip Hop. The city’s rap scene introduced the world to g-funk, gangsta rap and ...

Ever since hip-hop first blossomed out of the South Bronx, there has been a desire by filmmakers to capture visual evidence of the culture in motion. Early documentaries, like Tony Silver’s ...

There are plenty of documentaries chronicling rap's innovators over the years. With Pharrell Williams' documentary-style LEGO film 'Piece By Piece' out, here are 12 full-fledged documentaries you ...

It’s no secret that there are a lot of hip-hop documentaries. As the first genre to really break in an era where it could be widely documented in real time by camcorders, tape recorders, and ...

Coming straight out of Compton, CA, The Game, certainly has the street credibility needed for a successful rap career. Having grown up in the birthplace of gangster rap, this latest phenomenon was a ...

Mixtape is among the best hip hop documentaries ever produced and rates with the best music documentaries of all time as well.

For the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, LAist revisits the origins of the music genre in Los Angeles.

Alonzo "Lonzo" Williams, the godfather of West Coast hip-hop, sits in his home studio where he has recorded, directed and produced many contributions to the genre.

The art of freestyle rap is the focus of a new documentary featuring hip-hop stars like Ice T, RZA, The Game and Chali 2na ...