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The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports
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THE CROSSOVER: 50 YEARS OF HIP HOP AND SPORTS

"Sports and Hip Hop are two pillars of Black culture that empowered a community to be heard and celebrated against the backdrop of cultural oppression and political persecution."

20231h 0m

Directed by Julian Gooden

Spoiler-Free

Fifty years ago in the Bronx, a new genre of music was born, the product of a people searching for their voice and the opportunity to be heard. For decades, the community was bound by the words of leaders like Martin Luther King and Malcolm X before their assassinations attempted to thwart the messaging.

Cast

Busta Rhymes

Busta Rhymes

Narrator (voice)

Big Daddy Kane

Big Daddy Kane

Self

Charlamagne tha God

Charlamagne tha God

Self

Fab 5 Freddy

Fab 5 Freddy

Self

Fat Joe

Fat Joe

Self

DJ Jazzy Jeff

DJ Jazzy Jeff

Self

E-40

E-40

Self

Ice Cube

Ice Cube

Self

Movie Vibe

Suspense5
Emotion5
Complexity5.8
Humor5.8
Realism8.2
Action5.4
Darkness5

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • people who enjoy learning through film

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action
  • those looking for narrative fiction

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