Hip hop : beyond beats & rhymes

Resource Information

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Label

Hip hop : beyond beats & rhymes

Title remainder

beyond beats & rhymes

Statement of responsibility

National Black Programming Consortia ; Independent Television Service ; Corporation for Public Broadcasting ; a film by Byron Hurt ; produced, directed and written by Byron Hurt ; co-produced by Sabrina Schmidt Gordon ; God Bless The Child Productions, Inc

Title variation

Beyond beats and rhymes

Contributor

• Chuck D, 1960-
• Dyson, Michael Eric
• Fat Joe
• Guy-Sheftall, Beverly
• Kanopy (Firm)
• Powell, Kevin, 1966-
• Schmidt Gordon, Sabrina
• Winters, Bill, 1975-
• Hurt, Byron, 1970-

Subject

• African American studies
• Communication
• Documentary films
• Hip-hop -- Social aspects
• Masculinity
• Media education
• Race
• Rap (Music) -- Social aspects
• Representative government and representation
• Sexism in music
• Women's studies

Genre

• Documentary films

Language

• eng
• eng

Summary

A riveting examination of masculinity, sexism, and homophobia in hop-hop culture. Delivering a self-described "loving critique" of rap music, director Byron Hurt - a former star college quarterback, longtime hip-hop fan, and now gender violence prevention educator - pays tribute to the power and creativity of hip-hop while challenging the rap industry to take responsibility for glamorizing destructive, deeply conservative sterotypes of manhood. The documentary features revealing insights from rappers such as Mos Def, Fat Joe, Chuck D, Jadakiss, and Busta Rhymes, hop-hop mogul Russell Simmons, and cultural commentators such as Michael Eric Dyson, Beverly Guy-Sheftall, and Kevin Powell. Critically acclaimed for its fearless engagement with issues of race and racism, gender violence, and the corporate exploitation of youth culture

Is part of

• Media Education Foundation Collection

Cataloging source

MaNoMEF

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Edited by Sabrina Schmidt Gordon ; director of photography, Bill Winters

Date time place

Originally produced by Media Education Foundation in 2006

Intended audience

• Grade 9+
• Higher education

PerformerNote

Commentary: Russell Simmons, Mos Def, Fat Joe, Chuck D, Jadakiss, Busta Rhymes, Russell Simmons, Michael Eric Dyson, Beverly Guy-Shetfall

Runtime

115

Technique

live action