DVD 7544ĭecoding the Rap: Gangs and Rap Music. Years before people started downloading and remixing music, hip-hop sampling sparked a debate about copyright, creativity, and technological change that still rages today. But when record company lawyers got involved, everything changed. As hip-hop rose from the streets of New York to become a multibillion-dollar industry, artists such as Public Enemy and De La Soul began reusing portions of previously recorded music for their songs. For others, it is just another case of cultural theft and mockery - a repetition of a racist past." - film's website. For some, it is an example of cultural progress - a movement toward a color-blind America. Popularly referred to by derogatory terms such as "wannabe" or "wigger," the white person who identifies with hip-hop often invokes heated responses. The film focuses in particular on the tensions that surround white identification with hip-hop. ""Blacking Up" explores racial identity through the lens of hip-hop music and culture. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 1000īlacking up: Hip-hop's remix of race and identity. Investigates the rumors of police corruption and music industry betrayals that turned these teenage friends into enemies. Talks with their family, friends, business associates and the police. Nick Broomfield looks into the murders of Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur. Before the backdrop of wild rhythms and whirling bodies lies a tableau of young, aspiring young artists, striving to turn their fever into fame. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 662īiggie & Tupac. Beat Street delves into the hip-hop culture of New York's streets to uncover the despairs, dreams, and triumphs of an emerging generation. The Beastie Boys handed cameras (mostly high-8) to 50 excited fans, who were told "Do whatever you want, just keep shooting.". Based on concert footage of October 2004 in Madison Square Garden shot by fans at the concert and edited into a unit. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 6076Īwesome, I fuckin' shot that! (an authorized bootleg). In a crowded South London apartment building, Penny, a working mom, struggles to keep her wayward daughter, her lazy son and her disillustioned partner on the right path. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 166Īll or nothing. unadulterated by the Hollywood filmmaking process.". A complation of seven short films, in-depth interviews and commentary by emerging African American film directors. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 1618Īfrocentricity. With the help of his friends, and his new girlfriend Alex, Rabbit struggles to work up the courage and the confidence to take one more shot at making his dream a reality. After Rabbit freezes up in the midst of an MC battle, he's convinced he's missed his chance and that he's doomed to lead a marginal life as a factory rat for the rest of his days. Rabbit is a white kid trying to make music in a predominantly African-American community and culture. Jimmy, known to his friends as Rabbit, is a young man trying to make his way out of the burned-out shell of inner-city Detroit. For complete up-to-date holdings please refer to Library Search.Ĩ mile. F ilmographies are created by doing multiple keyword searches in the library catalog to capture as many titles on a topic as possible. This is a selective list of video holdings in the American University Library – including the Music Library located in the Katzen Center. Some streaming videos listed are available exclusively to AU students, staff and faculty afte r an online authentications by AUID#. Titles available on DVD and streaming video as of March 2011.