Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes (2006)

Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes provides a riveting examination of manhood, sexism, and homophobia in hip-hop culture.

Director:

Byron Hurt

Writer:

Byron Hurt

Stars:

Carmen Ashurst-Watson, William Jelani Cobb, Chuck Creekmur

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Cast

Credited cast:
Carmen Ashurst-Watson	...	Herself
William Jelani Cobb	...	Himself
Chuck Creekmur	...	Himself
Chuck D.	...	Himself
De La Soul	...	Themselves
Mos Def	...	Himself
Michael Eric Dyson	...	Himself
Beverly Guy-Sheftall	...	Herself
Stephen Hill	...	Himself
Byron Hurt	...	Himself
Jadakiss	...	Himself
Sut Jhally	...	Himself
Fat Joe	...	Himself
Sarah Jones	...	Herself
Jackson Katz	...	Himself

Storyline

Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes provides a riveting examination of manhood, sexism, and homophobia in hip-hop culture. Director Byron Hurt, former star college quarterback, longtime hip-hop fan, and gender violence prevention educator, conceived the documentary as a "loving critique" of a number of disturbing trends in the world of rap music. He pays tribute to hip-hop while challenging the rap music industry to take responsibility for glamorizing destructive, deeply conservative stereotypes of manhood. The documentary features revealing interviews about masculinity and sexism with rappers such as Mos Def, Fat Joe, Chuck D, Jadakiss, and Busta Rhymes, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, and cultural commentators such as Michael Eric Dyson and Beverly Guy-Shetfall. Critically acclaimed for its fearless engagement with issues of race, gender violence, and the corporate exploitation of youth culture.

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Plot Keywords:

hip hop | sexism | manhood | homophobia | rap | 

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Taglines:

A hip-hop head weighs in on manhood in hip-hop culture

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

January 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hip-Hop: Pera ap' to rythmo kai ti rima

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

61 min 61 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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