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Fantasy A Gets a Mattress

2023 · ★ 10

Fantasy A, autistic Seattle rapper, suffers trials and tribulations from total creeps as he attempts to become a superstar. Along the way he also finds a mattress to sleep on, after being kicked out of his group home.

Crowns & Chaos

2024

A group of friends launching a groundbreaking hip-hop showcase in their city rise to popularity, but their unity is tested by diverging ambition

BIRD IN THE SKY

2005 · ★ 9.3

BIRD IN THE SKY is a gritty, poetic tale of a young man’s spiritual struggle on the streets of New York City. Rob has been given a second chance to right the wrongs of his street-wise past; he must perform a miracle to be saved. His fate lies in his love for a young woman, Kay, who is coping with the loss of her child.

Dope

2015 · ★ 7

Malcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A chance invitation to an underground party leads him into an adventure that could allow him to go from being a geek, to being dope, to ultimately being himself.

Flowers And Rain

2020 · ★ 9.6

Childhood was complicated for Yoshida and he faces Japanese society as an outsider after his return from London alongside his parents. He feels displaced and frustrated, but soon finds new strength through hip-hop. Under the name of SEEDA, he starts to rap and deals drugs to produce his music while surviving in Tokyo. When he realizes that his new life as a rapper can’t simply undo the connections to his family, it’s too late.

Sunset in My Hometown

2018 · ★ 7.2

On the day that underground rapper Hak-soo fails his 7th audition, he receives a call from his hometown that his father is in the hospital. But he finds out that it was his father's plot to bring him to Byeon-san. To top it all, he is suspected as a phishing scam criminal and locked up in this small, boring suburb.

Kanga

1992 · ★ 10

Early 90s London gets a vibrant dose of African culture in this mini odyssey fusing dance, music and fashion.

Ufaboyz

A documentary about three generations of Ufa rap artists who turned their hometown into a phenomenon on the Russian music scene.

Alfredo: The Movie

2025 · ★ 9

The Alchemist manages to convince a withdrawn Freddie Gibbs to return to Tokyo. Once there, the two of them take on roles as partners, operating in the city’s criminal underworld.

The Fiend

2011 · ★ 3.7

Joe wants to be a rapper. Max wants to be a filmmaker. They go to a secluded house in rural Virginia to document the production of Joe's demo CD. But what begins as a funny music documentary turns into a film about Joe's harrowing battle with a self-destructive alter-ego.

L’Anonyme

2025 · ★ 7

The life of a young man who is passionate about music (rap) and the problems of his family accepting what he wants to be.

Life and Lyrics

2006 · ★ 5.7

As a posse of South London DJs battle their rivals to the North, Danny (Walters) falls for a singer from the other crew.