Documentaries

With Kanye West making news even more than usual in recent weeks and his next solo album expected to drop at some point in the next few months, spare 45 minutes to watch the brilliant fan-made documentary. Entitled Where the Lonely Kids Go When the Bell Rings, a lyric taken from Yeezy’s John Legend-featuring song [...]

With many confused about his transformation from Snoop Dogg to Snoop Lion, the original Doggfather has documented the entire [spiritual] journey and now made it available for all to see. Originally shown in movie theatres across the world [and at various film festivals], Reincarnated is now stream-worthy for those interested in seeing Snoop’s switch to [...]

Tyrese gives fans an exclusive look in to his life – as it was and as it is now – via the documentary A Black Rose That Grew Through Concrete. As a singer, rapper, author, model, and actor, Tyrese Gibson has come a long way from the Watts, California streets he grew up on. Exploring [...]

Favoured soulful trio SWV are set to star in a brand new reality show on WE tv. eOne Entertainment will be producing the show, which will follow Cheryl “Coko” Clemons, Leanne “LeLee” Lyons, Tamara “Taj” George as they re-emerge into the limelight. [...]

Each year the Tribeca Film Festival always delivers a number of must see films, and this year is no exception, with new movies from Richard Linklater, Mira Nair, Neil LaBut and Vahid Vakilifar having been recently announced. In addition to documentaries about Gore Vidal, Moms Mabley (directed by Whoopi Goldberg) and more showing at the [...]

10 years ago Little Brother‘s lauded début album The Listening slid into my CD player and did not exit for more than a year. The refreshing sounds of two young but socially aware and proficient North Carolina emcees combined with a throwback producer with an amazing ear for a dope loop/sample and signature drum kicks [...]

Beyonce Knowles gives us a glimpse of her life as never seen before in the self directed HBO original documentary Life Is But A Dream. The former Destiny’s Child member and R&B superstar gives us a look at her life, relationship with husband Jay Z, being a mother to Blue Ivy Carter and much more [...]

Alongside Beyonce‘s ‘Life Is But A Dream self-directed HBO documentary special, the R&B superstar sat down with Oprah Winfrey to discuss life, Love, family and lots more on Oprah’s Next Chapter. Oprah Winfrey caught up with the Houston hailing former Destiny’s child member and global icon in New York for the in-depth special. Watch the [...]

Director Kareem Fort‘s new documentary Demos: An Independent Artist’s Guide To Success gives an in-depth look at how much passion, graft and dedication it takes to make it in the music industry. The cameras follow a slew of world-class emcees, producers and industry folk including Black Thought, Talib Kweli, Houseshoes, J-Live, DJ Quik, Rapper Big [...]

Looking to book your next trip overseas? Well Pitchfork offers a video brochure unlike any you’ve ever seen in Hood Life: A Hip-Hop Guided Tour Of Compton, California. The documentary is 24 minutes in length and features Hodari Sababu (the Game‘s stepfather) taxiing people through the streets of LA made internationally famous by many West [...]