In honor of the NBA playoffs, here is an encore presentation of our original episode on the 1994 classic Above the Rim, starring Tupac Shakur, Duane Martin, Marlon Wayans, and Leon.

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The film's screenwriter, Barry Michael Cooper, passed away in January at the age of 66.

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Hip Hop Movie Club is produced by your HHMCs JB, BooGie, and DynoWright. Theme music by BooGie.

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Don't hate...meditate!

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Our next live event is on May 28: a screening of We Want the Funk, the new PBS documentary, plus panel discussion by us at the Lower Macungie Library. Free to attend, register now at the LML website. Shout out to PBS39 for their support of the event.

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