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What was the origin story of the Wu-Tang Clan?
Episode 107
In honor of the upcoming Final Tour by the Wu-Tang Clan, we are discussing their origin story as seen in episode 1 of the 2019 documentary series Wu-…
1 year, 7 months ago
Memorable Diss Tracks and Rap Battles
Episode 106
If you watched Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show performance, you saw a diss track in action. We answer the question: What are some of the mo…
1 year, 7 months ago
Our review of Beats, Rhyme and Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Episode 105
We're big, big fans of A Tribe Called Quest. So just how impactful were they?
Released in 2011 and directed by Michael Rapaport, "Beats, Rhymes and Li…
1 year, 7 months ago
HHMC Rewind: Belly
Episode 104
In honor of DynoWright's birthday this week and coming off seeing Nas: Time Is Illmatic on the big screen at the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, PA…
1 year, 8 months ago
What was the impact of Nas' debut album Illmatic?
Episode 103
In the documentary Nas: Time Is Illmatic, rapper Nas charts the journey leading up to the recording of his debut album, Illmatic, discussing the infl…
1 year, 8 months ago
Is Transformers: Rise of the Beasts a hip hop film?
Episode 102
(Here is a lost episode from the back of the vault. Enjoy!)
Can the 2023 installment of the Transformers film franchise transform Gen Z into '90s hip-…
1 year, 8 months ago
Rebroadcast: Breakin'
Episode 101
In honor of our screening of Breakin' at the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas at SteelStacks tonight is an encore presentation of our original episode on…
1 year, 8 months ago
How impactful was You Got Served?
Episode 100
You Got Served follows two best friends, Elgin and David, who lead a hip-hop dance crew in LA. They’re passionate about dance and need to raise money…
1 year, 9 months ago
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (rebroadcast)
Episode 99
Hey listener: we're going old school! Here is a rebroadcast of our original episode on Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo in honor of our upcoming screeni…
1 year, 9 months ago
Is Bodied an underrated film?
Episode 98
A lost episode from the Hip Hop Movie Club archives!
Grad student Adam is writing a thesis on the n-word. In an attempt to do good research, he goes t…
1 year, 9 months ago