With the musical talents of Guy Davis, the film showcases groovy hip-hop tracks with deftness.
Beat Street (1984)ĭirected by American filmmaker Stan Latha, ‘Beat Street’ stars Guy Davis as aspiring DJ Kenny “Double K” Kirkland, from the South Bronx, and his best friend, a promoter try to get into show business by exposing people to hip-hop music and culture. Not quite popular among audiences, ‘Style Wars’ is built upon memorable moments and mesmerising scenes, credited to the talents of the writers. Style Wars (1983)ĭirected by Tony Silver, ‘Style Wars’ is a documentary which explores the rich growing subculture of hip-hop in New York City in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, specifically focusing on graffiti art and breakdancing. While the film has its flaws, ‘Notorious’ was quite appreciated by several critics for the film’s detour from traditional biopic tropes to focus more on the person rather than the star. Starring American actor and rapper Jamal Woolard as the titular rapper, the film explores his life as an artist as well as his personal life. Notorious (2009)ĭirected by American filmmaker George Tillman Jr., ‘Notorious’ is a biographical drama of the titular American rapper Notorious B.I.G. Not the most cohesive narrative, ‘Get Rich or Die Tryin’ is modelled for 50 Cent devotees and rap music connoisseurs. Sharing the name from the highly successful rap album of the same name, composed by 50 Cent, the film is an acquired taste. Directed by American screenwriter and filmmaker Jim Sheridan, the film chronicles the life of inner-city drug dealer, the protagonist Marcus Greer, who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, which is rap music. Starring 50 Cent as Marcus “Young Caesar” Greer, ‘Get Rich or Die Tryin’ is a biographical crime film. You can watch several of these best rapper movies on Netflix, Hulu or Amazon Prime. So, without further ado, here is the list of top rapper movies ever made. Some are intrinsic documentaries looking into the artistic yet dark sides of the profession, some are fictionalised portrayals of artists and some are a figment of crative imagination looking into the world of rap, hip-hop and music as a whole. The films on this list provided a variety of aspects of the art and the artists. For this list, I have taken into account films which blend the technique of filmmaking and inculcate rap in its narrative with brilliance.