Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter steps into new territory as writer and director of a new hip-hop film. The project uses ...

The hip-hop community saw some acts as not embracing the genre's Black roots. For over 50 years, the hip-hop world has presented fans with hits that have reflected Black culture. But as the genre ...

Here and elsewhere, it is hard to assess how the film defines the rap politic: Is it pro-Black ... with the White House as a public relations arena, not a policy-making one. "Hip-hop's mostly ...

EXCLUSIVE: Andscape, the Black multimedia platform from Disney ... the series’ first title to launch will be the documentary Hip-Hop and the White House, premiering April 22.

The brevity of Hip-Hop and the White House doesn’t allow a whole lot of space to develop the points it makes. But it highlights the election of Barack Obama as a watershed moment for Black ...

He’ll be writing and directing an immersive film centered around “hip-hop’s soul.” The project, co-produced by Questlove, ...

which explores the massive influence of Black culture on American society. The franchise premiere is the documentary feature HIP-HOP AND THE WHITE HOUSE, directed by Jesse Washington and featuring ...

Hip-Hop and the White House, a documentary produced by Andscape ... out George Bush for failing to care about the welfare of black people. This remark sent shock waves throughout society as ...

A panel discussion followed — featuring influential hip-hop and media figures from ... “I just think it’s harder — the black and the white, you know.” Of course, after the 1990 rebrand ...

Toward the end of the decade, organizers in New York and beyond started organizing hip-hop benefit concerts to advocate for Black liberation and the release of political prisoners. The movement ...