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Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World

Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World

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Documentary

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Public Enemy’s Chuck D leads a cast of hip-hop icons and leading African-American and Latino cultural commentators as they chart the factors that led to the birth of the revolutionary art form of hip-hop in 1970s New York, as well as the creation of the seminal hit The Message. They evoke a picture of how, after the turbulence of the 60s and the civil rights struggles, desperate social conditions and the experience of countless dispossessed people of colour living in a city mired in crisis helped give birth to a new art form.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Runtime

mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

08 December 2025

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Chuck D

Chuck D

Self

KRS-One

KRS-One

Self

Grandmaster Caz

Grandmaster Caz

Self

Melle Mel

Melle Mel

Self

Abiodun Oyewole

Abiodun Oyewole

Self

Nelson George

Nelson George

Self

Hasan Kwame Jeffries

Hasan Kwame Jeffries

Self

Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels

Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels

Self [RUN-D.M.C]

Lee Quiñones

Lee Quiñones

Self

Michael Holman

Michael Holman

Self

Douglas  Colón

Douglas Colón

Self

Rosa Alicia Clemente

Rosa Alicia Clemente

Self

LL Cool J

LL Cool J

Self

Fat Joe

Fat Joe

Self

Sway Calloway

Sway Calloway

Self

Leah Wright Rigeur

Leah Wright Rigeur

Self

John Forte

John Forte

Self

Al Sharpton

Al Sharpton

Self

Kaye Whitehead

Kaye Whitehead

Self

Killer Mike

Killer Mike

Self

Ice-T

Ice-T

Self

Jody Armour

Jody Armour

Self

Monie Love

Monie Love

Self

Ernest R. Dickerson

Ernest R. Dickerson

Self

Eminem

Eminem

Self

B-Real

B-Real

Self

Soren Baker

Soren Baker

Self

Warren G

Warren G

Self

Shinese Harlins-Kilgore

Shinese Harlins-Kilgore

Self

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