Talib Kweli Movies

This concert release features rapper Talib Kweli delivering well over a dozen songs including "Say Something," "Eternalists," "Never Been in Love," and "Hostile Gospel," with the help of some friends such as KRS-ONE and Strong Arm Steady. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

In 1987 Public Enemy emerged as one of the most formidable forces in rap music with the release of their landmark sophomore album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back; nearly 20 years later, Chuck D and the crew still have what it takes to get their powerful message across while whipping the crowd into an absolute frenzy. On the heels of Public Enemy's 2007 release How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul, a wide variety of musical artists including Henry Rollins, Jonathan Davis, Tom Morello, Talib Kweli, and the Beastie Boys come together in order to reflect on the power of a group whose influence continues to be felt even as they move forward to blaze new trails. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

In September 2004, comedian Dave Chappelle took a break from his immensely successful Comedy Central show to stage a free, unpublicized, all-star hip-hop concert in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. Inviting fans over the Internet, on the street, and even in his family's hometown of Yellow Springs, OH, Chappelle asked filmmaker Michel Gondry to document the event from its inception on through to the performances themselves. The result is Dave Chappelle's Block Party, a concert film that provides not only a sampling of the music on display that September, but also an intimate look at the comedian himself. Gondry's cameras tag along with Chappelle as he visits Ohio, recruits a university marching band to play at the show, and surveys the opinions of Clinton Hill on the show that's about to take place. Along the way, we're introduced to some the comedian's favorite acts, in rehearsals and on-stage: Dead Prez, Jill Scott, Mos Def, the Roots, Erykah Badu, Kanye West, and the surprise reuniting of the Fugees. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide

The people behind the basketball mixed tapes Ball Above All and Ballin' Outta Control move from the playground to the football field with this project. Born to Ball: On the Gridiron compiles some of the greatest plays in the history of college football and edits them to a nonstop hip-hop soundtrack featuring Rawkus Records artists Pharoahe Monch, Talib Kweli, and Camp Lo. Among the football legends serving up the high-powered runs, tackles, passes, and kicks are Barry Sanders, Peyton Manning, Michael Vick, and Earl Campbell, all captured on film in their college days before they turned pro; other noted players, such as Steve McNair and Jamal Lewis, are featured in interview segments in which they discuss the high stakes of playing in the NFL. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide