Movie: The MC: Why We Do It

Top 5 Billed Cast

Nas
Nas

Self

Jay-Z
Jay-Z

Self

Rakim
Rakim

Self

KRS-One
KRS-One

Self

Slick Rick
Slick Rick

Self

  • HomePage

  • Overview

    "The MC: Why We Do It" takes a look inside the world of Hip Hop and MCs to explore the issues and concerns that define todays most popular music form. The MC started out as a mere introducer of musical acts, but when DJs began spinning tracks at block parties in the Bronx in the late 1970s, the MC began to rap along to the beats, emerging as the focal point of a new music form. The film not only explores the origins of MC'ing, but the environmental, spiritual and moral aspects to this art form. As Hip Hop turns 25 years old, MC's consider the past, present and future of their music, giving a unique insight into what drives these artists to continue spitting rhymes. Written by Iain Kennedy

  • Release Date

    2005-02-01

  • Average

    5

  • Rating:

    2.5 starts
  • Tagline

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

Recommendations Movies

Scooby-Doo's A Nutcracker Scoob
92%

Scooby-Doo's A Nutcracker Scoob(en)

1984-12-01

The evil is set to damper another Christmas season for the children's home. Can the Scooby gang warm his heart?

People
78%

People(fr)

2021-06-21

People is a film shot behind closed doors in a workshop/house on the outskirts of Paris and features a dozen characters. It is based on an interweaving of scenes of moaning and sex. The house is the characters' common space, but the question of ownership is distended, they don't all inhabit it in the same way. As the sequences progress, we don't find the same characters but the same interdependent relationships. Through the alternation between lament and sexuality, physical and verbal communication are put on the same level. The film then deconstructs, through its repetitive structure, our relational myths.

Mickey's Safety Club: Street Safe, Street Smart
93%

Mickey's Safety Club: Street Safe, Street Smart(en)

1989-09-01

Mickey and his friends take a close look at important street safety situations and tips.

R-Rated Idol Seung-ha's Sex Scandal
68%

R-Rated Idol Seung-ha's Sex Scandal(ko)

2020-07-17

When they were young, Min-joo and Seo-yeon cared for each other and were closer than brothers and sisters. However, she accidentally learns about Seo-yeon's tutor, Woo-hyeon, and because of this man, their 10-year friendship starts to become shaky. Meanwhile, Jeong-soo is hurt in seeing Min-joo like that, and so he distanced himself from Min-joo. Because of Min-joo and Seo-yeon's misunderstanding, Jeong-soo who couldn't care much might just leave so Min-joo tries to break up with the help of Seo-yeon. While in the process of breaking up, Min-joo and Seo-yeon went back to their close relationship. The love of women who have been separated because of man, and the two men's friendship is comically drawn.

Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
77%

Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword(en)

2009-04-07

The Mystery Inc. gang takes a trip to Japan and finds themselves circling Asia and the Pacific in a treasure hunt, racing against the vengeful Black Samurai and his Ninja warriors to find the legendary Sword of Fate, an ancientblade fabled to possess extraordinary supernaturalpowers.

Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico
73%

Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico(en)

2003-09-30

A friend of Fred's, Alejo Otero, invites the Scooby gang to Veracruz, Mexico. There they find a monster, El Chupacabra, terrorizing the town.

Scooby-Doo: Mystery in Motion
98%

Scooby-Doo: Mystery in Motion(en)

2012-06-11

Scooby-Doo and friends are off on another adventure in this collection of 3 episodes from the various eras of Scooby-Doo TV shows.

Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion
70%

Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion(en)

2007-03-06

From an inauspicious beginning performing comedy routines in the back of a burger joint in New York, unorthodox stand-up star Zach Galifianakis has made a splash on the scene with his inimitable brand of humor. In this live show filmed at San Francisco's Purple Onion nightclub, the versatile funnyman serves up a healthy dose of his signature wit.

Saw V
62%

Saw V(en)

2008-10-23

Following Jigsaw's grisly demise, Detective Mark Hoffman is commended as a hero, but Agent Strahm is suspicious, and delves into Hoffman's past. Meanwhile, another group of people are put through a series of gruesome tests.

Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire
77%

Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire(en)

2012-03-07

Scooby and the gang have their first musical mystery in “Scooby Doo: Music of the Vampire.” It begins when they take a sing-a-long road trip into bayou country to attend the “Vampire-Palooza Festival” – an outdoor fair dedicated to all things Draculian. At first it looks as if they’re in for some fun and lots of Southern snacks, but events soon turn scary when a real live vampire comes to life, bursts from his coffin and threatens all the townsfolk. On top of that, this baritone blood sucker seems intent on taking Daphne as his vampire bride! Could the vampire be a descendant of a famous vampire hunter who is trying to sell his book? Or perhaps he’s the local politician, who has been trying to make his name in the press by attacking the vampires as downright unwholesome. The answers are to be found in a final song-filled showdown in the swamp in which our heroes unmask one of their most macabre monsters yet.

How I Unleashed World War II, Part III: Among Friends
77%

How I Unleashed World War II, Part III: Among Friends(pl)

1970-04-06

Disguised as an Italian medic, Dolas finds himself on a ship evacuating wounded Axis soldiers to Italy. He leaves the ship disguised as a Nazi soldier, but is found out, declared a deserter and sent to the Eastern Front. However, on the flight to Russia, he is able to escape with a parachute, and finds himself back in Poland, now occupied by Nazis.

Qwerty
62%

Qwerty(en)

2012-06-29

The movie is a fictionalized account of a disgruntled cop who has been wrongly implicated in a torture video that went viral. It begins on his last night of duty, as he is about to leave for abroad for better job prospects.

Big Top Scooby-Doo!
77%

Big Top Scooby-Doo!(en)

2012-10-09

When Scooby and the gang hear of a werewolf plaguing a traveling circus, they go undercover as circus performers to get to the bottom.

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
92%

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters(en)

1973-09-08

In yet another hilarious caper, Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and, of course, Scooby-Doo team up with the talented Harlem Globetrotters to solve a haunting that, apparently, involves the ghosts of Paul Revere and other Revolutionary War soldiers. A second episode features the gang and the Globetrotters heading to a deserted island for some relaxation, but they realize they are in for trouble when their ship sets sail with nobody at the wheel.

Inside Asda: Bigger, Better, Cheaper?
65%

Inside Asda: Bigger, Better, Cheaper?(en)

2020-01-06

The supermarket giant that rose high by taking prices low.

White Noise 2: The Light
55%

White Noise 2: The Light(en)

2007-01-05

A man's family brought back from the verge of death, he then discovers he can identify people who are about to die.

Scooby-Doo! and the Safari Creatures
94%

Scooby-Doo! and the Safari Creatures(en)

2012-09-27

The gang flies off to Africa for a video animal safari titled 'So Goodi!,' only to learn that - zoinks! - the creatures are actually shape-shifting jungle demons! In Homeward Hound, a "fiercely fanged" cat creature petrifies the competing pooches at a dog show, including the visiting Scooby-Doo! Finally, a giant Wakumi bird is stealing sculptures that are scheduled to be housed in a museum in New Mexico, Old Monster. There's never a dull moment when Scooby-Doo enters the scene!

Theri
67%

Theri(ta)

2016-04-14

When an honest cop, Vijay Kumar's family is ruthlessly slaughtered by a politician and his aides, he decides to change his identity and commits his life to bring his daughter up in a serene atmosphere. But some freak events end up compromising his identity and what he does to save his daughter and avenge the death of his family unfurls as Theri.

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal the Movie Part 2
81%

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal the Movie Part 2(ja)

2021-02-11

While under the care of the Outer Sailor Guardians, Hotaru begins to age rapidly. Then, the time comes for all the Sailor Guardians to reunite!

Dschugaswili from Georgia
64%

Dschugaswili from Georgia(de)

1984-01-01

Forced collectivism, famines, errors and mistakes mark Stalin´s ruthless rise to dictorial power and only increase his madness until he even declares a chicken to be an English spy that should be liquidated.

Similar Movies

Saggin'
0%

Saggin'(en)

2019-05-28

Trace the roots of the controversial hip-hop street style that was birthed in the prison system and became a fashion statement that defined a culture.

Breakin'
67%

Breakin'(en)

1984-05-04

A struggling young dancer joins forces with two breakdancers and together they become a street sensation.

CB4
60%

CB4(en)

1993-03-12

A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4". We soon learn that these three are not what they seem and don't appear to know as much about rap music as they claim... but a lack of musical ability in an artist never hurts sales, does it? You've just got to play the part of a rap star...

Syzygy
0%

Syzygy(no)

2024-08-24

Eva, an indecisive dancer, is going to an audition for a famous dance school in a week. What Eva wants to dance is not the same as what her teacher, Dania, thinks is right. What does Eva do?

Snoop Dogg | Drop It Like It's Hot
0%

Snoop Dogg | Drop It Like It's Hot(en)

2008-05-19

Snoop Dogg's performace February 23, 2005 at Forest International- Bruxelles/Belgium. Songs include: Da boss Would Like to See you, Bump Bump, Murder Was The Case, The Shaznit, Tha Bidness, P.I.M.P., Deep Cover, G Thang, What the Difference, 2 of America's Most Wanted, Snoop's Upside Ya Head, Beautiful, Lodi Dodi, Next Episode, Pump Pump, Let's Get Blown, Gin & Juice, Lay Low- Freestyle, Drop it Like it's hot, Na Na Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye.

Symphonic Hip Hop
0%

Symphonic Hip Hop(fr)

2016-07-02

Hip Hop Symphonique is a creation by Mouv', the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and Adami. It is based on a selection of ten emblematic French rap tracks from 1990 to 2015, replayed, rearranged and re-orchestrated for Symphonic Orchestra & a contemporary musical ensemble. Five emblematic groups from the French rap scene take part in this symphonically orchestrated musical show: IAM, MC SOLAAR, ARSENIK, YOUSSOUPHA, BIGFLO & OLI. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

Here/Not Here
0%

Here/Not Here(en)

2020-05-11

HERE/NOT HERE is a thought provoking hip-hop drama film which sees three rival groups – Deaf VVers, footballers and Krumpers – clash over who should use an abandoned warehouse space.

Crowns & Chaos
0%

Crowns & Chaos(en)

2024-11-03

A group of friends launching a groundbreaking hip-hop showcase in their city rise to popularity, but their unity is tested by diverging ambition

You Got Served
64%

You Got Served(en)

2004-01-30

At Mr. Rad's Warehouse, the best hip-hop crews in Los Angeles compete for money and respect. But when a suburban crew crashes the party, stealing their dancers - and their moves - two warring friends have to pull together to represent the street. Starring hip-hop sensations Marques Houston, Omari Grandberry, Lil' Kim and comedian Steve Harvey.

World's Best
62%

World's Best(en)

2023-06-23

Twelve-year-old mathematics genius Prem discovers his recently deceased father was a famous rapper and immediately sets out to learn more about his father’s life and passions. Empowered by imaginative hip-hop music-fueled fantasies, Prem is determined to find out if hip-hop truly is in his DNA.

Mr. Dial Has Something to Say
0%

Mr. Dial Has Something to Say(en)

2007-10-16

The documentary film "Mr. Dial Has Something to Say" investigates the problem of classism and racism in the elite American art world. By following the dramatic, disturbing story of Thornton Dial, a 79-year-old American-African artist from Alabama's Black Belt.

What Difference Does It Make?
51%

What Difference Does It Make?(en)

2014-02-17

A documentary that explores the challenges that a life in music can bring.

We Came to Heal
0%

We Came to Heal(en)

2020-06-28

We Came to Heal” follows H.O.L.L.A!’s Healing Justice Movement - over a three years period capturing Healing Justice circles, the Healing Justice Summits and H.O.L.L.A!’ s human healing-centered praxis led by The Youth Organizing Collective (Y.O.C). We believe to move towards healing you need to create a space to build, to grow, and share our stories. Alone we are strong spirited, but together we are unstoppable in the fight to end all forms of violence in our Nation, our families and all relationships.

Honey
63%

Honey(en)

2003-11-24

Honey Daniels dreams of making a name for herself as a hip-hop choreographer. When she's not busy hitting downtown clubs with her friends, she teaches dance classes at a nearby community center in Harlem, N.Y., as a way to keep kids off the streets. Honey thinks she's hit the jackpot when she meets a hotshot director casts her in one of his music videos. But, when he starts demanding sexual favors from her, Honey makes a decision that will change her life.

Hustle & Flow
71%

Hustle & Flow(en)

2005-07-22

With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.

8 Kilsa
0%

8 Kilsa(sv)

2012-03-30

After three years of hustle in the capital, Jony Nyberg is dumped and forced to move back into his mother's mobile home, still parked in the Motown of Finland. Returning to the hoods he grew up in, Jony has to contend with loose ends from his past, including a repressed hip-hop persona known locally as "MC Pahis".

A Cara De Perro Zoo – La Pelicula
0%

A Cara De Perro Zoo – La Pelicula(es)

2012-05-25

Documentary about freestyle competition and hip-hop culture in Argentina.

Plan B: The Grindhouse Tour - Live At The O2
38%

Plan B: The Grindhouse Tour - Live At The O2(en)

2013-11-25

Filmed at London’s O2 Arena in February 2013, Plan B’s “The Grindhouse Tour” captures a stunning live event that combines intense music performances with spectacular visuals. The show is split into two distinct parts with the first half focusing on the “Defamation Of Strickland Banks” album and the second half on the “Ill Manors” movie and album. Huge screens relay the visual elements of these musical stories whilst Plan B and the band deliver the songs from the stage. The connection between artist and audience is palpable with fans singing along to every word on the “Strickland Banks” songs and turning the O2 arena into a giant dancefloor during “Ill Manors”. This is a breathtaking show that every Plan B fan will want to own.

8 Mile
71%

8 Mile(en)

2002-11-08

For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born and every moment… is another chance.