Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation

2011 ""

7.8 | 1h24m | R | en | Documentary

A look at the rise of crack cocaine in urban America in the 1980s and it's influence on popular culture, especially in hip-hop music.

7.8 | 1h24m | R | en | Documentary , Music

Synopsis

A look at the rise of crack cocaine in urban America in the 1980s and it's influence on popular culture, especially in hip-hop music.

Cast

Director

Martin Torgoff

Producted By

VH1 Rock Docs ,

Cast

Too $hort

as Self

[2022] The DOC [2020] It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet [2017] G-Funk [2011] Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest [2011] Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation [2008] Ghostride the Whip: The Hyphy Movement [2007] Gangsta Rap: The Glockumentary [1997] Rhyme & Reason

B-Real

as Self

[2020] It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet [2019] Grass Is Greener [2018] Survivor's Guide to Prison [2017] Burn Motherfucker, Burn! [2016] Bong Appétit [2011] Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation [2009] Big Pun: The Legacy [2004] Beef II [2003] Straight from the Projects: Rappers That Live the Lyrics - Brownsville, Brooklyn

Chuck D

as Self

[2022] Use of Force: The Policing of Black America [2021] Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking [2020] It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet [2019] Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare [2019] Grass Is Greener [2018] Survivor's Guide to Prison [2018] Rock Rubber 45s [2018] The King [2017] G-Funk