While less about slick cons and more about trying to break out and hustle for a better life: a Memphis pimp dreams of becoming a rapper; a gritty take on hustling from the ground up.
Hustle and Flow
The story is loosely autobiographical, drawing on Eminem’s early days in Detroit. It follows Jimmy “B-Rabbit” Smith Jr. (Eminem), a young white rapper from a working-class background in the Detroit area, trying to break into the underground hip-hop s...
8 Mile (2002)
Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of N.W.A. (Niggaz Wit Attitudes) — a pioneering rap group from Compton, California — and their rise to fame in the late 1980s.
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The film is a stoner buddy comedy about two completely different high-school students who end up helping each other grow (in their own ways).
Mac & Devin Go to High School (2012)
50 Cent’s life story: from hustling on the streets to rap superstardom.
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Jordan Belfort’s wild rise in finance through sales, scams, and excess.
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Four friends in NYC get caught up in crime while trying to gain respect (“juice”) in their neighborhood.
Juice The Movie
Not entirely about rap, but Ice Cube and the soundtrack made it a hip-hop cultural landmark.
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About Tupac Shakur, exploring his music, life, and controversies.
All Eyez on Me (2017)
Combines action and stoner comedy perfectly. Seth Rogen & James Franco at their chaotic best.
Pineapple Express (2008)
Dave Chappelle and crew deliver quotable jokes and absurd plots. Iconic 90s stoner humor.
