Hip Hop Movie Club
Hip Hop Movie Club
Recent Episodes
Both are important Hip Hop films, but is one more relevant to today's times than the other? The HHMCs discuss!
Our original episode on Do the Right Thing
Our original episode on Boyz N the Hood
How much are the homes in the Boyz N the Hood 'hood today? (TikTok)
Our screening of Boyz n the Hood in 4K is tonight, November 13! Join us at SteelStacks in Bethlehem and hear from a panel of professors and filmmakers in the Lehigh Valley. Tickets still available!
Don't hate...educate!
Credits
Hip Hop Movie Club is produced by your HHMCs JB, BooGie, and DynoWright. Theme music by BooGie.
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We are joined by Mickey Hess, professor and author of several Hip Hop-related books to talk about the Hip Hop artists that have performed at Rider over the years. Hess himself has brought many of them to campus, including legends like Masta Ace and Rah Digga.
On November 13, we will be screening Boyz n the Hood in 4K at the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas at SteelStacks, followed by a panel discussion featuring Ali Y. Akarcesme (Kutztown University), Vernard James (Black Film: Then & Now), and Andrew McIntosh (Northampton CC). Throwback DJ set by DJ ARM 18 at 6:45, screening at 7:15. Tickets available at steelstacks.org.
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Get your tickets for our Boyz n the Hood screening (in 4K!) and panel discussion on November 13th at SteelStacks.org.
Credits
Hip Hop Movie Club is produced by your HHMCs JB, BooGie, and DynoWright. Theme music by BooGie.
More about Hip Hop Movie Club
Check out our live event schedule and more
Hip Hop Movie Club on:
We got merch! Get yours at the MeteorWright shop!
Shout out to you listeners. Thanks for tuning in.
Mentioned in this episode:
Boyz n the Hood (rebroadcast)
In time for our screening of Boyz n the Hood in 4K at SteelStacks in Bethlehem on November 13th, here is a rebroadcast of our original episode on Boyz n the Hood. You don't want to miss this screening, as we'll have a throwback set by DJ ARM 18 at 6:45, and then a really terrific panel discussion about the film featuring Ali Akarcesme, a filmmaker and professor from Kutztown University, Andrew McIntosh, a sociology professor from Northampton Community College (whom you already know as DJ ARM 18), Vernard James, a filmmaker and co-curator of the Black Film: Then & Now series at SteelStacks and Nandini Sikand, a filmmaker, professor and artist from Lafayette College. Get your tickets at steelstacks.org.
A fun and inspirational LEGO® movie about the creativity and career of Pharrell Williams!
Topics discussed:
🧱 What better way to tell the story of Pharrell Williams' vivid life than through LEGO bricks?
🤩 He has produced and written so many great songs, you could easily forget just how many!
📈 How Pharrell overcame adversity is a good lesson for all.
Also check out:
Leaving the Theater with Ronald Young Jr. (a former guest on the show)
And remember:
Don't hate...be great!
Credits
Hip Hop Movie Club is produced by your HHMCs JB, BooGie, and DynoWright. Theme music by BooGie.
More About Hip Hop Movie Club
Get tickets for our screening of Boyz n the Hood in 4K + a special panel discussion on Nov 13 at SteelStacks
Check out our live event schedule and more.
Hip Hop Movie Club on:
We got merch! Get yours at the MeteorWright shop.
De La Soul joins forces with the Teen Titans to save their legendary music from a space monster!
Topics discussed:
3️⃣ The episode pays tribute to the legendary De La Soul as a fun and influential hip-hop trio.
🥊 There is a major theme around the group's lengthy battle with Tommy Boy Records for the rights to their own music.
🥚 Multiple Easter eggs in the episode will delight De La Soul fans.
Also check out:
A clip from the episode
"Eye Know" on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert:
And remember:
Don't hate...animate!
Credits
Hip Hop Movie Club is produced by your HHMCs JB, BooGie, and DynoWright. Theme music by BooGie.
More About Hip Hop Movie Club
Get tickets for our screening of Boyz n the Hood in 4K + a special panel discussion on Nov 13 at SteelStacks
Check out our live event schedule and more at our Linktree
Hip Hop Movie Club on:
We got merch! Get yours at the MeteorWright shop.