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Hip Hop Movie Club

Hip Hop Movie Club

The one hip hop question Barbershop answered

NOV 6, 202526 MIN
Hip Hop Movie Club

The one hip hop question Barbershop answered

NOV 6, 202526 MIN

Description

Can hip hop tell stories about everyday Black life — not just struggle, but community, responsibility, growth and maturity — and still stay authentic?

Ice Cube's Barbershop (2002) film sets out to do this. Did it work? HHMC takes a cut at it!

Topics discussed:

📸 A quick snapshot of this pivotal shift for Ice Cube

🎤 Where this fits in the hip hop canon

🎞️ Fun facts about this Chicago classic

💥 The impact this film had on both Ice Cube and Eve's careers

😱 Fan reaction then and now

Credits

Hip Hop Movie Club is produced by your HHMCs JB, BooGie, and DynoWright. Theme music by BooGie.

And remember:

Don't hate...double date!

Check us out:

Our next live event is STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON on Thursday 11/13 7pm ET at the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas at SteelStacks in Bethlehem. Come early for a throwback set AND opening remarks by our man DJ ARM 18!

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