The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports Poster

The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports 2023

60 minπŸ“… 2023-08-11

"Sports and Hip Hop are two pillars of Black culture that empowered a community to be heard and celebrated against the backdrop of cultural oppression and political persecution."

Overview

Fifty years ago in the Bronx, a new genre of music was born, the product of a people searching for their voice and the opportunity to be heard. For decades, the community was bound by the words of leaders like Martin Luther King and Malcolm X before their assassinations attempted to thwart the messaging. While their lives ended, the impact of their words never would, instead paving the way for others. Soon, athletes and entertainers would step to the microphone and boldly become the sound of a

Director: Julian Gooden

Cast

Busta Rhymes
Busta Rhymes
Narrator (voice)
Big Daddy Kane
Big Daddy Kane
Self
Charlamagne tha God
Charlamagne tha God
Self
Fab 5 Freddy
Fab 5 Freddy
Self
Fat Joe
Fat Joe
Self
DJ Jazzy Jeff
DJ Jazzy Jeff
Self
E-40
E-40
Self
Ice Cube
Ice Cube
Self
Killer Mike
Killer Mike
Self
MC Lyte
MC Lyte
Self