Hip Hop Movie Club
For serious Hip Hop fans who want to deepen their cultural knowledge
Hip Hop Movie Club
Show overview
Hip Hop Movie Club has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 177 episodes, alongside 6 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 85 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence, with the show now in its 6th season.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 20 min and 36 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language TV & Film show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed earlier today, with 28 episodes already out so far this year.
From the publisher
Upcoming Hip Hop Movie Club events: March 18, 2026 - SET IT OFF (1996, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox, Jada Pinkett Smith) at the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas, SteelStacks, Bethlehem PA. Free admission! (Thank you, ArtsQuest!) More events to be announced! HHMC is brought to you by a trio of longtime hip hop fans: JB, an 80s and 90s nostalgia junkie, BooGie, a veteran DJ and graffiti artist, and DynoWright, filmmaker and multimedia designer. Buy some merch: https://meteorwright.one/shop Subscribe to our newsletter and stay updated: https://hiphopmovieclub.substack.com/
Latest Episodes
View all 177 episodesBONUS: Our full Entergalactic discussion
Did Entergalactic do Meadow dirty?
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is secretly a ’90s hip hop movie
Why You Got Served still hits hard: The soundtrack that defined an era
The serious side of In the Heights
The Oscar-winning pimp movie that got slept on (Hustle & Flow Recap)
Is A Hip Hop Story funny...or just letting Russell Simmons off the hook?
Kneecap Is Everything The Great Hip Hop Hoax Wasn't
Kendrick's Hidden Short Film: Compton Is the Real Main Character
Did hip hop crash the step show? (Stomp the Yard review)
Test your Do the Right Thing knowledge!
Without spoken word, there'd be no rap: special performance by Baby the Poet of Tribes & Vibes
Chicago Teens. Raw Poetry. No Filter. — Louder Than a Bomb Reviewed
Two Scottish Rappers Faked American Accents to Con Sony — The Great Hip Hop Hoax Reviewed
Ep 157We Watched the FIRST EVER Yo! MTV Raps (1988) — Rakim, Will Smith, LL Cool J & More
We set the wayback machine to August 6, 1988 to review and react to the pilot episode of Yo! MTV Raps. This show was a huge part of our upbringing in hip hop!Topics discussed:🎤 The first video ever on Yo! 👑 A glimpse of a star ready to break out ⏰ Public Enemy shouts out rappers to check out Also check out:The first episode of Yo! MTV Raps (shout out to The Groove Theory on FB)CreditsHip Hop Movie Club is produced by your HHMCs JB, BooGie, and DynoWright. Theme music by BooGie.And remember:Don't hate...innovate!Check us out:Our next live event is LOUDER THAN A BOMB + live performance by Baby the Poet of Tribes and Vibes on April 22, 2026 at SteelStacks in Bethlehem. Free admission thanks to ArtsQuest! Get tickets nowCheck out our live event schedule and more at our Linktree.Hip Hop Movie Club on:TikTokFacebookInstagramThreadsBlueskySubstack (newsletter)Website
Ep 156Set It Off: 30 Years Later, Nothing Has Changed
Special episode: Lehigh Valley rapper and nonprofit founder Maverick Makaveli sounds off on Set It Off, plus a live performance of her track "R.B.G.", all before our 30th anniversary screening of the 1996 heist classic at ArtsQuest. Also check out:Maverick Makaveli on SoundCloud and InstagramUmoja Is UnityCreditsHip Hop Movie Club is produced by your HHMCs JB, BooGie, and DynoWright. Theme music by BooGie.Check us out:Our next live event is LOUDER THAN A BOMB with a special performance by Baby the Poet of Tribes and Vibes! Join us on April 22 at SteelStacks in Bethlehem PA. Free tickets!Check out our live event schedule and more at our Linktree.Hip Hop Movie Club on:TikTokFacebookInstagramThreadsBlueskySubstack (newsletter)Website
Ep 155Set It Off could be made today (and that's a problem)
Here's a throwback AND remix of our previous episode on Set It Off, ahead of our 30th anniversary screening at SteelStacks in Bethlehem PA. Get free tix! Topics discussed:👑 Queen Latifah rules👩🏾 The Sisterhood of Cleo, Stoney, Frankie, and Tisean 🏳️🌈 Early LGBT representation in film 🎤 Hip Hop's importance in this film 😵 Systemic oppression then and nowCreditsHip Hop Movie Club is produced by your HHMCs JB, BooGie, and DynoWright. Theme music by BooGie.And remember:Don't hate...create!Check us out:Our next live event is SET IT OFF on March 18, 2026 at SteelStacks in Bethlehem. Free admission thanks to ArtsQuest! Get tickets hereCheck out our live event schedule and more at our Linktree.Hip Hop Movie Club on:TikTokFacebookInstagramThreadsBlueskySubstack (newsletter)Website
Ep 154Look Mom I Can Fly is marketing
Take a ride with us on Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly, the documentary-style film on Netflix that led up to the release of his critically acclaimed Astroworld album.Topics discussed:😍 We break down his relationship with his fans,🤕 the dark underside of this relationship that foreshadows tragedy to come,😵 DynoWright takes this film to task for being a 90 minute commercialCreditsHip Hop Movie Club is produced by your HHMCs JB, BooGie, and DynoWright. Theme music by BooGie.And remember:Don't hate...radiate!Check us out:Our next live event is SET IT OFF on March 18, 2026 at SteelStacks in Bethlehem. Free admission thanks to ArtsQuest! Get tickets now.Check out our live event schedule and more at our Linktree.Hip Hop Movie Club on:TikTokFacebookInstagramThreadsBlueskySubstack (newsletter)Website
Ep 153Why Rappin' hoodwinked us
We move within the Breakin' / Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo Cinematic Universe to Pittsburgh with a whole new cast of characters in this 1985 installment. The cheese factor is set to high in this early hip hop musical.Topics discussed:📦 We unpack the good and mostly bad in this film🌟 We get a glimpse of some stars before they were stars🧠 BooGie unlocks some core memories!CreditsHip Hop Movie Club is produced by your HHMCs JB, BooGie, and DynoWright. Theme music by BooGie.And remember:Don't hate...irrigate!Check us out:Our next live event is SET IT OFF on March 18, 2026 at SteelStacks in Bethlehem. Free admission thanks to ArtsQuest! Get tickets now.Check out our live event schedule and more at our Linktree.Hip Hop Movie Club on:TikTokFacebookInstagramThreadsBlueskySubstack (newsletter)Website
Ep 152The next great rapper turned actor? | Mr. Happy review
If you are in need of help related to a mental health crisis or suicide, in the United States please dial 988 for 24/7 help.Mr. Happy ain't a Pharrell banger! This "misguided search for true happiness" is a Vice short film from 2015 starring Chance the Rapper and Marie Oldenbourg. Topics discussed:3️⃣ Chance the Rapper crackles in a powerful film debut💐 Flowers for the director Colin Tilley📃 A connection to a seemingly unrelated hip hop classic Also check out:Watch Mr. Happy on YouTube Read Vice interview with Colin TilleyRead Billboard interview with Chance the Rapper CreditsHip Hop Movie Club is produced by your HHMCs JB, BooGie, and DynoWright. Theme music by BooGie.And remember:Don't hate...investigate!Check us out:Our next live event is SET IT OFF (30th anniversary) on March 18, 2026 at SteelStacks in Bethlehem. Free admission!Check out our live event schedule and more at our Linktree.Hip Hop Movie Club on:TikTokFacebookInstagramThreadsBlueskySubstack (newsletter)Website