About this episode
In honor of BooGie's birthday on May 10, we're re-releasing our episode on DOPE, one of his personal favorites!
If you're of a certain age (a.k.a. GROWN), then Rick Famuyiwa's 2015 film Dope is definitely for you. And even if you're on the younger tip, this is a great homage to what we consider the Golden Age of Hip Hop music and culture.
Topics discussed:
- This movie's wild, not-for-the-faint-of-heart ride
- The gold mine of '90s Hip Hop jams
- Shameik Moore: dynamic leading man
- Rick Famuyiwa gifts us a tribute to Hip Hop culture, as he did with Brown Sugar.
- A powerful social message about stereotyping based on socioeconomic status
Also check out:
Our episode on Brown Sugar
Credits
Hip Hop Movie Club is produced by your HHMCs JB, BooGie, and DynoWright. Theme music by BooGie.
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Don't hate...graduate!
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Join us on May 28th at the Lower Macungie Library for a screening and panel discussion of We Want the Funk, the new documentary from PBS. Go to lowermaclib.org to register.
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