Film

The Hip Hop Project

2006 · 1h 28m · Documentary

IMDb

5.9

Rotten Tomatoes

58%

Metacritic

66

The Hip Hop Project is the dynamic and inspirational story of a group of New York City teenagers who transform their life stories into powerful works of art, using hip hop as a vehicle for self-development and personal discovery. The film traces the evolution of this award-winning outreach program developed by Kazi, a formerly homeless teenager turned youth mentor. After four years of collaboration, the group produced a powerful and thought-provoking album that provides a revealing look at their lives. In contrast to all the negative attention focused on hip hop and rap music, this is a story of hope, healing and the realization of dreams.

Bruce Willis

Self

Russell Simmons

Self

Doug E. Fresh

Self

Sway Calloway

Self

Chris ‘Kazi’ Rolle

Self

Diana ‘Princess’ Lemon

Self

Christopher ‘Cannon’ Mapp

Self

Louis Martinez

Self

• Matt RuskinDirector · Editor · Director of Photography
• Scott K. RosenbergProducer
• Mona ScottExecutive Producer
• Bruce WillisExecutive Producer
• Queen LatifahExecutive Producer
• Shakim CompereExecutive Producer
• Ari IsslerDirector of Photography

Release date

April 27, 2006

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

PG-13

Genres

Documentary