Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation

1h 24m
DocumentaryMusic
7

A look at the rise of crack cocaine in urban America in the 1980s and its influence on popular culture, especially in hip-hop music.

Cast

Too $hort
Self
B-Real
Self
Chuck D
Self
Sandra 'Pepa' Denton
Self
Snoop Dogg
Self
Melle Mel
Self
Richard Price
Self
Raekwon
Self
'Freeway' Ricky Ross
Self
RZA
Self
Ice-T
Self

Crew

Richard Lowe
Director, Writer
Martin Torgoff
Director
Martin Torgoff
Writer

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