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

Name: Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2011-09-18
Duration: 84 min
Rating: 7.0
Cast: Too $hort, B-Real, Chuck D, Sandra 'Pepa' Denton, Snoop Dogg

R20111h 24m

Documentary Music

Ratist Community Rating

7.0

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.

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StatusReleased

Release Date2011-09-18

DirectorRichard Lowe, Martin Torgoff

ScreenplayMartin Torgoff, Richard Lowe

StudioVH1 Rock Docs

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Streaming availability for US region, via JustWatch.

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