The Best Hip Hop, R&B & Soul Documentaries

Music - 7 free documentaries about hip hop, r&b & soul.

Start with Caribbean Narco Rappers (20 min, VICE), then India’s Hijabi Teen Rapper Crushing Stereotypes From Mumbai Slum: Life Of Saniya MQ (47 min, CNA Insider). All 7 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on hip hop, r&b & soul is Decoded by Jay-Z.

• Caribbean Narco Rappers (20 min, VICE)
• India’s Hijabi Teen Rapper Crushing Stereotypes From Mumbai Slum: Life Of Saniya MQ | Limitless (47 min, CNA Insider)
• How Joe Budden Became the Biggest Voice in Hip-Hop Media (45 min, Bloomberg Originals)
• DJ Premier on Jay-Z, Gang Starr and Becoming One of Music’s Biggest Producers (56 min, Bloomberg Originals)
• Just Blaze on Shaping Roc-A-Fella's Sound, Writing Hits and Disrupting the Video Game Industry (41 min, Bloomberg Originals)
• Violent Rap: From the Street to Pop Mainstream (50 min, ENDEVR)
• Hip-Hop: Sublevación Urbana (34 min, Subterrain Films TV)

Top-Rated Books About Hip Hop, R&B & Soul

1. Decoded by Jay-Z - View on Amazon
2. Can't Stop Won't Stop by Jeff Chang - View on Amazon
3. Respect by David Ritz - View on Amazon
4. The Tao of Wu by RZA (Rapper) - View on Amazon