Shaping Hip-Hop - Production & Contact Info

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62 cast members

Name	Known for
Rapsody Narrator / Self Narrator / Self See fewer	On the Come Up (2022)
Joan Morgan Self - Writer and Program Director of the Center for Black Visual Culture NYU (as Dr. Joan Morgan) Self - Writer and Program Director of the Center for Black Visual Culture NYU (as Dr. Joan Morgan) See fewer	BET's Top 25 Countdown (1999)
Rah Digga Self Self See fewer	Thir13en Ghosts (2001)
Dee Barnes Self - TV Host, Pump It Up Self - TV Host, Pump It Up See fewer	Annie (2014)
Brittney Cooper Self - Writer, Cultural Critic, and Professor Self - Writer, Cultural Critic, and Professor See fewer	Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop (2023)
Angie Martinez Self - Radio Icon and Writer Self - Radio Icon and Writer See fewer	Generation Um... (2012)
Queen Latifah Self Self See fewer	Chicago (2002)
Syreeta Gates Self - Hip-Hop Archivist, Founder of The Gates Preserve Self - Hip-Hop Archivist, Founder of The Gates Preserve See fewer	Young Schomburg (2020)
Roxanne Shanté Self Self See fewer	Colors (1988)
Kash Doll Self Self See fewer	Charlie's Angels (2019)
MC Lyte Self Self See fewer	Girls Trip (2017)
Nadirah Simmons Self - Founder and Editor-In-Chief, The Gumbo Self - Founder and Editor-In-Chief, The Gumbo See fewer	Jordan Klepper Fingers the Midterms: America Unfollows Democracy (2022)
Tierra Whack Self Self See fewer	Hustle (2022)
Monie Love Self Self See fewer	tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
Carri Twigg Self - Former Obama White House Aide Self - Former Obama White House Aide See fewer	Untitled Reparations Project
Salamishah Tillet Self - Writer and Professor Self - Writer and Professor See fewer	Volora! (2009)
April Walker Self Self See fewer	The Remix: Hip Hop X Fashion (2019)
Misa Hylton-Brim Self (as Misa Hylton) Self (as Misa Hylton) See fewer	The Cookout (2004)
Kathy Iandoli Self - Journalist and Author Self - Journalist and Author See fewer	Vh1's My True Crime Story (2021)
Coi Leray Self Self See fewer	Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Yo-Yo Self Self See fewer	Chessgame (2011)
Funky 4 + 1 Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Tony Hawk's Proving Ground (2007)
Boma Akpore Man in Bedroom Man in Bedroom See fewer	The Blacklist (2013)
June Ambrose Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Styled by June (2012)
Cardi B Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Hustlers (2019)
Bahamadia Actress Actress See fewer	Domino (2005)
Beyoncé Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Dreamgirls (2006)
Mary J. Blige Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Mudbound (2017)
Da Brat Actress Actress See fewer	Wasabi (2001)
Foxy Brown Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
Chika Actress Actress See fewer	Project Power (2020)
Bill Clinton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Great Irish Potato Famine
Missy Elliott Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Khloe Grant Fire Hydrant Scene Fire Hydrant Scene See fewer	Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop (2023)
Arsenio Hall Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Coming to America (1988)
Nalani Hall Fire Hydrant Scene Fire Hydrant Scene See fewer	Poser
Zahri Josita Jackson Woman in Bedroom (as Zahri Jackson) Woman in Bedroom (as Zahri Jackson) See fewer	In My Garden (2023)
Jay-Z Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Harder They Fall (2021)
Diovanna Labella Woman in Chapel Woman in Chapel See fewer	Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop (2023)
Latto Self - Recording Artist and Planned Parenthood Supporter (archive footage) Self - Recording Artist and Planned Parenthood Supporter (archive footage) See fewer	The Lost City (2022)
David Letterman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Lil' Kim Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	You Got Served (2004)
Young M.A Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Gift (XIII) (2018)
Remy Ma Actress Actress See fewer	Hustlers (2019)
Megan Thee Stallion Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Mean Girls (2024)
Ms. Melodie Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
Nicki Minaj Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Other Woman (2014)
Jasmine Morrison Dancer Next to Car Dancer Next to Car See fewer	Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls (2022)
Barack Obama Self - President of The United States (archive footage) Self - President of The United States (archive footage) See fewer	Leave the World Behind (2023)
Gene Rayburn Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Match Game (1973)
Sylvia Robinson Self - CEO Sugar Hill Records (archive footage) Self - CEO Sugar Hill Records (archive footage) See fewer	Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Salt and Pepper Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	L.A.I.S. (2016)
Salt-N-Pepa Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Deadpool (2016)
Saweetie Self Self See fewer	Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Sha-Rock Self (as Sha Rock) Self (as Sha Rock) See fewer	Beat Street (1984)
Malani Showe Fire Hydrant Scene Fire Hydrant Scene See fewer	Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop (2023)
Sister Souljah Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	A Different World (1987)
Sugarhill Gang Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	The Big Hit (1998)
Mike Tyson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Hangover (2009)
UTFO Themselves (archive footage) (as U.T.F.O.) Themselves (archive footage) (as U.T.F.O.) See fewer	House Party (1990)
Zoë Watson Fire Hydrant Scene Fire Hydrant Scene See fewer	Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop (2023)
Zia Flower Woman Flower Woman See fewer	Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop (2023)