The Best Rap Documentary Films

What is the best rap documentary film? When it comes to the history of rap music, there's nothing like a good hip hop documentary filled with amusing anecdotes, tales from the tour, and fun trivia about rappers and hip hop musicians. This list of the best rap documentaries for hip hop lovers includes documentary films about all the best rappers and freestylers to ever grace the microphone. If you love rap music, but also want the scoop on your favorite hip hop stars, these great documentary films about rap music are what you need. What are the best rap music documentaries of all time? What hip hop musicians do you love?

Whether you're interested in Tupac, Biggie, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Lil Wayne, Ice Cube, or especially A Tribe Called Called Quest, there's a great rap documentary movie out there for you. This list ranks the best documentaries about rap music in the history of film. The hip hop documentary films featured on this list includes Beats, Rhymes & Life, Style Wars, Adult Rappers, Nas: Time is Illimatic, Rhyme & Reason, Something from Nothing, and even the Netflix rap documentary Biggie: I've Got a Story to Tell.

Vote up your favorite hip hop documentaries, and check back for new rap documentary releases.