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  • Black and Blue: Legends of the Hip-Hop Cop (2006)
  • R
    Video | 88 min | Documentary
Black and Blue: Legends of the Hip-Hop Cop (2006)
R
Video | 88 min | Documentary

It's been whispered about for years in the Hip Hop community. Now learn the shocking truth and see the irrefutable evidence -- top Hip Hop artists are being targeted by one of the most powerful police departments in the country. Unlike ...See moreIt's been whispered about for years in the Hip Hop community. Now learn the shocking truth and see the irrefutable evidence -- top Hip Hop artists are being targeted by one of the most powerful police departments in the country. Unlike performers in any other musical genre, respected Hip Hop artists such as Jay-Z, Ja Rule, 50 Cent, The Game, Cuban Link, Damon Dash, Snoop Dogg, Nas, Lil' Kim and more are constantly followed, questioned and harassed without probable cause by New York City's finest. The NYPD maintains that there's no profiling of Hip Hop artists and their crews. But in this program, retired police detective Derrick Parker reveals that he created an NYPD rap unit after the murder of Notorious B.I.G. in 1997, then saw his unit become officially sanctioned three years later. With actual law enforcement rapper surveillance footage and a rare peek at the infamous "Rap Binder" used in law enforcement training, BLACK and BLUE tells the compelling story of Detective Derrick Parker, the unit he created and the controversy it has spawned. This is one of the secret stories of Hip Hop, a culture that continues to be exploited by corporate America and condemned by mainstream society. See less
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Jun 27, 2006 (United States)

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Name Known for
Ice-T
Self Self   See fewer
Kamau Karl Franklin
Self - Attorney Self - Attorney   See fewer
Stacey Richman
Self - Attorney (as Stacy Richman) Self - Attorney (as Stacy Richman)   See fewer
Guru
Self (as The Guru) Self (as The Guru)   See fewer
Akon
Self Self   See fewer
50 Cent
Self Self   See fewer
Big Joe
Self - Music Producer Self - Music Producer   See fewer
Pitbull
Self Self   See fewer
Felix Delgado
Self (as Cuban Link) Self (as Cuban Link)   See fewer
N.O.R.E.
Self (as Noreaga) Self (as Noreaga)   See fewer
B. Eric
Self Self   See fewer
Murray Richman
Self - Attorney Self - Attorney   See fewer
Evelyn McDonnell
Self - Miami Herald Self - Miami Herald   See fewer
Bobby Hernandez
Self - Miami Beach Police Department (as Officer Bobby Hernandez) Self - Miami Beach Police Department (as Officer Bobby Hernandez)   See fewer
Jackie O
Self - Rapper Self - Rapper   See fewer
Nicole White
Self - Miami Herald Self - Miami Herald   See fewer
Dennis Muhammad Islam
Self (as Capt. Dennis Muhammad Islam) Self (as Capt. Dennis Muhammad Islam)   See fewer
Loon
Self Self   See fewer
Derrick Parker
Self - Former Detective Self - Former Detective   See fewer
Joseph Pollini
Self - Former New York Police Lieutenant Self - Former New York Police Lieutenant   See fewer
Sean Gardiner
Self - Newsday Self - Newsday   See fewer
Louis Anemon
Self - Former New York Police Chief Self - Former New York Police Chief   See fewer
King Downing
Self - ACLU Self - ACLU   See fewer
Lionel Parker
Self - Former New York Policman Self - Former New York Policman   See fewer
Shyne
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Kenny Lewis
Self - Screwball (as KL) Self - Screwball (as KL)   See fewer
Lil' Kim
Self (archive footage) (as Kimberly 'Lil' Kim' Jones) Self (archive footage) (as Kimberly 'Lil' Kim' Jones)   See fewer
Johnnie L. Roberts
Self - Newsweek Self - Newsweek   See fewer
Jim Jones
Self - Rapper (as Jim Jones) Self - Rapper (as Jim Jones)   See fewer
Gabriel Stevenson
Likewise Likewise   See fewer
Saul Williams
Narrator Narrator   See fewer
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