In honor of DynoWright's birthday this week and coming off seeing Nas: Time Is Illmatic on the big screen at the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, PA last week, here is a rebroadcast of our original episode on Belly. The 1998 Hype Williams feature film directorial debut starred Nas and DMX. Original show notes:Your HHMCs review the 1998 film Belly, starring DMX, Nas, Taral Hicks, T-Boz, and Method Man. We'll answer the question: "Will Tommy and Sincere find their higher calling - or will they remain in the underbelly of crime?" Belly on IMDbWhere to Watch: Freevee/Amazon PrimeThe 20 best Hype Williams-directed videos (Billboard)The opening scene (YouTube)"Murder She Wrote" by Chaka Demus & Pliers (YouTube)Cutty Ranks (Spotify)DynoWright's new podcast - Soccer FC: Fandom & CultureFrank Vincent (IMDB)AZ (Wikipedia)Taral Hicks "Silly" (YouTube)Louie Rankin "the Original Don Dada" (IMDB)"Gummo" trailer (YouTube)Nas "It Ain't Hard to Tell (Spotify)Olu Dara "Sincere" (YouTube)Hip Hop Movie Club on:FacebookInstagramThreads Bluesky HipHopMovieClub.comCheck out our live event schedule and more at our Linktree
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March 18, 2026 - SET IT OFF (1996, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox, Jada Pinkett Smith) at the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas, SteelStacks, Bethlehem PA. Save the date!
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