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Hip-hop celebrates its half-century: The movies inspired by the music
This month marks the fiftieth anniversary of hip-hop which over the decades has had a major impact on music, dance, fashion - and of course - the movies.
The cultural phenomenon began in an impoverished neighbourhood in New York in the 1970s and it鈥檚 grown to become a worldwide multi-billlion dollar business.
From New York, Talking Movies鈥� Tom Brook looks back at hip-hop鈥檚 influence on cinema.