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Beef

Beef

2003 1h 43mDocumentaryMusic

A documentary on the evolution of MC battles from verbal one-upmanship to street warfare.

3.6/5

TMDB score· 18 votes

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Synopsis

A documentary on the evolution of MC battles from verbal one-upmanship to street warfare.

The vibe

hip-hopbeef

Behind it

Peter SpirerDirector

Cast

Ving RhamesVing RhamesNarrator (voice)
50 Cent50 CentSelf
B-RealB-RealSelf
Sean CombsSean CombsSelf
CommonCommonSelf
Ice CubeIce CubeSelf
Mobb DeepMobb Deep
Damon DashDamon DashSelf
DMXDMXSelf
Nate DoggNate DoggSelf
Dr. DreDr. DreSelf (archive footage)
Eazy-EEazy-ESelf (archive footage)
Ice-TIce-TSelf
JAŸ-ZJAŸ-ZSelf
KRS-OneKRS-OneSelf
KuruptKuruptSelf
LL Cool JLL Cool JSelf (archive footage)
Angie MartinezAngie MartinezSelf

Director

Peter Spirer

Release date

3 Aug 2003

Runtime

1h 43m

Language

English

Beef Collection

An American documentary-series featuring the history of hip-hop feuds.

Beef

A documentary on the evolution of MC battles from verbal one-upmanship to street warfare.

3.6

Beef

2003

Beef II

Beef II (released on DVD in August 2004) is a sequel to the 2003 documentary Beef, which continued to document the history of rivalries in hip-hop and rap music. Like its prequel, the film was executive produced by Quincy Jones III (QD3), written by Peter Alton and Peter Spirer (who also directed), and was this time narrated by actor Keith David.

3.5

Beef II

2004

Beef III

Beef III is the third installment of the Beef series. It is a documentary about Hip hop rivalries and beefs (arguments). It was released on DVD on November 15, 2005. It was directed by Peter Spirer and lasts approximately 85 minutes. It was narrated by DJ Kay Slay and scored by Nu Jerzey Devil. The next film in the series is called Beef IV.

3.3

Beef III

2005

Beef IV

Beef IV is the fourth installment of the Beef series. It is a documentary about Hip hop rivalries and beefs (arguments). It was released on DVD on September 18, 2007. It was directed by Peter Alton and lasts approximately 108 minutes. It was narrated by Charlie Murphy.

3.3

Beef IV

2007

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