Beyond Beats and Rhymes: A Hip-Hop Head Weighs in on Manhood in Hip-Hop Culture

Former college football quarterback Byron Hurt gives a first person account of his disenchantment with hip-hop's thug-centered, misogynist and homophobic culture. Compelling interviews with hip-hop innovators, intellectuals and aspiring rappers deepen the film into the ultimate rap contrarian's manifesto and still maintains a love affair with the music. Illustrated with hip-hop video clips as well as diverse "on the street" encounters, the film analyzes the origins and commercialization of hip-hop with self-assured sensitivity.