Rosewood (1997)

Starring:

• Jon Voight
• Ving Rhames
• Don Cheadle
• Bruce McGill
• Loren Dean
• Esther Rolle

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Ving Rhames stars as Mann, a drifter caught in Rosewood, a town filled with racial prejudice. He ends up aiding the surviving African-Americans escape the town, with the help of a humble store owner played by Jon Voight.

Krush Groove (1985)

Starring:

• Blair Underwood
• Sheila E.
• Joseph Simmons
• Darryl McDaniels
• Jam Master Jay
• Mark Morales
• Damon Wimbley
• Darren Robinson
• Kurtis Blow
• Rick Rubin
• Charles Stettler

Storyline
Russell Walker (Blair Underwood) has started a new hip-hop and rap label called Krush Groove, which features a stellar list of acts that includes Kurtis Blow and Run-D.M.C. However, Walker doesn't have sufficient money to keep up the label, especially after Run-D.M.C. scores a big single. As he struggles to fund the label, more and more rap groups, like the Beastie Boys and LL Cool J, emerge in the New York City hip-hop scene. The film is based on the beginning of Def Jam Records.