Nelson George
Department: Writing
Known For
Revisiting The Learning Tree
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Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
1995
The Wire: The Last Word
2007
The Wire Odyssey
2007
The Minnesota Sound
2019
Sidney
2022
Thriller 40
2023
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen
2023
Hustlers Convention
2015
Downtown Calling
2009
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2004
It's Black Entertainment
2002
Raisin' Kane: A Rapumentary
2001
Michael Jordan: His Airness
1999
With Drawn Arms
2020
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
2021
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
2021
Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship
2005
The Last Critic
2026
Bill Russell: Legend
2023
Basketball: A Love Story
2018
Shut Up and Dribble
2018
The Nineties
2017
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution
2022
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
2023
Biography: Bobby Brown
2022
Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association
2026
Hip Hop Was Born Here
2025
Soundbreaking
2016