Uprising: Hip-Hop & the L.A Riots (2012)

According to Uprising, N.W.A.’s 1988 hit “F**k tha Police” wasn’t just a rebel’s anthem — it was an intimation of what was to come, and when it finally came, a battle cry. The film takes us through a series of provoking news reports, footage, and interviews of actual riots including Rodney King’s sickening beat down. Plus viewers see an in-depth glimpse into the horrific violence that overtook South Central L.A. in 1992 and the civil unrest that motivated it all.