Even though ATL, the newest movie for the hip-hop generation, can boast starring roles and cameos from the who’s who in the rap industry, the most shocking and appealing element of the film had more ...

Exuding an easy, well-worn feeling that suggests a happy hip-hop version of "Diner," with Atlanta standing in for Barry Levinson's beloved Baltimore, "ATL" is a movie that gets a lot of dramatic heft ...

Hip-hop is nothing if not regionalistic. Each coast, state and neighborhood has its own style and sound derived from its particular geo-cultural and historical identity, and every rapper is proud of ...

"ATL" isn't exactly navigating new terrain. Directed by newbie Chris Robinson and produced by rap royalty Will Smith, Dallas Austin and T-Boz, it takes a paint-by-numbers approach to a coming-of-age ...

"ATL" isn't exactly navigating new terrain. If you're of a certain age and provenance, you've seen this coming-of-age tale before, though with a different beat: "Cooley High," "Boyz N the Hood," even ...