Films and TV shows that feel like Touch The Sky by Kanye West
A brash, triumphant underdog anthem about rising from nothing and refusing to be held down, wrapped in sunlit soul optimism.
- Hustle & Flow (2005): A dreamer chasing a shot at rap stardom against all odds, same mid-2000s hunger.
- Dolemite Is My Name (2019): Swaggering self-made showman who refuses to be counted out, with a soulful 70s soundtrack.
- Dreamgirls (2006): Soul-driven ascent from nowhere to the spotlight, full of ambition and flash.
- Cooley High (1975): Sunny, soulful Chicago youth film with the Motown-era feel the sample draws from.
- Brown Sugar (2002): Warm, hopeful love letter to hip-hop and chasing a dream in the music world.
- Atlanta (2016): Hustling up from the margins in a rap scene, with wit and aspiration.
- Empire (2015): Larger-than-life hip-hop ambition, big egos and triumphant swagger.
- The Get Down (2016): Young creatives with sky-high dreams building hip-hop out of nothing.
