Films and TV shows that feel like Sunshine (feat. Lea) by Lil' Flip
A hopeful, sun-soaked love song from the hood: gratitude and tenderness for someone who brightens a hard Southern life.
- Hustle & Flow (2005): Southern hip-hop dreams, heat and tenderness in a hard-luck Memphis summer.
- Love & Basketball (2000): A warm, soulful love story with an early-2000s Black romantic glow.
- Brown Sugar (2002): Hip-hop love story full of affection, nostalgia and R&B warmth.
- Friday (1995): Sunny, laid-back neighborhood life with humor and loyalty on the block.
- Boyz n the Hood (1991): Hood life under bright sun, with love and hope against the odds.
- Atlanta (2016): Southern rap world told with warmth, humor and a hazy, lived-in feel.
- Insecure (2016): Modern Black love, friendship and hip-hop soundtrack with a sunny, soulful vibe.
- Idlewild (2006): Southern hip-hop flavored, stylized romance with music at its heart.
- Real Husbands of Hollywood (2013): Playful, loose, hip-hop-adjacent comedy with an easygoing early-2000s spirit.