| Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition (2026) as Self |
| Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025) as Self (archive footage) |
| Mr. Nelson on the North Side (2024) as Self |
| A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop (2023) as Self |
| Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History (2023) as Narrator |
| Cover Your Ears (2023) as Self |
| Sign the Show (2023) as Self |
| 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2022) as Self |
| Nothing Compares (2022) as Self |
| Use of Force: The Policing of Black America (2022) as Narrator (voice) |
| Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage (2021) as Self (archive footage) |
| Anthrax: 40th Anniversary Livestream (2021) as Himself |
| Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking (2021) as Self |
| American Rapstar (2020) as Self [Archive] |
| For NYC (2020) |
| Ricky Powell: The Individualist (2020) as Self |
| Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert (2020) as Self |
| It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet (2020) as Self |
| The Cobra at Twilight (2019) |
| System Shock: How the MP3 Changed Music (2019) |
| Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare (2019) as Self |
| Grass Is Greener (2019) as Self |
| The Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop (2018) as Self |
| Rock Rubber 45s (2018) as Self |
| The King (2018) as Self |
| Survivor's Guide to Prison (2018) as Self |
| Prophets of Rage: Eurockéennes 2018 (2018) |
| System Shock (2018) as self |
| G-Funk (2017) as Self |
| 1971 Pirates: Forever Brothers (2016) |
| Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story (2016) as Narrator (voice) |
| The Bet (2016) as Charles McD |
| A Tale of James Brown (2016) as Self |
| All Things Must Pass (2015) as Self |
| Public Enemy - Live From Metropolis Studios (2015) as Himself |
| Hustlers Convention (2015) as Self |
| James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message (2014) as Self |
| Heights Girl (2014) |
| All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State (2014) as Self (archive footage) |
| Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown (2014) as Self |
| Public Enemy Live at the Metro Theatre (2014) as Rappeur |
| Ali vs Stevenson: The Greatest Fight That Never Was (2014) as Narrator |
| Swing Lowe Sweet Chariote (2013) as DJ Jonny Specials |
| The Doctor (2013) as Narrator (voice) |
| Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy (2013) as Self |
| Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap (2012) as Self |
| Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ (2012) as Self |
| City Teacher (2012) |
| Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D (2012) as Self |
| Founding Fathers (The True Origins of Hip Hop) (2012) |
| Public Enemy: Prophets Of Rage (2011) as Himself |
| Prince: A Purple Reign (2011) as Self |
| Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation (2011) as Self |
| The Weird World of Blowfly (2011) as Self |
| The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique (2011) as Self |
| The Fab Five (2011) as Self |
| My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop (2010) as Self |
| Straight Outta L.A. (2010) as Self |
| Big Pun: The Legacy (2009) as Self |
| Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later (2009) as Self |
| Copyright Criminals (2009) as Self |
| The Black Candle (2009) as Self |
| Founding Fathers: The Untold Story of Hip Hop (2009) as Narrator |
| Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions (2008) as Self |
| Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome (2007) as Self |
| Mixtape, Inc. (2007) |
| Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk (2007) as Self |
| Public Enemy - Fight the Power: Greatest Hits Live! (2007) as Himself |
| Fuck (2006) as Self |
| Rock the Bells (2006) as Himself |
| Left of the Dial (2005) as Self |
| Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship (2005) as Self |
| The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World (2005) as Self - Narrator |
| Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004) as Malcolm Y |
| Public Enemy: Revolverlution Tour (2004) as Himself |
| And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop (2004) as Self |
| Lightning in a Bottle (2004) as Self |
| James Brown: Soul Survivor (2003) |
| Godfathers and Sons (2003) as Self |
| Beef (2003) as Self (archive footage) |
| Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (2003) as Himself |
| Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied (2003) as Self |
| Public Enemy - Live from House of Blues (2001) |
| Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music (2001) as Self |
| 成龍的傳奇 (1998) as Self - Rapper |
| An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998) as Leon Brothers |
| Anthem (1997) as Self |
| Rage Against the Machine - Live at Pinkpop 1996 (1996) |
| Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat (1995) |
| The Real Malcolm X (1992) |
| Public Enemy: The Enemy Strikes...Live (1992) as Hard Rhymer |
| Rap's Most Wanted (1991) as Self |
| Hard 'N Heavy Volume 16 (1991) as Self |
| Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane (1990) |
| Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1 (1990) as Self |
| Public Enemy: Fight the Power... Live! (1989) |
| Impact Video Magazine (1989) |
| Public Enemy: It Takes a Nation - The First London Invasion Tour 1987 (1987) as Self |
| Mi Familia: Sen Dog and the American Dream as Self |