| Movie | 2023 | Sign the Show | Self | |
| Movie | 2020 | For NYC | | |
| Movie | 2006 | Fuck | Self | |
| Movie | 2009 | Big Pun: The Legacy | Self | |
| Movie | 2004 | Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie | Malcolm Y | |
| Movie | 2016 | Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story | Narrator (voice) | |
| Movie | 2009 | Copyright Criminals | Himself | |
| Movie | 1990 | Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane | | |
| Movie | 2006 | Rock the Bells | Himself | |
| Movie | 2022 | Use of Force: The Policing of Black America | Narrator (voice) | |
| Movie | 2021 | Anthrax: 40th Anniversary Livestream | Himself | |
| Movie | 2011 | The Weird World of Blowfly | Himself | |
| Movie | 1995 | The History of Rock 'n' Roll | Self | |
| Movie | 2020 | American Rapstar | Self [Archive] | |
| Movie | 2007 | Mixtape, Inc. | | |
| Movie | 2014 | Public Enemy Live at the Metro Theatre | Rappeur | |
| Movie | 1998 | An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn | Leon Brothers | |
| Movie | 2011 | Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation | Self | |
| Movie | 2011 | The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique | Self | |
| Movie | 2021 | Mr. Nelson on the North Side | Self | |
| Movie | 2007 | Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome | Self | |
| Movie | 2022 | Nothing Compares | Self | |
| Movie | 2013 | The Doctor | Narrator (voice) | |
| Movie | 1995 | Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat | | |
| Movie | 2013 | Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy | Self | |
| Movie | 2004 | Public Enemy: Revolverlution Tour | Himself | |
| Movie | 2012 | Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D | Self | |
| Movie | 1991 | Rap's Most Wanted | Self | |
| Movie | 2023 | Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History | Narrator | |
| Movie | 2011 | Public Enemy: Prophets Of Rage | Himself | |
| Movie | 2021 | Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1990 | Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1 | Self | |
| Movie | 2004 | Lightning in a Bottle | Self | |
| Movie | 2014 | Mr. Dynamite - The Rise of James Brown | Self | |
| Movie | 2012 | Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ | Self | |
| Movie | 2023 | A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop | Self | |
| Movie | 2022 | 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Self | |
| Movie | 2023 | Cover Your Ears | Self | |
| Movie | 2019 | System Shock: How the MP3 Changed Music | | |
| Movie | 1987 | Public Enemy: It Takes a Nation - The First London Invasion Tour 1987 | Self | |
| Movie | 2015 | All Things Must Pass | Self | |
| Movie | 2015 | Public Enemy - Live From Metropolis Studios | Himself | |
| Movie | 2011 | Prince: A Purple Reign | Self | |
| Movie | 2015 | Hustlers Convention | Self | |
| Movie | 2003 | James Brown: Soul Survivor | | |
| Movie | 2016 | A Tale of James Brown | Self | |
| Movie | 2016 | The Bet | Charles McD | |
| Movie | 2012 | City Teacher | | |
| Movie | 2009 | Founding Fathers: The Untold Story of Hip Hop | Narrator | |
| Movie | 2017 | G-Funk | Self | |
| Movie | 2003 | Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised | Himself | |
| Movie | 1989 | Impact Video Magazine | | |
| Movie | 2013 | Swing Lowe Sweet Chariote | DJ Jonny Specials | |
| Movie | 2003 | Godfathers and Sons | Self | |
| Movie | 1991 | Hard 'N Heavy Volume 16 | Self | |
| Movie | 2018 | The King | Self | |
| Movie | 2014 | Ali vs Stevenson: The Greatest Fight That Never Was | Narrator | |
| Movie | 2018 | Rock Rubber 45s | Self | |
| Movie | 2018 | Survivor's Guide to Prison | Self | |
| Movie | 2012 | Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap | Self | |
| Movie | 2005 | The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World | Self - Narrator | |
| Movie | 2005 | Left of the Dial | Self | |
| Movie | 2003 | Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied | | |
| Movie | 2007 | Public Enemy - Fight the Power: Greatest Hits Live! | Himself | |
| Movie | 2012 | Founding Fathers (The True Origins of Hip Hop) | | |
| Movie | 2010 | My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop | Self | |
| Movie | 2004 | And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop | Self | |
| Movie | 2010 | Straight Outta L.A. | Self | |
| Movie | 2003 | Beef | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 2019 | Grass Is Greener | Self | |
| Movie | 2009 | Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later | Self | |
| Movie | 2019 | Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare | Self | |
| Movie | 2018 | The Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop | Self | |
| Movie | 2008 | Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions | Self | |
| Movie | 2014 | Heights Girl | | |
| Movie | 2009 | The Black Candle | Self | |
| Movie | 1997 | Anthem | Self | |
| Movie | 2018 | System Shock | self | |
| Movie | 2020 | Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert | Self | |
| Movie | 2020 | It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet | Self | |
| Movie | 1992 | Public Enemy: The Enemy Strikes...Live | Hard Rhymer | |
| Movie | 2014 | All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 2011 | The Fab Five | Self | |
| Movie | 2014 | James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message | Self | |
| Movie | 2016 | 1971 Pirates: Forever Brothers | | |
| Movie | 2021 | Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking | Self | |
| Movie | 1989 | Public Enemy: Fight the Power... Live! | | |
| Movie | 1998 | Jackie Chan: My Story | Self - Rapper | |
| Movie | 2019 | The Cobra at Twilight | | |
| Movie | 2020 | Ricky Powell: The Individualist | Self | |
| Movie | 2025 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music | Self | |
| Movie | 2005 | Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship | Self | |
| Movie | 2007 | Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk | Self | |
| TV Show | 2000 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force | | 1 |
| TV Show | 1995 | NewsRadio | Chuck D | 1 |
| TV Show | 1994 | New York Undercover | | 1 |
| TV Show | 2006 | The Henry Rollins Show | | 1 |
| TV Show | 2005 | Black in the 80s | | 3 |
| TV Show | 2021 | This Is Pop | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1999 | The Hip Hop Years | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2003 | The Blues | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2007 | Ali's 65 | Self - Narrator | 1 |
| TV Show | 1988 | Yo! MTV Raps | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1994 | Space Ghost Coast to Coast | | 1 |
| TV Show | 1994 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Self - Presenter | 1 |
| TV Show | 2006 | Legends | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1997 | Behind the Music | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2023 | Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World | Self | 4 |
| TV Show | 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | | 1 |
| TV Show | 2024 | Camden | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2024 | James Brown: Say It Loud | Self | 4 |
| TV Show | 2017 | Who Killed Tupac? | Self | 6 |
| TV Show | 1984 | MTV Video Music Awards | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1996 | The Daily Show | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2023 | Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | The Beetle (voice) | 1 |
| TV Show | 2000 | Sealab 2021 | Abelard (voice) | 1 |
| TV Show | 1959 | The Grammys | Self | 1 |
