| 2025 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicMovie | Self (archive footage) | 65 |
| 2025 | Sean Combs: The ReckoningSeries | Self (archive footage) | 65 |
| 2024 | James Brown: Say It LoudSeries | Self | 64 |
| 2024 | Mr. Nelson on the North SideMovie | Self | 64 |
| 2023 | Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurSeries | The Beetle (voice) | 63 |
| 2023 | A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-HopMovie | Self | 63 |
| 2023 | Freestyle 101: Hip Hop HistoryMovie | Narrator | 63 |
| 2022 | 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonyMovie | Self | 62 |
| 2022 | Nothing ComparesMovie | Self | 62 |
| 2022 | PaybackSeries | Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage) | 62 |
| 2021 | This Is PopSeries | Self | 61 |
| 2021 | Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black FilmmakingMovie | Self | 61 |
| 2021 | Classic Albums: Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a ManMovie | Self | 61 |
| 2021 | Anthrax: 40th Anniversary LivestreamMovie | Himself | 61 |
| 2020 | Ricky Powell: The IndividualistMovie | Self | 60 |
| 2020 | For NYCMovie | — | 60 |
| 2020 | It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the InternetMovie | Self | 60 |
| 2020 | Coachella: 20 Years in the DesertMovie | Self | 60 |
| 2019 | Grass Is GreenerMovie | Self | 59 |
| 2019 | Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black WarfareMovie | Self | 59 |
| 2018 | The KingMovie | Self | 58 |
| 2018 | Rock Rubber 45sMovie | Self | 58 |
| 2018 | Prophets of Rage: Eurockéennes 2018Movie | — | 58 |
| 2017 | G-FunkMovie | Self | 57 |
| 2017 | Who Killed Tupac?Series | Self | 57 |
| 2016 | SoundbreakingSeries | Self | 56 |
| 2016 | A Tale of James BrownMovie | Self | 56 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSeries | — | 55 |
| 2015 | All Things Must PassMovie | Self | 55 |
| 2014 | James Brown - The Man, The Music & The MessageMovie | Self | 54 |
| 2014 | All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star StateMovie | Self (archive footage) | 54 |
| 2013 | The DoctorMovie | Narrator (voice) | 53 |
| 2013 | Swing Lowe Sweet CharioteMovie | DJ Jonny Specials | 53 |
| 2012 | Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’Movie | Self | 52 |
| 2011 | Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack GenerationMovie | Self | 51 |
| 2011 | The Fab FiveMovie | Self | 51 |
| 2010 | My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip HopMovie | Self | 50 |
| 2010 | Straight Outta L.A.Movie | Self | 50 |
| 2009 | Copyright CriminalsMovie | Self | 49 |
| 2009 | Do the Right Thing: 20 Years LaterMovie | Self | 49 |
| 2009 | Big Pun: The LegacyMovie | Self | 49 |
| 2009 | The Black CandleMovie | Self | 49 |
| 2008 | Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the ImpressionsMovie | Self | 48 |
| 2007 | Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and PunkMovie | Self | 47 |
| 2007 | Ali's 65Series | Self - Narrator | 47 |
| 2006 | LegendsSeries | Self | 46 |
| 2006 | FuckMovie | Self | 46 |
| 2006 | The Henry Rollins ShowSeries | — | 46 |
| 2006 | Rock the BellsMovie | Himself | 46 |
| 2005 | The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the WorldMovie | Self - Narrator | 45 |
| 2005 | Black in the 80sSeries | Self | 45 |
| 2004 | Lightning in a BottleMovie | Self | 44 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Series | Self - Musical Guest | 43 |
| 2003 | Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be TelevisedMovie | Himself | 43 |
| 2003 | BeefMovie | Self (archive footage) | 43 |
| 2003 | James Brown: Soul SurvivorMovie | — | 43 |
| 2000 | Aqua Teen Hunger ForceSeries | Chuck D (voice) | 40 |
| 1998 | Jackie Chan: My StoryMovie | Self - Rapper | 38 |
| 1997 | Behind the MusicSeries | Self | 37 |
| 1997 | AnthemMovie | Self | 37 |
| 1996 | The Daily ShowSeries | Self | 36 |
| 1996 | Rage Against the Machine - Live at Pinkpop 1996Movie | — | 36 |
| 1995 | NewsRadioSeries | Chuck D | 35 |
| 1995 | Rap: Looking for the Perfect BeatMovie | — | 35 |
| 1994 | New York UndercoverSeries | — | 34 |
| 1994 | Space Ghost Coast to CoastSeries | — | 34 |
| 1991 | Rap's Most WantedMovie | Self | 31 |
| 1988 | Yo! MTV RapsSeries | Self | 28 |
| 1959 | The GrammysSeries | Self | — |
