Hip Hop Movies

I'm going to start this thread off by talking about one of the classic 'hip hop' movies of all time. Many people may have seen this and many are probably going to wonder how they have never seen it.

The movie in question is called CB4 (Cell Block 4) and stars a young Chris Rock back in 1993. It's shot documentary (Rapumentary!) style where a camera crew is following Albert (Chris Rock) around as him and his 2 buddies try to establish themselves as a hip hop band in a town called Locash. Things arent going well for them until one day the local thug called Gusto gets arrested and sent to Cell Block 4, Albert is basically in the wrong place at the wrong time and Gusto thinks that Albert has framed him. Albert then gets the idea to reinvent himself as MC Gusto and call his band CB4 with the other 2 members calling them selves Stab Master Arson and Dead Mike. They re-invent them selves as Gangsters Rappers and release thier first single called Straight Outta Locash. Fame and fortune comes next.

Not going to go into it any further in case i start ruinning the movie for those who have not seen it.

The soundtrack to this movie is brilliant, the CB4 songs such as Straight Outta Locash and Sweat From My Balls are on this along with tracks from Public Enemy, BDP, PM Dawn, MC Ren, Beastie Boys, Fu-Shnikens.



Great movie and great soundtrack. Personally my favorite moments are when Baa Baa Ack is on screen and when the guy in the Big Ass Biscuit place that recognises Dead Mikes voice.



So who has seen the movie?