Fear of a Black Hat

1993

Comedy / Music

6
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 82% · 22 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 87% · 2.5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 4837 4.8K

hip-hop musician mockumentary spoof

Director

Rusty Cundieff Photo
Rusty Cundieff

Top cast

Barry Shabaka Henley Photo
Barry Shabaka Henley as Geoffrey Lennox
Deezer D Photo
Deezer D as Jam Boy
Mark Christopher Lawrence Photo
Mark Christopher Lawrence as Tone Def
Kasi Lemmons Photo
Kasi Lemmons as Nina Blackburn
720p.WEB
810.3 MB
1080*720
English 2.0
NR
us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 28 min
Seeds 18

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ill_behavior 8 / 10

Dead-on cheaply produced rapumentary

If you like rap or hip-hop, watch this movie, although it's funny if you don't get the references, as a straight comedy.Haven't seen much of the much hyped CB4, but what I did see didn't have the heart that this little stormer has.Haven't heard from the people involved since, which is a surprise. The film is very similar to Spinal Tap, which is no bad thing, and I think a lot of the dialogue, while priceless in Tap is funnier here, probably because I'm more into rap than rock theses days, so my own judgment does cloud that point.The rap songs are funny as hell, and it's basically spot the reference for most of the film, not all of them are in-your-face, which means the physical comedy and the one-liners get priority over the take-offs.Great fun, one to watch twice if there ever was a movie.
Reviewed by Varlaam 7 / 10

Finally, a rap comedy for opera lovers

I'm too old to know (or care) exactly what the difference between rap and hip-hop is. And, being Canadian, it's likely that I've never actually seen MTV, but I'm not certain.But I thought this film was very funny when I saw it, a bright little satire. Hip-hop culture is so pervasive these days that it's difficult not to keep hearing about it over and over. (If only we could say the same about bagpipe music.) I got most of the jokes (at least I think I did). Sure, it's derived from Spinal Tap, but there are lots of targets that could stand a Tap treatment. Just not the Carpenters, they're sacred.
Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 7 / 10

Spinal Tap 2: Electric Boogaloo

Filmmaker Nina Blackburn is doing this documentary as a thesis for her doctorate in sociology. She chooses the rap group N. W. H. ("Niggaz With Hats") for her subject.Sure, this is Spinal Tap... for rap. It may not be completely original, but it is opening a different avenue for satire. It has some low key fun and a few big laughs. The three characters do need to be dumber and it would help for them to be played by better comedians. Larry B. Scott is probably the best and I wouldn't mind keeping him. I remember him from Revenge of the Nerds. This is a good concept with mostly fine indie execution.
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