Fear of a Black Hat
1993 · Movie · R · 88 min · ★ 5.9 · 73% critics
This mockumentary follows a fictional rap group as they chase fame, clash with the music business, and stumble through scandals, breakups, and comebacks. It playfully sends up hardcore rap culture, big egos, and media hype with a fast, goofy, irreverent tone.
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Details
- Years
- 1993
- Release date
- 1994-06-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (51 votes)
About
If you enjoy mockumentaries and broad music-industry satire in the vein of Waiting for Guffman or A Mighty Wind, this cult comedy should land; Not for you if you dislike crude humor, strong language, or very silly parody.
Pros: very funny satire; quotable lines; sharp rap spoof | Cons: uneven jokes; broad humor style; may feel dated
Themes
- hip-hop
- musician
- mockumentary
- spoof
Cast & crew
Larry B. Scott
as Tasty Taste
Mark Christopher Lawrence
as Tone Def
Rusty Cundieff
as Ice Cold
Kasi Lemmons
as Nina Blackburn
G. Smokey Campbell
as Backstage Manager 1
Faizon Love
as Jam Boy 1
Deezer D
as Jam Boy 2
Devin Kamin
as Vanilla Sherbet
Don Reed
as Daryll in Charge
Barry Shabaka Henley
as Geoffrey Lennox
Directed by Rusty Cundieff