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Chris Rock, Allen Payne, Deezer D

Comedian Chris Rock is the leader of a middle-class rap act that wins fame and fortune after donning a prison persona. The title stands for Cell Block 4. Naturally, they are mistaken for the real thin...( read more  read more... )g by everyone but the incarcerated gangstas, who are none too happy at the theft of their identities. One of the better efforts from Saturday Night Live alumni, this "rapumentary" is a hip-hop hit. However, it is not up to the cutting humor of that granddaddy of all spoofs, This Is Spinal Tap?, as misogyny and meanness get in the way. It has an anything-goes mentality, so expect outrageously filthy lyrics and plenty of tasteless humor. Of note: Director Tamra Davis was also behind that wild 1992 road movie, Guncrazy. --Rochelle O'Gorman

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R, 89 min.

Directed by: Tamra Davis

Release Date: March 12, 1993

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DVD Release Date: January 14, 2003

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  • brocksssssnyder
    August 18, 2009
    brocksssssnyder
    i'm black ya'll and i'm black ya'll.
  • jgood61233
    May 6, 2009
    jgood61233
    Dang, is Chris Rock my fave actor??? I love comedy, and I love hip-hop, so mixing the two makes this a classic. So many scenes in this movie are worth talking about but I will just say that the "sex (comparision) scenes" and the funeral scenes, along with Charlie Murphy, really...( read more) take this movie to the next level!!!!!!!!
  • anumba1thaduke
    April 28, 2009
    anumba1thaduke
    Also one of my all time favorites!
  • Soundsofmadness
    April 25, 2009
    Soundsofmadness
    No thanks - Not interested
  • JcobCrim
    April 21, 2009
    JcobCrim
    Not only is it a hilarious rapumentary, its also a scary reality on the rap game today.
  • DEECAY
    April 14, 2009
    DEECAY
    Average... Watch once never again kind of a movie...
  • regenial
    February 16, 2009
    regenial
    pretty lame, but still working..
  • maxpowerhjays
    February 8, 2009
    maxpowerhjays
    sex, rhymes and keepin' it real!!
  • kielhunt1
    November 29, 2008
    kielhunt1
    Kind of funny but now worth buying it on DVD!

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