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Movie Description
Chris Rock stars in this rap version of THIS IS SPINAL TAP as Albert, a suburban wannabe rap star who, along with two friends, has tried everything to break into the music business. However, when Albert is mistakes for an undercover cop by a nasty thug named Murphy, he adopts the newly incarcerated Murphy's persona and christens his rap group CB4, after Murphy's cell block address. Vowing to glorify violence and disparage women, CB4 are quickly signed to a lucrative record contract. Soon, the band is selling out concerts, and attracts a nerdy documentary filmmaker (Elliott) to chronicle their rise to the top of the charts among the protests of outraged parents and politicians. Fitfully funny and possessing a fine cast of SNL alums as well as cameos from real life rappers like Flavor Flav, Ice Cube, and Ice-T, CB4 is an excellent spoof of the rap music industry.
Film Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Pan & Scan - 1.33
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Rated BBFC 18 by the British Board of Film Classification.
Running time 89 minutes.
Star Chris Rock was a regular on "Saturday Night Live" prior to making "CB4"; producer/screenwriter Nelson George was a writer on the show.
Other music credits: "Livin' in a Zoo" also written by G.G. Wiz and C DeHaney; "Black Cop" written by L. Parker and performed by Boogie Down Productions; "May Day on the Front Line" written by MC Ren and Doctor Jam, and performed by MC Ren; "Stick 'Em Up" also written by W. Fite, and also performed by Hurricane; "Sneaking Up on You" written by R. Roachford, L. Maturine, J. Jones and J. Kirkland, and performed by Fu-Schnickens; "Lifeline" written by P.A. and Organized Noize, and performed by Parental Advisory; "The Nocturnal is in the House" written by A. Cordes and performed by P.M. Dawn; "Baby Be Mine" also written by Joseph Stonestreet, and also performed by Blackstreet; "It's Alright" written by Henrick Rasmussen, Traci Spencer, and Sir Spence, and performed by Traci Spencer; "Sweat of My Balls" written by Eric Barrier and Nathaniel Wilson, and performed by CB4 (Daddy-O and Hi-C); "Straight out of Locash" written by O'Shea, Lorenzo Patterson, Eric Wright and Andre R. Young and performed by CB4 (Daddy-O and Hi-C); and "Rappers Delight" also written by Bernard Edwards and performed by CB4 (Daddy-O, Hi-C and Kool Moe Dee).
Industry Reviews
"...[Rock is] a game, confident performer with an I'll-try-anything approach..."
Maslin
Quotations
"Do you glorify violence? Do you abuse women? Do you fondle your genitalia on stage?"-- Trustus (WILLARD E. PUGH) to the member of rap group CB4
"Yes!" -- the group's answer
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