Fear of a Black Hat

Fear of a Black Hat


Starring:Reggie Bruce, Jeff Burr, G. Smokey Campbell, Deezer D, Howie Gold, Kenneth J. Hall, Barry Shabaka Henley, Tim Hutchinson (II), Moon Jones, Devin Kamin, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Kasi Lemmons, Kurt Loder, Faizon Love, Bobby Mardis, Don Reed, Brad Sanders, Darin Scott, Larry B. Scott
Studio: Sony Pictures
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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What is it about the mock documentary and popular music that seem to produce such deliciously subversive comedies? It worked for This Is Spinal Tap and it works again for Fear of a Black Hat, a mockumentary about a hot but hapless rap group. Writer-director Rusty Cundieff plays Ice Cold, leader of the gangsta rap group NWH (Niggaz with Hats), which also includes Tone-Def and Tasty Taste--and which seems to hit all the hot-button issues in rap today. Guns, obscenity, videos, violence--Cundieff has a sly sense of humor and knows how to get to the punch line over and over again. The result is surprisingly funny, an undiscovered gem that somehow slipped through the cracks during its meager theatrical release. --Marshall Fine
Fear of a Black Hat
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • IF YOU LIKED CB4, YOU'LL LOVE THIS
  • Fear of a Black Hat
  • Spinal Tap meets 80's rap world
  • I'm afraid it is not funny...
  • Top of your must-view list
 Fear of a Black Hat
Starring: Reggie Bruce , Jeff Burr , G. Smokey Campbell , Deezer D , and Howie Gold
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00009MEKQ
Release Date: 2003-07-08

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What is it about the mock documentary and popular music that seem to produce such deliciously subversive comedies? It worked for This Is Spinal Tap and it works again for Fear of a Black Hat, a mockumentary about a hot but hapless rap group. Writer-director Rusty Cundieff plays Ice Cold, leader of the gangsta rap group NWH (Niggaz with Hats), which also includes Tone-Def and Tasty Taste--and which seems to hit all the hot-button issues in rap today. Guns, obscenity, videos, violence--Cundieff has a sly sense of humor and knows how to get to the punch line over and over again. The result is surprisingly funny, an undiscovered gem that somehow slipped through the cracks during its meager theatrical release. --Marshall Fine

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars IF YOU LIKED CB4, YOU'LL LOVE THIS.......2007-04-01

Great film from start to finish, had this film on vhs for years, so getting it on dvd with the extras was like watching for the first time, well worth the money

5 out of 5 stars Fear of a Black Hat.......2007-03-20

If you laughed while watching Spinal Tap you'll roll on the floor watching the chronological documentary about NWH, the satirical hip hop pioneers. Like Spinal tap most of the antics are based on factual incidences which have become legend in the hip hop world. Even if you are not a fan of the genre this movie trancends any misconseptions and delivers over and over again. It is very obvious who NWH parodies throughout different parts of their career, and the lyrics are so entertaining you will remember them for the rest of your life. Enjoy the trip.

5 out of 5 stars Spinal Tap meets 80's rap world.......2007-03-08

The movie draws heavily from This is Spinal Tap, but manages to successfully blend the mockumentary feel of that classic with the world of 80's gangsta rap. The group NWH is made up of 3 stereotypical rappers and they are surrounded by many other characters which are parodies of real world rappers of the time (Vanilla Sherbet, M.C. Slammer). It is not movie with people who have a sensitivity for cursing or rap culture at it's fullest.

2 out of 5 stars I'm afraid it is not funny..........2007-01-13

I expected this movie to be side splitting funny, didn't live up to the hype.

5 out of 5 stars Top of your must-view list.......2006-11-11

One of the funniest, most underrated movies of our time. Don't know why it was overlooked in theatrical release. Think "This Is Spinal Tap" meets Chappelle's Show. Wonderfully explicit and tasteless just like the music of the era, and in a hilarious, not offensive way. Definitely a must-view if you liked early 90s rap music (NWA, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Dr. Dre).

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