Spike and Jim

Spike and Jim


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He Got Game
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    He Got Game
    Starring: Denzel Washington , Ray Allen , Milla Jovovich , Rosario Dawson , and Hill Harper
    Director: Spike Lee
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    ASIN: 630514415X
    Release Date: 1998-11-10

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    As a filmmaker and passionate fan of basketball, Spike Lee was the perfect director for this ambitious and heartfelt sports drama, which brought out the best in both Lee and his well-chosen cast. In his third film for Lee, Denzel Washington plays Jake Shuttlesworth, who is in prison for the manslaughter of his wife. His estranged son Jesus (well played by Milwaukee Bucks basketball player Ray Allen) is the nation's best high school basketball star, and Jake receives a compelling offer from the state's governor: If Jake can convince Jesus to sign a letter of intent to attend Big State University, the governor will reduce his sentence. Lee turns this back-room bargain into a fascinating examination of capitalism in college and professional sports, but the film also works as the moving story of a father's desperate attempt to regain his son's respect. Lee handles the basketball angle with an insider's awareness, and takes a few stylistic risks (including a memorable final image) that pay off with considerable emotional effect. He Got Game fully explores the visual poetry of basketball and the greed that fuels this particular vision of the American dream, but Lee never loses sight of the sport's inherent beauty, or the higher priorities of redemption and family that form the solid foundation of this exceptional film. --Jeff Shannon

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    Academy Award(R)-winner Denzel Washington (Best Actor, 2001, TRAINING DAY) stars in this must-see story about a convict given one shot at a second chance to be a father! With promises of a reduced sentence, Jake Shuttlesworth (Washington) is granted temporary release from state prison in order to persuade the nation's top basketball recruit ... his estranged son, Jesus (Ray Allen of NBA's Milwaukee Bucks), to play ball for the governor's alma mater! But just as Jesus faces intense pressures and irresistible temptations contemplating his big decision, Jake is also forced to consider not only what's best for himself ... but what's best for his son! With a groundbreaking soundtrack by the legendary Public Enemy -- plus great cameos from John Turturro and basketball personalities Dick Vitale, John Thompson, Dean Smith, and more, HE GOT GAME is a critically acclaimed hit you don't want to miss!
    She Hate Me
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      She Hate Me
      Starring: Anthony Mackie , Kerry Washington , Ellen Barkin , Monica Bellucci , and Jim Brown
      Director: Spike Lee
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      ASIN: B0006QAIG4
      Release Date: 2005-02-01

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      In a long and varied career, She Hate Me is easily one of Spike Lee's most unusual films. On the one hand, it's a drama. On the other, it's a comedy. Then there's the structure: a crazy quilt made up out of several different stories. Even the style is a patchwork incorporating animation and pseudo-documentary--in the vein of Lee's 1986 hit She's Gotta Have It. It all revolves around one John Henry "Jack" Armstrong (8 Mile's Anthony Mackie), a successful executive at a biotech company much like ImClone (the one that brought Martha Stewart down). When Jack blows the whistle and loses his job, ex-fiancée Fatima (Ray's Kerry Washington), who left him for another woman, offers the now-penniless Jack $10,000 to impregnate her. All goes well, so they set up business together, and he proceeds to impregnate countless gay women, including mafia princess Simona (Monica Bellucci). If there's one thing that keeps it all together, it's Mackie, who handles the many changes Lee puts him through with admirable aplomb. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
      Jim Brown All American
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Complex Subject; Complex Life
      • Very Good Documentary
      • Jim Brown All American
      Jim Brown All American
      Starring: Art Modell , Walter Beach , Ed Walsh , Sam Oakley , and Ed Corley
      Director: Spike Lee
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      ASIN: B0000D9BBJ
      Release Date: 2004-08-24

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      Spike Lee directs a flawed but fascinating portrait of the sports legend, actor, and activist in Jim Brown: All American. Interviewing former coaches, teammates, and celebrity observers (including Oliver Stone), and with Brown's cooperation, this HBO documentary is best at detailing Brown's early life. Briefly raised by a great-grandmother in Georgia, Brown moved to Long Island, where he found a supportive, predominantly white, community that encouraged his high school victories in basketball, lacrosse, tennis, and, of course, football. He encounters racism at Syracuse University, but Brown's performance and pride overwhelmed all resistance. The Cleveland Browns chapter explains how Brown dominated the game, and then Lee ventures into his subject's experiences in Hollywood and as an African American community leader. The film is engaging and disciplined until controversial issues arise--Brown's alleged abuse toward women, for example--and Lee refuses to press. But in general, this is a good piece about a charismatic, dynamic figure. --Tom Keogh

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Complex Subject; Complex Life.......2006-12-01

      This documentary is probably more balanced thatn ESPN's and FOX's versions combined. Subjects like Jim Brown are difficult to be encapsuled in such a short time, but Spike probably did as good a job as any filmmaker could.

      I also agree agout the balance concerning his legal issues. Allowing multiple parties to express their perspectives gives the viewer the responsibility to make up his/her own mind.

      The most impressive thing was Jim expressing lament and remorse for not being the father he wanted to be for his children (prior to his present marriage to Monique and their two children). He took responsibility for their development and stated that by dealing with his personal survival and conflict with their respective mothers, the children suffer.

      Overall, I highly recommend this documetary to anyone who says that athletes are one-dimensional and superficial.

      5 out of 5 stars Very Good Documentary.......2004-08-08

      Jim Brown is One of the Greatest athletes ever&a very down to earth&given cat. this special showcases His Career&also His Many Endevours at given back to the Community through the years. he has touched so many lives for so long.He truly reached back&has a made a world of difference.very moving&a History making Brother.

      5 out of 5 stars Jim Brown All American.......2004-02-27

      I have seen only one Spike Lee movie so what I'm about to say is said (by my own admission) with ignorance, but Jim Brown All American must be his masterpiece... his tour de force. This hour long documentary deeply explores not only the incredible athletic career of this exceptional athlete but also the obstacles-- notably prejudice-- over which Jim Brown had to prevail on his way to greatness. It also reveals what makes Jim Brown an exceptional (and admirable) human being off the playing field as well. His capacity for love and forgiveness, portrayed in the opening scene of the documentary, impressed me at least as much as did his absolutely unbelievable performances on the football AND lacrosse fields.

      At the same time, I was very impressed with Mr. Lee's evenhanded and thoughtful treatment of Jim Brown's legal troubles. He didn't whitewash or paper over this turbulent aspect of Jim Brown's life. He also documented the critical intervention of many good people in his formative years without whom Jim Brown's life might have taken a different course.

      I know what you're thinking..."This guy's just another rabid Cleveland Browns fan in his 50's who grew up rooting for Jim Brown." Not so. I'm a rabid Chicago Bears fan in his 50's who sees Jim Brown and Gale Sayers starting in the same backfield on God's All-Universe Team.

      The documentary was informative, entertaining, and-- above all-- inspiring. I can't wait until it is issued so I can buy it for myself and show it to all the aging Cleveland Browns fans who surround me in my cul-de-sac.

      I wish I could give it more than five stars.
      A Huey P. Newton Story
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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      • This is an amazing movie.....
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      A Huey P. Newton Story
      Starring: Roger Guenveur Smith , Malcolm X , William F. Buckley , Huey P. Newton , and Fred Williamson
      Director: Spike Lee
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      ASIN: B0000EMYBQ
      Release Date: 2004-01-13

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      A Huey P. Newton Story is an intimate portrait of Huey P. Newton, the late co-founder of the Black Panther Party. Director Spike Lee and Roger Guenveur Smith collaborate for the 7th time to bring Newton's thoughts, philosophies, history and flavour to life. Adapted from Robert Guenveur Smith's Obie Award winning off- Broadway solo performance of the same name, Spike Lee brings the play from the stage to the screen as only he could. Shot before a live audience, Spike Lee uses his signature mixture of film and archival footage, to capture Newton's "inner mind." The film is complemented by period material and original compositions from sound designer Marc Anthony Thompson, who received an Obie and Audelco Award for his work. Accompanied by an outstanding performance, starring and written by Roger Guenveur Smith, Nominated for two NAACP Image Awards and for winning the Peabody Award. This film is a piece of history that will bring the meaning to "Without Struggle There is No Life".

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      5 out of 5 stars A Must See !!!!.......2006-04-30

      Even if you don't know anything about the Black Panthers or could care less about the Black Panthers, you should still see this movie. I must admit that before this film I was mostly uninterested in the Black Panthers. After seeing this movie I could not wait to read Revolutionary Suicide. The portrayal of Dr. Huey P. Newton in the film by Roger Guenveur Smith is like no other. It is captivating and spellbinding and most importantly it is inspiring to see an actor be so committed to a character. For the most part, I am usually unaffected by movies and I rarely would rate a movie this high, but this is an exception. If you have not seen this film you must see it. To date, this is the most incredible thing I have seen. See it immediately.

      5 out of 5 stars Phenomenal performance of a powerful man.......2006-04-09

      If you do not know who Roger Guenveur Smith is, and somehow don't recognize him from other Spike Lee joints, then this piece will introduce you to an amazing actor. An amazing actor. An amazing performance. Granted, this is translated from the stage to the cinema, but it is quite affecting in expressing the character that was Huey P. Newton, and his explosive personality and his intellect. As great a character as Newton is, Guenveur Smith's intense and deeply expressed performance outdoes the imagery, the music, even the text. As an actor, this is a master class in deep and committed artistry.

      5 out of 5 stars This is an amazing movie............2005-07-18

      I don't know much about Huey P. Newton at all. Up to the point when i seen this movie, if you told me the mans name I would have had no idea who he was, but now I do. I saw this movie the first time on tv. I was channel surfing and I came across this movie. After watching it for a sec. I could not turn the channel. Roger Guenveur Smith is absolutly wonderful in this movie. I was blown away. Such passion in his acting. I still don't know much about Huey P. Newton, but watching this movie has changed my perspective on what the Black Panthers were all about. Check this movie out. Its amazing......

      5 out of 5 stars GREAT FILM- AWFUL DVD.......2004-02-05

      I reviewed this befroe and they would not put it up, why? I did not cuss, I merely suggested that something was quite foul smelling with the way this man is STILL being treated. I suggested that Spike Lee, could of sold his basketball tickets for the dough it would cost to at least put some chapter stops on this DVD. American wedding,the movie with all the white folks in it gets audio commentary, six documentaries,16 page booklet. But make a film about Huey Newton, and you get no booklet, no chapter stops, no biography, or documentaries. You could of jammed this DVD with hours of documentaries, and t.v. appearances that HUEY did but NO! Not even CHAPTER STOPS, poor huey.
      American Cinema - 100 Years of Filmmaking
      Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
      • Best Film Class Value
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      • Misses ONE Major aspect of American Cinema
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      American Cinema - 100 Years of Filmmaking
      Starring: John Lithgow , Joe Morton , Kathleen Turner , Kathryn Bigelow , and Ethan Coen
      Director: Alain Klarer
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      ASIN: B00004U12W
      Release Date: 2000-08-22

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      The history of Hollywood and filmmaking comes alive in this spectacular nine hour celebration of movie magic. It's a mesmerizing, epic analysis that combines rare archival film, key scenes from immortal movies, interviews with leading filmmakers and commentary from noted film scholars and critics. As seen on PBS, this highly acclaimed series is the definitive chronicle of the American cinema, from its beginning to today. Includes interviews with Robert Altman, Clint Eastwood, Harrison Ford, Spike Lee, George Lucas, Sidney Lumet, Julia Roberts, Martin Scorsese, Gene Siskel, Steven Spielberg, Oliver Stone, Quentin Tarantino, and many more! Episodes: The Hollywood Style, The Star, Romantic Comedy, Film Noir, The Western, The Combat Film, The Studio System, Film in the Television Age, The Film School Generation, The Edge of Hollywood.

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      5 out of 5 stars Best Film Class Value.......2007-04-16

      If you want to undertake a serious study of what makes movies tick, this it it.

      It is to be underscored that this is not a collection of clips with an effusive commentary. Instead, it is a serious and organized study of how cinema works to deliver an emotional and cognitive message by use of visual language. "Pure cinema" does not exist per se, but you get a much better idea of what it might be by viewing this series.

      If, after seeing it, you decide to enroll in a local film study course, I think the makers of this great work will have achieved what they sought.

      4 out of 5 stars Accessible and Lively Film History.......2003-10-22

      I use this set for film and history classes because the references are fresh and available to those whose have interest but little knowledge. The absence of academic vocabulary may by off-putting to some, but it makes the viewer feel well-informed and well-entertained at the same time. My idea of education!

      4 out of 5 stars Misses ONE Major aspect of American Cinema.......2002-08-21

      Animation. Even Orsen Welles has said on numerous occasions that the single biggest influence on his visual approach to Citizen Kane was Walt Disney's Pinocchio. Disney's impact on cinema with his specific use of sound and especially Technicolor,and its ability of color to support the dramatic stories he told must not be underestimated. Disney even had exclusive rights to 3 strip Technicolor for a number of years. The "integrated" movie musical BEGAN with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and was immediatly co-opted by MGM in it's succesful slew of musical movies. Why he is virtually entirely missing from this documentary is quite simply shocking. Otherwise, it's a fun watch.

      5 out of 5 stars The Cheapest Film Class You'll Ever Take.......2002-06-04

      Writing a screenplay? Trying to do an indie? This set TOUCHES on 100's of important (sometimes obscure) American films...just enough to make you want to find some of them for further study and ignore others. You will see, within catagories or timelines, snippets, some brief but some several minutes, give you the highlights, the substance.

      This is NOT MGM's "That's Entertainment".

      This IS a series of entertaining, lucid programs that follow like film school seminars but are easily understood by even the most casual viewer. Note, the series does not play to the lowest common denominator. A true film buff and their film-hating spouse could watch this together, and both walk away amazed. My elementary school kids now understand as much about film making history as many professionals I know.

      This would be a great gift to your local school.

      I highly recommend this if you are interestted in Digital Video, especially home filming, guerilla film-making, or just getting ready for film school itself. This set is entertaining, but is an education in itself.

      The shots, the sounds, the explanations of what works, the experiences of current filmmakers, the reasons for success of prior filmmakers, WHY the public taste changed in every decade(o-o-h, never thought of THAT, eh?)... This is a dream come true if you do not live within commuting distance of a film school or don't have the [money]...

      Trust me on this one. You will not regret this purchase.

      3 out of 5 stars Who's Running This Show?.......2002-03-06

      The first half of the series was terrific, but the last half happened to miss one of the greatest American filmmakers of our century: Woody Allen. Was it due to timing (the affair) or was Mia on the board?
      Other than that, it's a pretty decent view of what this continent has had to offer the world of cinema.
      Spike and Jim
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        Release Date: 2004-01-01
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          Ten minutes older: Trumpet / Na desyat minut starshe: Truba (Various Directors)
          Director: Wim Wenders , Victor Erice , Werner Herzog , Jim Jarmusch , and Chen Kaige
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          Sbornik korotkometrazhek vydajuwihsja rezhisserov sovremennosti. V 1979 godu vydajuwiesja sovetskie rezhissery JUris Podnieks i Gerc Frank snjali shedevr dokumental'nogo kino "Na desjat' minut starshe": v techenie desjati minut kamera neotryvno sledila za licom malen'kogo zritelja v kukol'nom teatre. Na jekrane mal'chik perezhival stol'ko jemocij, chto na glazah zritelej prevrawalsja v novuju lichnost'. JEtot fil'm v svoe vremja pokoril mnogih priznannyh masterov jekrana, a Vim Venders predlozhil svoim kollegam v samyh raznyh stranah mira povtorit' ideju rizhskih rezhisserov, sobrav iz 10-minutnyh korotkometrazhek kinoal'manah. V 2002 godu samye znachitel'nye rezhissery sovremennosti vzjalis' za jeksperiment: rovno za desjat' minut jekrannogo vremeni kazhdyj iz nih dolzhen byl peredat' svoe unikal'noe ponimanie vremeni. Tak pojavilis' dva polnometrazhnyh al'manaha, sozdannye pjatnadcat'ju zakonodateljami mirovoj kinomody i vobravshie v sebja vse vidy chelovecheskogo opyta - rozhdenie, smert', ljubov'... Nikakogo davlenija sostorony prodjuserov. Nikakih pravil i ogranichenij. Krome odnogo - ulozhit'sja v 10 minut. JEto svoego roda klip-jenciklopedija kljuchevyh stilisticheskih priemov sovremennogo kino ot Vima Vendersa do Aki Kaurismjaki. Pervyj fil'm poluchil nazvanie "Na desjat' minut starshe: Truba", v kotorom novelly ob#edineny dzhazovymi improvizacijami na trube. V nego voshli raboty CHena Kajge (Daleko sprjatannye 100 cvetkov / 100 Flowers Hidden Deep), Viktora JErise (Linija zhizni / Lifeline), Vernera Hercoga (Na desjat' tysjach letstarshe / Ten Thousand Years Older), Dzhima Dzharmusha (Noch' v trejlere / Int. Trailer Night), Aki Kaurismjaki (Sobaki ne otpravljajutsja v ad / Dogs Have No Hell), Spajka Li (Nas obokrali / We Wuz Robbed) i Vima Vendersa (12 mil' do Trona / Twelve Miles to Trona).
          Spike and Jim
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            Spike and Jim
            Starring: Spike Lee
            Director: Bill Barnett
            Manufacturer: History On Video
            ProductGroup: DVD
            Binding: DVD

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            ASIN: B000B51SSC
            Release Date: 2005-07-01
            Charlie Rose with Peter Bogdanovich; Spike Lee (April 19, 2002)
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              Charlie Rose with Peter Bogdanovich; Spike Lee (April 19, 2002)

              Manufacturer: Charlie Rose, Inc.
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              ASIN: B000HBL53I
              Release Date: 2006-08-15

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              Charlie conducts an interview with actor/film director Peter Bogdanovich on his personal life, work as a film critic, and recurring role in the television series The Sopranos. Also, filmmaker Spike Lee discusses his documentary on the life of former football player and activist Jim Brown, Jim Brown: All-American.
              He Got Game [Region 2]
              Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
              • Excellent Hip Hop Soundtrack to Spike Lee film!
              • Great Soundtrack
              • Game Time
              • Absoultely Sick Good
              • YES!!!
              He Got Game [Region 2]
              Starring: Denzel Washington , Ray Allen , Milla Jovovich , Rosario Dawson , and Hill Harper
              Director: Spike Lee
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              Customer Reviews:

              5 out of 5 stars Excellent Hip Hop Soundtrack to Spike Lee film!.......2007-06-04

              He Got Game--
              "He Got Game" is the hip-hop music soundtrack album to the Spike Lee-directed, Denzel Washington-starring film. It is the first movie soundtrack to feature one rap act exclusively--in this case, genre pioneers Public Enemy. The first Public Enemy album in four years (since 1994's Muse Sick N Hour Mess Age), what is also notable about the album is that members of Public Enemy's founding producers, the Bomb Squad, return to oversee several tracks. The concept album explores the dark side of professional basketball culture and its toll on the largely African-American players in its ranks: The pressure from family, friends and especially big-business interests, leading to what Chuck D calls "a house built off of them skulls and bones" in "House of the Rising Son". The title track is a great meld of hip-hop & classic rock: it samples Buffalo Springfield's "For What it's Worth" and features a guest spot from Stephen Stills himself. Some of the other great songs include "Go Cat Go!" (produced by Meat Beat Manifesto's Jack Dangers), "Game Face" (which hijacks Monty Norman's James Bond theme), "Unstoppable" (with guest vocalist KRS-One) and the gospel-style hook of "What You Need is Jesus". Flavor Flav's bouncy spotlight track is the self-explanatory "Shake Your Booty". The closing track is the spoken-word piece "Game Over", where Professor Griff muses on behalf of the frequently-criticized `hip-hop ballplayer': "Yeah, I got an attitude; How'd you figure?"

              5 out of 5 stars Great Soundtrack.......2005-08-08

              Public Enemy's soundtrack to Spike Lee's He Got Game is some great music. Public Enemy's return after disappearing for a few years is a spellbinding concept album about the sport industry. KRS One and the Wu Tang Clan's Masta Killa make guest raps on this album. This also has another great collaboration on it. On the title track the loop sample of Buffalo Springfield continues through and the Stephen Stills starts to sing the song at the end with Flava Flav introducing him. Favorites include Resurrection ft. Masta Killa, He Got Game ft. Stephen Stills, Unstoppable ft. KRS One, Revelation 33 1/3 Revolutions, Politics of the Sneaker Pimps, What You Need Is Jesus, and Go Cat Go. Recommended

              4 out of 5 stars Game Time.......2005-03-11

              This soundtrack performed fully by Public Enemy is just another aspect of consciousness. Public Enemy has been just that with their prior releases and didn't leave us thirsting for knowledge on this one. As the hook goes on "Game Face", "...you know the name, P.E. / you know the game, P.E. /we ain't for the fame / we're for the change / I wake up every day with my game face on..." "Unstoppable" featuring KRS-One is a beautiful collaboration and a personal favoriate. Even though a lot of subjects pertain to basketball, Chuck D. still finds a way to compare it to everyday's society and life. The rock fueled "Go Cat Go" is even a good tune for rap and hip hop lovers. Not quite a classic but well worth the money. Maybe it should have been called Public Enemy Got Game instead.

              5 out of 5 stars Absoultely Sick Good.......2003-08-28

              One of the best rap cd's I have ever heard. Chuck D, as always, delivers a dominating vocal performace. When Chuck talks, you listen. There is certainly a more modern and less abrasive sound to this disc in comparison with some earlier PE recordings. As expected, the lyrics are political and even more on the mark than usual. The beats are incredible almost without exception. Favorite tracks include Unstoppable (KRS-One gives great guest vocals), Is Your God a Dog, House of the Rising Son, Game Face, Politics of the Sneaker Pimps, What You Need is Jesus. The title track is also great -- I've just burned myself out from hearing it a lot. The tracks not mentioned are also very good, better than the vast majority ...that passes as rap these days. Highly recommended.

              5 out of 5 stars YES!!!.......2001-03-16

              This CD scores! This CD has hit after hit and keeping the Public Enemy style. It's got everything: the beats, the lyrics, the swears. He Got Game is one CD that is hard to stop listening to. If you like Public Enemy than I suggest you buy this CD!!

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