Comedy “A Hip Hop Story” Coming to Theaters This Month – And 3 More Hip Hop Parodies You Might Have Forgotten
Affion Carter produced, written and stars in the new comedy "A Hip Hop Story" which will be ibn select AMC Theaters this month.
A trailer recently dropped for the comedy “A Hip Hop Story”, which will be in select AMC Theaters on February 23rd. The film is written, produced and stars Affion Crockett, who you might remember as a cast member on “Wild ‘N Out” and who has appeared in shows like “Black-ish”. It also stars Damaine Radcliff, who directed as well, and Cedric The Entertainer.
On IMDb the plot is described as “A pioneer of the culture joins forces with a few of rap music’s elite performers to attempt to save hip hop.” Crockett told Deadline that, “A Hip Hop Story is our love letter to the culture that shaped our lives. It’s a comedy with a message that encourages all of us to see our value.” The trailer shows Russel Simmons, Run DMC, Salt-N-Pepa, MC Hammer, Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, Chris Rock, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and others being spoofed. Check it out below.
Throwback Hip Hop Parody Films
Of course, this isn’t the first time hip hop has been mocked in movies. If you haven’t seen the following films, they’re worth it for a laugh.
CB4 (1993)
Starring Chris Rock and Allen Payne and featuring Charlie Murphy and Phil Hartman, “CB4” is about a rap group that has tried everything to get their big break. When all else fails, they take a stab at gangster rap and finally break through.
Fear Of A Black Hat (1993)
A “mockumentary” about the rise and fall of the controversial rap group NWH, starring Larry B. Scott and Mark Christopher Lawrence.
Da Hip Hop Witch (2000)
This takeoff of the popular horror movie “The Blair Witch Project” is about a group of kids who go looking for the Hip Hop Witch, who lurks in the inner city attacking up and coming rappers. The real surprise about this B-Movie is the hip hop stars who appear in it. Eminem, Royce da 5’9, Pras, Ja Rule, Mobb Deep and more all have cameos. Fun fact: Before the film’s release, Eminem’s lawyers attempted to have his scenes removed and tried to stop it’s distribution.
These 8 Movies Turn 20 in 2024
2004 was a fantastic year for films across all genres. The ten highest-grossing films in the world that year include Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Spider-Man 2, The Incredibles, The Passion of the Christ, The Day After Tomorrow, Meet the Fockers, Troy, Shark Tale, and Ocean’s Twelve. Though the majority of the films selected below didn’t make the top ten world box office, we included hits that are either long-forgotten or classic gems.
The Best of 2004
In 2004, there were a lot of films in the romantic genre that have set a precedent in its category. The Notebook, 13 Going on 30, and 50 First Dates all premiered this year. The early 2000s would be nothing without apocalyptic movies about the future, with films like The Day After Tomorrow and I, Robot. Family-fun films also were in abundance in 2004, with The Polar Express, Napoleon Dynamite, National Treasure, and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.
Wes Anderson, Hayao Miyazaki, Peter Segal, Sam Raimi, and Steven Soderbergh all had amazing offerings this year. Anderson released his fourth film, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Hayao Miyazaki’s seventh Studio Ghibli film, Howl’s Moving Castle, remains one of our top three films of all time by the director. Segal directed the Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler romantic comedy 50 First Dates this year, with another Sandler film the year before: Anger Management. Meanwhile, Sam Raimi made his last good Spider-Man film with the sequel. Soderbergh’s Ocean’s Twelve wasn’t nearly as awesome as the first installment, but we found ourselves thoroughly entertained when the heist flick came out twenty years ago. No matter what type of movie is your go-to, 2004 has a movie out there for every walk of life that we find ourselves going back to today.
Take a look below at our top eight picks of the best movies that came out in 2004:
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