Rappin' (1985)An ex-con and break-dancer helps save a neighborhood from a greedy developer while trying to win a rap contest. Director:Joel Silberg |
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Rappin' (1985)An ex-con and break-dancer helps save a neighborhood from a greedy developer while trying to win a rap contest. Director:Joel Silberg |
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| Eriq La Salle | ... |
Ice
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Melvin Plowden | ... |
Fats
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Richie Abanes | ... |
Richie
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| Kadeem Hardison | ... |
Moon
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Leo O'Brien | ... |
Allan
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Charles Grant | ... |
Duane
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Rony Clanton | ... |
Cedric
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Ruth Jaroslow | ... |
Mrs. Goldberg
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Michael Esihos | ... |
Stavros
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Anthony Bishop | ... |
Mr. Fiorello
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Fredric Mao | ... |
Mr. Chan
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| Rutanya Alda | ... |
Cecilia
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Brandi Freund | ... |
Rosalita
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Eyde Byrde | ... |
Grandma
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An ex-con and break-dancer helps save a neighborhood from a greedy developer while trying to win a rap contest.
"I went to the movies, to see 'Beat Street' / it wasn't bad, it was kinda' neat / 'Krush Groove' was a flick, that I didn't mind / but when it came to 'Rappin', I drew the line." Word to your mother.
Want me to stop?
That's just a small sample of the stupa-fly style of rhymin' on display in this waste of film and location permits. This movie is seriously wack (thats 80s-speak for just f*cking awful). As an emcee, Mario Van Peebles is one hell of an actor. And as an actor, Mario Van Peebles is one hell of a bodybuilder.
Any film calling itself "Rappin'" had better deliver at that genre's highest standard of the time. So why were 6 year olds rolling in the aisles, even back in the day when standards were so knee-high-to-"Webster"-low? Because this rap is weak. So weak that not even B.E.T. or Comedy Central will touch it with a 10-foot gold-rope chain.
Blondie's "Rapture" is def poetry next to this bit of Dr. Suess in the hood. So don't be a boobie, avoid this movie!