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User Rating:
6.9/10   104 votes
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Director:
Brandon Sonnier
Writer:
Brandon Sonnier (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
16 August 2005 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
In a split narrative, a young man follows two paths: his father's dream of him becoming a cop, and his own dream of becoming a rapper | add synopsis
User Comments:
A killer hip hop drama more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Rahman Jamaal ... Flip
Kazz Wingate IV ... Cassius 'Cash' Bernard
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
4-Zone ... Himself
Takbir Bashir ... Tak

Charlie Capen ... Young Businessman
Michael Colyar ... Chi-Barnes
Steve Connell ... Artis

Coolio ... Emcee

John Cothran Jr. ... Bumma

Keith Ewell ... Tony

Fatso-Fasano ... Greyton

J.B. Ghuman Jr. ... Jimmy
Toby Howard ... Quentin Bernard

Jazsmin Lewis ... Tawanna
Brian McKnight ... Record Executive

Antonio Negret ... Doctor
Betsy Randle ... Marie Bernard
David Williams ... Doctor

Gregory Alan Williams ... Mr. Bernard
Jermaine Williams ... Byron
Paul Willson ... Officer Rodney

Chino XL ... Crazy 8
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive language and some violence.
Runtime:
85 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Certification:
Australia:M
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
A killer hip hop drama, 16 August 2005
10/10
Author: jason-368 from United States

Rahman Jamaal, the lead in this film blows my mind! He spits raps from freestyles to classical music emanating from a bus stop and makes Mr. Marshall Mathers look like a school boy. This is 8-mile with an independent spirit and very entertaining.

This is not your normal bottom barrel indie film - it has high production value and looks and sounds fantastic.

I hope the Director Brandon Sonnier has something else in the works because he certainly has talent. From what I've read he was the youngest director at 19 to ever have a film in the Sundance Film Festival.

Definitely rent or buy this film.

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