An ex-con and break-dancer helps save a neighborhood from a greedy developer while trying to win a rap contest.
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Title: Rappin' (1985)
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Cast
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| Mario Van Peebles | ... | John Hood | |
| Eriq La Salle | ... | Ice | |
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Melvin Plowden | ... | Fats |
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Richie Abanes | ... | Richie |
| Kadeem Hardison | ... | Moon | |
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Leo O'Brien | ... | Allan |
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Charles Grant | ... | Duane (as Charles Flohe) |
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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 |
| Rutanya Alda | ... | Cecilia | |
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Brandi Freund | ... | Rosalita |
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Eyde Byrde | ... | Grandma (as Edye Byrde) |
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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.
Plot Keywords:
ex convict | hip hop music | one word title | song contest | punctuation in title |Taglines:
It's The Street Sensation That's Sweepin' The Nation! See more »Parents Guide:
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Psycho: Oh, yeah? What's the Lee family?
Duane: Oh, let me explain it to you, okay. We got a homely. We got ugly. That is dumbly. Little ole sickly. We got fugly.
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Performed by Ice-T, David Storrs
Written by Ice-T, David Storrs
Produced by David Storrs
Courtesy of Electro-Beat Records
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During the audition scene in the nightclub with Ice-T, the DJ and Rapper with him on stage were members of his REAL LIFE crew, "Rhyme Syndicate". Brothers Eric Garcia and Henry Garcia are better known as "Evil E" and "Hen G". See more »Quotes
Duane: Alright, it looks like we got the Lee family.Psycho: Oh, yeah? What's the Lee family?
Duane: Oh, let me explain it to you, okay. We got a homely. We got ugly. That is dumbly. Little ole sickly. We got fugly.
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KillerPerformed by Ice-T, David Storrs
Written by Ice-T, David Storrs
Produced by David Storrs
Courtesy of Electro-Beat Records
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
10 May 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
House rap See more »Filming Locations:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAEdit
Box Office
Budget:
$2,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$1,802,204, 12 May 1985Gross USA:
$2,864,844Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$2,864,844Company Credits
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"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!