A guy makes a documentary of the rap band CB4 by following them. CB4 got popular by stealing Gusto's name, background and image. He wants them dead.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Chris Rock | ... | Albert / MC Gusto | |
| Allen Payne | ... | Euripides / Dead Mike | |
| Deezer D | ... | Otis / Stab Master Arson | |
| Chris Elliott | ... | A. White | |
| Phil Hartman | ... | Virgil Robinson | |
| Charlie Murphy | ... | Gusto (as Charles Q. Murphy) | |
| Khandi Alexander | ... | Sissy | |
| Art Evans | ... | Albert Sr. | |
| Theresa Randle | ... | Eve | |
| Willard E. Pugh | ... | Trustus | |
| Ty Granderson Jones | ... | 40 Dog (as Tyrone Granderson Jones) | |
| Rachel True | ... | Daliha | |
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Victor Wilson | ... | Lt. Davenport |
| Richard Gant | ... | Baa Baa Ack | |
| J.D. Daniels | ... | Ben | |
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A "rapumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4". We soon learn that these three are not what they seem and don't apear to know as much about rap music as they claim... but a lack of musical ability in an artist never hurts sales, does it? You've just got to play the part of a rap star... Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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rap | rap music | title directed by female | african american | black comedy |Taglines:
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12 March 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
CB4 - The Movie See more »Filming Locations:
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The three songs performed by CB4 are loose remakes of real rap songs. 'Straight Out of Locash' was 'Straight Outta Compton' by N.W.A, 'Sweat of my Balls' was 'Talk Like Sex' by Kool G. Rap & D.J. Polo and 'Rapper's Delight' was originally by the Sugar Hill Gang. See more »Goofs
When the guy punches Trustus's corpse in the casket, he gives it a black eye. This is impossible, as a black eye is a collection of blood underneath the skin, and the blood is drained from a processed corpse and replaced with formalin. See more »Quotes
Euripides: Yeah, yeah, I'm lickin' your balls, best balls I ever had. Uh-huh, you've got King-Kong balls. Your balls are so large, just big balls, I don't care. You just got big balls.See more »
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After the credits Chris Rock is shown playing Cheap Pete who asks a newspaper vendor how much a newspaper costs. When he finds out it's too expensive he asks to pay 15 cents and for the vendor to read him the good news. See more »Alternate Versions
FX Network TV version includes one additional scene showing the real M.C. Gusto breaking out of jail; in this scene you see M.C. Gusto and a white inmate in a golf course and the white guy says dumb comments and subsequently gets knocked out. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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"CB4" is worth seeing if you are a fan of rap music, Chris Rock, or lowball cultural humor. It has some extremely funny scenes, some great satirical rap songs, and a really stupid plot line.
Unfortunately, "CB4" could have been a lot more than it is. It doesn't come close to the humor or intelligence of the similarly-themed "This is Spinal Tap". The idea of making a spoof "rapumentary" is a good one, with a lot of humor potential, and the central casting of "CB4" (particularly Chris Rock and Allen Payne) is adequate. However, the movie is ruined by a particularly lame (and completely unnecessary) plot-line involving a real gangster trying to kill the self-styled "gangster rap" band members who have stolen his name and history.
Had "CB4" contained itself to a satirical "rapumentary" about a band of middle-class black guys posing as "gangster rappers", it might have been a truly excellent film on par with "This is Spinal Tap". Its lame plot reduces it to a sub-par comedy which is much less than the sum of its parts, some of which are truly inspired (The scene with Euripides working as a gay phone sex operator, "Straight Outta Locash" and "Sweat of my Balls" are particulary funny).