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CB4 (1993) -- A "rockumentary", 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...
CB4 (1993) -- The crowd goes wild, the politician freaks as CB4 performs their hit rap, Sweat from my Balls.
CB4 (1993) -- Open-ended Trailer from Universal Studios
CB4 (1993) -- US Home Video Trailer from Universal Studios
CB4 (1993) -- Dead Mike, formerly of CB4, performs his latest rap song. What are you Mike?

Overview

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Director:
Tamra Davis
Writers (WGA):
Chris Rock (story) &
Nelson George (story) ...
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Release Date:
12 March 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Music more
Tagline:
Sex, Rhymes and keepin' it real. more
Plot:
A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4"... more | add synopsis
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(3 articles)
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Oldskool at its best. more (22 total)

Cast

  (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

Charles Q. Murphy ... Gusto

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
Victor Wilson ... Lt. Davenport
Richard Gant ... Baa Baa Ack

J.D. Daniels ... Ben
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Additional Details

Runtime:
89 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR

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Trivia:
At the end of the movie, there is a scene in which 'Rock, Chris' haggles idiotically with Isaac Hayes. This is a spoof of a similar conversation between the same two actors in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988), in which Chris Rock played a customer at Isaac Hayes' rib joint. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Rachel True (Albert's girlfriend) calls him Arthur instead of Albert on the stairs of the scene at his mother's house. 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. more
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References The Defiant Ones (1958) more
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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful.
Oldskool at its best., 2 January 2000
Author: nailed-3 from Austin, TX

This movie is a classic. I had wanted to see it when I was younger, but of course I wasn't allowed to. I saw this a few months ago and it was even better now. This is one of Chris Rock's best performances, he nails the role of a rapper perfectly (not to mention his costume...). The movie was one of the first to feature parody raps and they are great, considering this film was Pre-Insane Clown Posse and the like. "Sweat from my balls" still makes me laugh every time I hear it.

Some might say this does not transfer to the new rap school, but It definitely does. If you were once a fan of oldschool rap or are still a fan of rap, this movie is definitely worth checking out.

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