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Fear of a Black Hat | 1994 | R | - 3.3.10
A parody of rap conventions, this release follows the career of a rap group, NWH (Niggaz With Hats), much as "This Is Spinal Tap" documented the ups and downs of a rock group.
SEX/NUDITY 3 - There is no nudity, but little is left to the imagination in many of the band's videos (basically the same stuff shown everyday on MTV).
VIOLENCE/GORE 3 - Comic-book-style violence: one of the group's managers gets hit by a maniacally ricocheting bullet he shoots himself in order to end a fight. One of the band members has a fixation on stockpiling guns as he prepares for some type of paranoid survival situation.
LANGUAGE 10 - F-words galore and other profanities, from the opening credits to the end, nonstop.
DISCUSSION TOPICS - The rap culture.
MESSAGE - Sex and violence sells.
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