CB4

1993
R
1h 29m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

11K

YOUR RATING

Theatrical Trailer from Universal Pictures

Play trailer2:31

1 Video

31 Photos

Dark Comedy Mockumentary Parody Satire Comedy Music

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.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.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.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

11K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Albert Sr.
(as Arthur Evans)

Theresa Randle

Willard E. Pugh

Trustus

Ty Granderson Jones

40 Dog
(as a different name)

Rachel True

Daliha

Victor Wilson

Lt. Davenport

Richard Gant

Baa Baa Ack

J.D. Daniels

Stoney Jackson

Wacky Dee

Isaac Hayes

Owner

LaWanda Page

Grandma
(as La Wanda Page)

More like this

7.2

6.6

6.6

6.9

5.3

6.5

6.8

6.6

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

6.1

7.2

5.5

6.2

Storyline

Edit

Did you know

Edit

Trivia
Chris Rock re-enacts his crack smoking scene (with the same facial expressions and wearing the same clothing) from the film New Jack City (1991).

Quotes
Trustus: Do you cuss on your records?
Albert: Yeah.
Trustus: Do you defile women with your lyrics?
Albert: Yeah.
Trustus: Do you fondle your genitalia on stage?
Albert: Whenever possible.
Trustus: Do you glorify violence or advocate the use of guns as a way of solving a simple dispute?
CB4: [pull out guns]
Trustus: Ok! Ok! Final question. Do you guys respect anything at all?
CB4: Not a goddamn thing.
Trustus: You got a deal.

Crazy credits
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.

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.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Point of No Return/CB4/Fire in the Sky/Barbarians at the Gate/Il Lardo Di Bambini (1993)

Soundtracks
The Show
Written by Doug E. Fresh (as Douglas Davis) and Slick Rick (as Ricky Walters)
Performed by Doug E. Fresh and The Get Fresh Crew
Courtesy of Danya Records, Ltd.

User reviews29

Review

Featured review

7/10

Fairly on-point parody of the rap industry.....

When CB4 lampoons the rap industry (and its image in white society), this movie really rolls. When it goes back to the 'plot' of the film (involving some jailed gangster and his revenge on CB4), you might have to fight to stay awake. Thankfully, the first hour of the movie is content to be a satire, and takes many well-aimed shots at 'gangsta rap' and the stereotypes it perpetrates. However, as soon as CB4 begin to wonder what they've become, you might want to hit the ol' fast-forward button. (Melodrama and cliched plot are murder for satires.) Chris Rock is funny as always, and the rest of the cast is surprisingly solid.