This popped up in my YouTube feed tonight, which I had no choice but to repost because it makes me laugh so much every time I see it. It's from #ChrisRock's brilliant and criminally underrated #CB4, which is essentially "This Is Spinal Tap" but concerning '90s gangster rap. Here, an Eazy-E-type gangster rapper gets obsessed with '90s Afrocentrism, and we're watching the first video from his newly "Africa Proud" hiphop album.

Terrific, funny cast. And some badass beats. But much like the culture it parodies, #CB4 is more flash than substance. It has a story, sure, but it's not exactly what I would describe as tight. But it's there, and given the nature of the film it's more than enough to hang a parody of gangster rap culture on.
Fun stuff.
4/5
I'd seen the poster for this repeatedly back in the day after it dropped on video, but I didn't realize it was a comedy. Oops. So I'm glad I finally caught up with it... 30 years later... oof. A spiritual ancestor to Half-Baked? Almost. They both certainly share the same sense of humor and tone. They'd make a great pair for a double-feature at a drive-in, at any rate. Terrific, funny cast. And some badass beats. But much like the culture it parodies, CB4 is more flash than substance. It has a story, sure, but it's not exactly what I
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