

Fear of a Black Hat
1994-06-03 · 88 min · ★ 6.2
Chronicling the controversial career of bad boys N.W.H. (Niggaz With Hats), this uproarious 'mockumentary' lampoons all of hardcore rap's hot-button issues. This underground laugh riot recounts the rise, fall and resurrection of a clueless bunch of would-be rappers, Ice Cold, Tone-Def & Tasty Taste performing as N.W.H.
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Production details
- Directors
- Rusty Cundieff
- Production companies
- The Samuel Goldwyn Company, ITC Entertainment
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 1,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 233,824
Top Cast
Larry B. ScottTasty Taste
Mark Christopher LawrenceTone Def
Rusty CundieffIce Cold
Kasi LemmonsNina Blackburn
G. Smokey CampbellBackstage Manager 1
Faizon LoveJam Boy 1
Deezer DJam Boy 2
Devin KaminVanilla Sherbet
Don ReedDaryll in Charge
Barry Shabaka HenleyGeoffrey Lennox
Penny Johnson JeraldRe-Re
Rose JacksonCheryl C.
LaVerne AndersonSage
Monique GabrielleGirl in Music VideoTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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