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This was 'Spinal Tap' for the Hiphop generation

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"Attempts at hip-hop parody have proved particularly futile, a fact made all the more egregious by the existence of a Hollywood film that, nearly a decade ago, got it very right. "Fear of a Black Hat," from the novice writer and director Rusty Cundieff, was "This Is Spinal Tap" for the hip-hop generation — a loving, knowing poke at the genre's sanctimony that only someone with intimate access could have pulled off."

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This story circulated on the newsgroup rec.music.hip-hop and reached the archive on September 29, 2003. It is reproduced as posted — headlines, typos and all. The post did not credit a source; this story is preserved as it reached the newsgroup.