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Rap War One (2004) [R]

Release Date:
June 1, 2004

Original Title:
Rap War One

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Crook Brothers Productions
Maverick Entertainment Group
Ripple Effect Films

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: R 

Runtime: 84

The battle for fame, money and respect.

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Dequan, just like any other kid who grows up in the jungle of Brooklyn, has a dream to escape. He does not want to end up like so many others around him who are destined for jail or the cemetery before they make it out of their teens. He tries to follow the right path but after losing his dead-end job and discovering that his live-in girlfriend is pregnant, he decides that he has to cook up a plan to get money - lots of money, and fast. His best friend Brandon introduces him to a secret club in Brooklyn known as The Pit, where unsigned street rappers from all across New York City battle it out on stage rapping for money and the title to be called the best. Run by a local gangster named G-Mega, Dequan enters The Pit where he finds himself winning the rapping wars, making more money but also getting caught in a world of corruption, drugs and death that he can't escape.

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Production

Art Direction:
Ricardo Sean Thompson

Director:
Ricardo Sean Thompson

Music:
Wendell Hanes

Producer:
Colin Winters

Screenplay:
Ricardo Sean Thompson

Story:
Laudwin Pemberton

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