Play'd: A Hip Hop Story

"An up and coming rap artist struggling to find his own voice winds up in the middle of a dangerous turf war when egos violently collide within the music industry."

2002 1h 27m EN

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8.5

MASTERPIECE

★8.5TMDB · 4

Drama

Synopsis

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Jaxx is an aspiring rapper/singer who is signed to a west coast record label run by Domino Breed, a tyrant who rules almost every aspect of his artist's career - and life. Similar to the real events leading to the death of 2Pac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G., a east coast/west coast battle goes on leading to death and deceit

“An up and coming rap artist struggling to find his own voice winds up in the middle of a dangerous turf war when egos violently collide within the music industry.”

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Cast

Rashaan Nall
Jaxx
Toni Braxton
Shonda
Faizon Love
Domino Breed
Sharissa
Yanesha
Merlin Santana
Mayhem
Lawrence B. Adisa
Bangs
Larry Brown
Benard
Philip Bolden
Little Jimmy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Oz Scott
Writers: Cory Tynan
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Rashaan Nall and Toni Braxton and Faizon Love carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "An up and coming rap artist struggling to find his own voice winds up in the middle of a dangerous turf war when egos violently collide within the music industry.".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0325982 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Oz Scott directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 24 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Rashaan Nall and Toni Braxton and Faizon Love carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "An up and coming rap artist struggling to find his own voice winds up in the middle of a dangerous turf war when egos violently collide within the music industry.".
6IMDB entry: tt0325982 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.