The Great Hip Hop Hoax

"Get rich or try lying."

2013 1h 32m EN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 11

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Synopsis

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GET RICH OR TRY LYING Foul-mouthed Californian hip hop duo Silibil n' Brains were going to be massive. But no-one knew the pair were really amiable Scotsmen, with fake American accents and made up identities. This documentary tells the audacious tale of how two lads from Dundee duped the record industry and nearly destroyed themselves. When their promising Scottish rap act was branded 'the rapping Proclaimers' by a scornful record industry, friends Billy Boyd and Gavin Bain reinvented themselves as Los Angeles homeboys. The lie was their golden ticket to a record deal and a dream celebrity life. A stranger-than-fiction true account of fractured friendship, the pressure of living with lies and the legacy of faking everything in the desperate pursuit of fame. Truth, lies and the legacy of faking everything in the desperate pursuit of fame.

“Get rich or try lying.”

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Cast

Gavin Bain
Himself
Billy T. Boyd
Himself

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jeanie Finlay
Writers: Jeanie Finlay
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor James Scott shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Gavin Bain and Billy T. Boyd carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Get rich or try lying.".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1464783 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jeanie Finlay directs. James Scott cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 13 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Editor James Scott shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Gavin Bain and Billy T. Boyd carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Get rich or try lying.".
6IMDB entry: tt1464783 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.