For those of you writng negative reports about this movie are straight up crazy. This movie takes you back to one of the golden eras of hip-hop. 1994-1995 was the year that hip-hop got re-invented to what we hear today. This movie portrayed all of the positive things in hip-hop. I mean the rap battle goes back to the old school Doug E Fresh and Slick Rick days. Very solid movie. Em did his thing. I mean his freestyle at the end was tight. I don't own the movie but for those of you trying to build a better collection you need to add this one to the list. Without a doubt a 5 STAR MOVIE......"Cause son they shook, cause ain't no such thing as half-way crooks. Scared to death and scared to look"....Classic Film..