A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4". We soon learn that these three are not what they seem and don't apear to know as much about rap music as they claim... but a lack of musical ability in an artist never hurts sales, does it? You've just got to play the part of a rap star...
If your mood is loose and profane, if you speak hip-hop (or you just like hearing it) and if you think Rock is funny (he is), you'll be glad you checked this out.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
CB4 promises sharper satire than it actually delivers.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
7 Sep 2004
fresh:
In parts it is hugely, monstrously funny.
– Stephen Garrett,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
rotten:
Torn between celebration and sendup, CB4 misses its big target as often as it hits.
– David Ansen,
Newsweek,
31 Mar 2008
rotten:
Tamra Davis, a musicvideo director with the well-received feature debut Guncrazy on her resume, might have really had something here had she settled on any one of the many paths the movie starts down.