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Krush Groove (1985)
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Movie Review by Zara 
January 9th, 2008
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This movie is no masterpiece, but it's a largely forgotten film that played a very important part in developing the music industry as people now know it. Filmed slightly after the rise of rap stars from the East Coast, back when MTV only showed an allotted number of colored artists (I'm sure that had to have been written down some where in their programming), there grew a series of master producers who took matters into their own hands.
One of which was Russell Simmons, the brother of Reverend Run of RUN DMC. Building up his brother's act in addition to familiar faces like LL Cool J, he also was in cahoots with a man named Rick Rubin, a white Jewish guy (very funny in this flick) who shouldn't have succeeded in this industry and ended up making some of the biggest artists to come out of eighties rap. (Beastie Boys' "License to Ill" remains one of the top selling rap albums ever, continuing to sell copies more than 20 years after its initial release.)
The movie really isn't much more than a glorified music video, but I'm thankful for that. This was the stuff that us white middle class kids in California were craving and couldn't convince our parents to let us stay up until the wee hours of the morning to watch on the cable channel. The film is back to back music, heavy on the DMC, Kurtis Blow and with a side helping of The Fat Boys. Plus, the highly underrated amazing musician Sheila E. (Although it's funny to see a white boy step in and lipsynch Prince's vocals in one scene.)
This brought back so many memories, right down to the young Bobby Brown dancing with New Edition. While they don't do "Candy Girl," it was enough just to hear their high pitched voices again. Makes me nostalgic for being a kid.
I must point out that while the movie is mainly a bookmark for the music of the generation, the acting isn't half bad. I've seen way worse in other movies with rap stars trying desperately to be actors. These are rap stars playing themselves. So they don't get it terribly wrong. It feels real, even if slightly staged.
And seriously, it's fun to watch Rubin. Hell, it's just fun to watch period.
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