‘CB4’ TURNS 20 YEARS OLD AND WE’RE STILL LEARNING FROM IT Twenty years ago, a movie debuted that tackled the absurdity of Hip-Hop music, it poked fun at the music industry and the depth some will go ...

With the N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton hitting theaters this week, it’s time to take a look back at Chris Rock’s cult hip-hop mockumentary CB4 that ridiculed the rap group. August 14, 2015 is a ...

The Basics: Re-live the meteoric rise, spectacular fall, and miraculous resurrection of the most gangsta of the early-’90s gangsta-rap groups, CB4.

“CB4” doesn’t have a nice thing to say about anybody, which is what’s good about it. Billed as rap’s “Spinal Tap,” it lacks the sophisticated humor or form of that masterpiece and all too frequently ...

I always wondered why authenticity is paramount to hip-hop. It sounds silly to ponder since you would think we all would expect a certain level of authenticity, but I never got the notion from fans of ...

“CB4” is best thought of as a series of sketches on the general topic of rap in America. It’s quite funny if you don’t expect too much, as it chronicles the way in which three mild, middle-class kids ...

This story originally appeared in the February 1993 issue of Spin, which was partially written and guest-edited by members of the SNL cast. Read interviews and stories from comedy icons of the ...

Chris is a Senior News Writer for Collider. He can be found in an IMAX screen, with his eyes watering and his ears bleeding for his own pleasure. He joined the news team in 2022 and accidentally fell ...

A "rapumentary", 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 ...