Review of Fear of a Black Hat (1994) by Owen Gleiberman for Entertainment Weekly — 09 May 2000
Fear of a Black Hat never achieves the dizzying cinema verite swirl that made Spinal Tap such a timeless satire. Many of the jokes are too literal (a goof on Vanilla Ice named Vanilla Sherbet). Still, Cundieff has what nearly every commentator on the rap scene has lacked: a first-class bull detector.
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This review of Fear of a Black Hat (1994) was written by Owen Gleiberman and published by Entertainment Weekly on 09 May 2000.
Fear of a Black Hat has generally received positive reviews.
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