  fear of a black hat is a 1994 american mockumentary film on the evolution and state of american hip hop music. the film's title is derived from the 1990 public enemy album fear of a black planet. released on june 3, 1994, fear of a black hat was written, produced and directed by, and co-stars rusty cundieff. ==plot== this film is a comedic mockumentary depicting the perspective of a filmmaker as she trails a hardcore gangsta rap group called n.w.h. ("niggaz with hats"), a play on the name of the popular group n.w.a. in many ways, fear of a black hat is similar to the satirical film about early 1980s heavy metal this is spinal tap. the members of n.w.h. are: *ice cold (cundieff), the main rapper and the intelligent and vulgar backbone of the group. *tasty taste (larry b. scott), the ultra-violent secondary rapper who always seems to be armed with a variety of dangerous assault weaponry. (his name is spelled "tasty-taste" in the credits but not in other parts of the movie.) *tone def (mark christopher lawrence), the esoteric d.j., who is talented enough to scratch with his butt and his penis (the latter is not shown directly, but strongly and humorously implied). (his name is spelled "tone-def" in the credits but not in other parts of the movie.) the film is told from the point of view of nina blackburn (kasi lemmons), a sociologist who analyzes hip hop as a form of communication for her degree. she chooses n.w.h. as the subject of her thesis and follows them around for a year. she familiarizes herself with the band members, their beliefs, and their often strange behavior. the members wear outrageous headwear during their performances. this is explained as an act of rebellion, remembering their slave ancestors, who had to work bare-headed in the sun. according to n.w.h., hats are a symbol for resistance and revolution since their hatless ancestors were too tired from working all day in the sun to revolt. this is a typical example of the bizarre logic the group uses to explain the deeper meanings behind their otherwise crude and bas
1990s_comedy_films 1994_films American_comedy_films American_independent_films American_satirical_films Destination_Films_films Directorial_debut_films English-language_films Films_directed_by_Rusty_Cundieff Hip_hop_films Hood_films Mockumentary_films