Rappin'
Rappin' is a 1985 film directed by Joel Silberg, written by Adam Friedman and Robert J. Litz, produced by Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus and starring Mario Van Peebles. The film is a sequel to "", and is also known as Breakdance 3: Electric Boogalee. Although it features Ice-T (who featured in "Breakin'" and "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo"), "Rappin<nowiki>'</nowiki>" has a plot unconnected to the previous two films and features different lead characters and locations. Plot. Rappin' John Hood (Van Peebles), an ex-convict, attempts to save his neighborhood from developers and hoodlums. Around the same  time, one of the hoodlums' girlfriend, Cecilia, persuades him to audition for a rap recording contract. Their interactions develop into a relationship. Production. Mario Van Peebles' raps were overdubbed by Master Gee of the Sugarhill Gang, who also wrote one part. The film was filmed in and around Pittsburgh. Ice-T's small role is uncredited and he reportedly provided the rhymes, including the hero's climactic lines, "Can't stop / Won't stop / Climbing that mountain 'till we reach the top!" Reception. The film earned $2.9 million at the US box office.