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Death of a Dynasty

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An ambitious white reporter, David Katz (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), gets an assignment covering rappers Damon Dash (Capone) and Jay-Z (Robert Stapleton), during which he tries to insinuate himself into the hip-hop world. When he overhears an executive telling Damon that his career at record label Roc-A-Fella is done, David is the first to report it, which gains him notoriety and his own column at a leading hip-hop magazine. Unfortunately, he also ignites a bitter feud between Damon and Jay-Z.
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Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News This narcissistic mockumentary is less a film than a full-length promotional video for Roc-a-Fella Records mogul/director Damon Dash. Rated: 2.5/4 Apr 29, 2005 Full Review Lou Lumenick New York Post A mockumentary that veers unsteadily between satire and an infomercial for Dash's Roc-A-Fella records. Rated: 1/4 Apr 29, 2005 Full Review Anita Gates New York Times Watching Damon Dash's playful movie is like entering a room where a large, too noisy party is going on and never fully adjusting to the dark or the din. Rated: 3/5 Apr 28, 2005 Full Review Scott Weinberg DVDTalk.com Death of a Dynasty is fun stuff, and this is coming from a guy who hasn't bought a hip-hop CD since NWA broke up. Rated: 3.5/5 Sep 2, 2005 Full Review Todd Gilchrist FilmStew.com Truly terrible for plenty of reasons, not the least of which being Damon Dash's barely competent directing. May 2, 2005 Full Review Damon C. Williams Philadelphia Daily News Death of a Dynasty accomplishes what it set out to do -- to make a few laughs. Apr 29, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Idiotic mockumentary style comedy, with laughs very very scarce. It is mostly obnoxious and stupid. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Damon Dash

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Ebon Moss-Bachrach

David

Devon Aoki

Picasso

Capone

Damon

Robert Stapleton

Jay-Z

Rashida Jones

Layna

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Synopsis An ambitious white reporter, David Katz (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), gets an assignment covering rappers Damon Dash (Capone) and Jay-Z (Robert Stapleton), during which he tries to insinuate himself into the hip-hop world. When he overhears an executive telling Damon that his career at record label Roc-A-Fella is done, David is the first to report it, which gains him notoriety and his own column at a leading hip-hop magazine. Unfortunately, he also ignites a bitter feud between Damon and Jay-Z.
Director
Damon Dash
Producer
Steven C. Beer, Damon Dash
Screenwriter
Adam Moreno
Distributor
TLA Releasing
Production Co
Entertainment Funding Group
Rating
R (Pervasive Language|Some Drug Content|Sexual Content)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 7, 2003, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Apr 29, 2005
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 13, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$41.4K
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
35mm
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