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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 04/29/2005
2.5/4
This narcissistic mockumentary is less a film than a full-length promotional video for Roc-a-Fella Records mogul/director Damon Dash. Go to Full Review Lou Lumenick New York Post 04/29/2005
1/4
A mockumentary that veers unsteadily between satire and an infomercial for Dash's Roc-A-Fella records. Go to Full Review Anita Gates New York Times 04/28/2005
3/5
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. Go to Full Review Scott Weinberg DVDTalk.com 09/02/2005
3.5/5
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. Go to Full Review Todd Gilchrist FilmStew.com 05/02/2005
Truly terrible for plenty of reasons, not the least of which being Damon Dash's barely competent directing. Go to Full Review Damon C. Williams Philadelphia Daily News 04/29/2005
Death of a Dynasty accomplishes what it set out to do -- to make a few laughs. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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04/20/2010 Idiotic mockumentary style comedy, with laughs very very scarce. It is mostly obnoxious and stupid. See more Read all reviews
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Damon Dash

Director

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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