Death of a Dynasty

R

Released May 7, 2003

1 hr. 31 min.

Comedy

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50%

14 Reviews

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39%

100+ Ratings

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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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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

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Damon Dash

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Ebon Moss-Bachrach

David

Devon Aoki

Picasso

Capone

Damon

Robert Stapleton

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Rashida Jones

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
Executive Producer: Lisa Fragner, Ron Rotholz
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
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: 35mm

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