The Great Hip Hop Hoax
| The Great Hip Hop Hoax | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jeanie Finlay |
| Starring | Gavin Bain Billy Boyd |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Great Hip Hop Hoax is a documentary film by Jeanie Finlay about a Scottish hip-hop duo called Silibil N' Brains, who pretended to be Americans to secure a £250,000 record deal with Sony.[1] The film premiered at South by Southwest[2] and was later shown at the Edinburgh International Film Festival,[3] before a national theatrical release in Scotland and broadcasts on BBC Two Scotland, BBC Four, and Danish station DR2.[4] It was pitched at Sheffield Doc/Fest's MeetMarket in 2008.
Reception
[edit]The movie has received positive reviews.[5][6][7] Both members of Silibil 'N Brains are reportedly happy with how the film turned out, though find it "bizarre" to watch with other people.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Brocklehurst, Steven (10 September 2013). "The great hip hop hoax - How the 'rapping Proclaimers' lived a lie". BBC News. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ Onyafuye, Nikki (17 March 2013). "The Great Hip Hop Hoax: Scots who duped music industry by pretending to be America's hottest rappers land film deal". Daily Record. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Jeanie Finlay's Great Hip Hop Hoaxers at EIFF". Edinburgh International Film Festival. 28 June 2013. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013.
- ^ "DR3 Dok: Det store hip-hop svindelnummer" [DR3 Doc: The Great Hip-Hop Hoax]. DR TV (in Danish). 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015.
- ^ McCahill, Mark (5 September 2013). "The Great Hip-hop Hoax – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ Gritten, David (5 September 2013). "The Great Hip-Hop Hoax, review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Film review: The Great Hip Hop Hoax (18)". The Independent. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ Beaton, Connor (11 October 2013). "The Scots rappers who fooled an industry". The Targe. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
External links
[edit]- www.hiphophoax.com The Great Hip-Hop Hoax official site
- The Great Hip Hop Hoax at BBC Online
- The Great Hip Hop Hoax at IMDb
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