Injustice begets a criminal. Kool is an artist without prospects, a black belt in karate, and in love with LaShawna, poised and college bound. One night she witnesses a stabbing and discovers the victim is a cop as he dies in her arms. She's jailed for murder by the infamous Ramparts Division of the LAPD. Kool wants to prove her innocence, and Tully, the cynical detective in charge, ignores LaShawna's case but uses Kool to break up an incipient crime operation. She's in danger because the guilty parties fear that the officer talked before he died. While in jail awaiting a hearing and legal help, she's beaten to death by a rogue cop. Kool vows revenge: the Hot Boyz are born.
Acting
Gary Busey fully committed to whatever this movie thinks it is.
Direction
Master P's vision: imagine if a music video became 98 minutes long.
Director
Master P
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was No Limit Films' attempt at legitimacy, featuring actual martial arts star Jeff Speakman alongside rappers with no acting training.
The Ramparts Division scandal was real LAPD corruption; this film weirdly predicted conversations about police violence that would dominate the 2010s.
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