blaxploitation

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In a play that mixes hip-hop culture, blaxploitation, and the martial arts, this production dials it back old school with this seventies-inspired samurai story.

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  1. noun A genre of American film of the 1970s featuring African-American actors in lead roles and often having antiestablishment plots, frequently criticized for stereotypical characterization and glorification of violence. While African-American filmmakers were substantially involved in making early movies in this genre, their participation in subsequent productions was minimal.

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  • It's not hard to imagine why the Chicago soul outfit the Final Solution would have jumped at an offer to record the soundtrack for the blaxploitation film
  • The album has a unifying sound thanks to astute blaxploitation-era sampling, not to mention his elastic wordplay, delivered with typical gravitas. —  Dallas Observer | Complete Issue
  • In a play that mixes hip-hop culture, blaxploitation, and the martial arts, this production dials it back old school with this seventies-inspired samurai story. —  BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content
  • Channeling blaxploitation-like exhilaration, skeevvy racists are vanquished, crooked district attorneys outed and, in the end, family, faith and community triumph. —  Independent Weekly: All Recent Stories
  • Ah, blaxploitation - nothing is quite as grind-housey as a good old fashioned "Whitey gets beat down by the Brother" movie. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
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