{"id":120087,"date":"2024-02-02T02:40:19","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T02:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/02\/affion-crockett-spoofs-dozens-of-rappers-including-kanye-in-new-film\/"},"modified":"2024-02-02T02:40:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T02:40:19","slug":"affion-crockett-spoofs-dozens-of-rappers-including-kanye-in-new-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/02\/affion-crockett-spoofs-dozens-of-rappers-including-kanye-in-new-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Affion Crockett Spoofs Dozens of Rappers, Including Kanye, In New Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-c039ff98e6f2936a13ca2904bbe9d0cf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-22aadf0e-57da-4ae9-a8c1-a1921e0476df-1656072166-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-22aadf0e-57da-4ae9-a8c1-a1921e0476df-1656072166-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/11\/16by9\/2024\/02\/01\/118e944382374646b90938052c6a17c7_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c039ff98e6f2936a13ca2904bbe9d0cf--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ed01d5f7dd4cc6694d44ca54447b93b7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Affion Crockett<\/strong> is taking his impression recreation to a brand new stage as he gears as much as roll out his characteristic movie &#8220;A Hip Hop Story&#8221; &#8230; the place he is spoofing your fave rappers, and their faves too!!!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ed01d5f7dd4cc6694d44ca54447b93b7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5d12d6748fcb9adbfa47c23e6c3af428\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>TMZ Hip Hop quizzed the veteran comic in regards to the variety of impersonations he tackled within the film, and he admits he is misplaced rely &#8230; suffice to say there&#8217;s lots.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5d12d6748fcb9adbfa47c23e6c3af428--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-623d168b581d63e5938b67da0c753483\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block canvas-youtube-video-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-623d168b581d63e5938b67da0c753483--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-959f0d5cdbcfb942492a2cf2c2e7e785\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The movie is predicated on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2023\/10\/19\/city-of-hope-hip-hop-jay-z-flavor-flav-ll-cool-j-dj-cassidy-pass-the-mic\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>hip hop&#8217;s 50-year timeline<\/strong><\/a>, and the official trailer finds Affion hilariously assuming the id of everybody from <strong>DJ Kool Herc<\/strong> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/russell-simmons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Russell Simmons<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/snoop-dogg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Snoop Dogg<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jay-z\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jay-Z<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-959f0d5cdbcfb942492a2cf2c2e7e785--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3aeefe79ec3cf5e317e455f3e4787788\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-instagram-media-block canvas-instagram-media-block-permalink canvas-instagram-media-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-3aeefe79ec3cf5e317e455f3e4787788-317446409-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<p>Waiting on your permission to load the Instagram Media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3aeefe79ec3cf5e317e455f3e4787788--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d327693f038714cdab51e891cc9a354b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Affion&#8217;s been honing his craft by imitating one of the best rappers for years &#8212; courting again to his days on &#8220;SNL&#8221; and &#8220;Def Comedy Jam&#8221; &#8212; and tells us he is a hip hop head at coronary heart and all his jokes come from a spot of affection and fandom.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d327693f038714cdab51e891cc9a354b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-82c6d347c85f7ebc5f15b7a4820272e6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/cedric-the-entertainer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Cedric The Entertainer<\/strong><\/a> additionally joins within the enjoyable as a pretend <strong>Biggie Smalls<\/strong> as do <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/eminem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Eminem<\/strong><\/a> and Salt-N-Pepa, however there is a good likelihood that the &#8220;Kanway West&#8221; character will steal the present.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-82c6d347c85f7ebc5f15b7a4820272e6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3a98f32f78190f96d92fe84c9efef504\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240201_703b99ac0126462f8997d233225b9999\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a8974155-e718-499a-a6d4-f52c086629e0\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/70\/4by3\/2024\/02\/01\/703b99ac0126462f8997d233225b9999_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3a98f32f78190f96d92fe84c9efef504--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-de65278458a5ed5f92ea064e674e536e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We know higher than most how unpredictable Kanye might be &#8230; his &#8216;HHS&#8217; character goes off the rails very like he did when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/01\/29\/kanye-west-snatch-tmz-photographer-phone-angry-tirade-bianca-censori\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>he snatched our photog&#8217;s cellphone<\/strong><\/a> earlier this week.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-de65278458a5ed5f92ea064e674e536e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9b323001184f5f43dae19f1452289b70\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Affion is not apprehensive about Ye&#8217;s response to his movie &#8212; he is within the enterprise of managing laughter, not delicate artists &#8212; however says, fairly frankly, he does not know the way the megastar will react. Who might, actually???<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9b323001184f5f43dae19f1452289b70--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5fd1851f44f432b55a0fb05769a203bd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-bfbb8420-92d2-413a-be36-79bf3c87bdb2-1902375163-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-bfbb8420-92d2-413a-be36-79bf3c87bdb2-1902375163-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d0\/16by9\/2024\/01\/26\/d0aebdab77f243eb97989b9ad0fe4541_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ Studios<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5fd1851f44f432b55a0fb05769a203bd--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f56fb251e2a2ba64396d763437101112\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>At any price, the movie hits theaters on Feb. twenty third. Laugh it up, or do not.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f56fb251e2a2ba64396d763437101112--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Play video content material TMZ.com Affion Crockett is taking his impression recreation to a brand new stage as he gears as much as roll out his characteristic movie &#8220;A Hip Hop Story&#8221; &#8230; the place he is spoofing your fave rappers, and their faves too!!! 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