Dope
Dope is a 2015 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Rick Famuyiwa and produced by Forest Whitaker and Nina Yang Bongiovi. It stars Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons, Kimberly Elise, Chanel Iman, Tyga, Blake Anderson, Zoë Kravitz, ASAP Rocky and Vince Staples. The film was also executive produced by Pharrell Williams and co-executive produced by Sean Combs. The film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2015 in Park City, Utah and was released in North America on June 19 by Open Road Films. It was re-released on September 4 during the Labor Day holiday weekend. The film received positive reviews.
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I mean, I... I could write about the typical... "I'm from a poor, crime-filled neighborhood, raised by a single mother, don't know my dad" blah-blah. It's cliché. This here, this... This is... This is creative. This shows that I'm different. This is the kind of essay that Harvard wants from their students. Malcolm, I'm gonna be honest with you. You're pretty damn arrogant. You think you're gonna get into Harvard?
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30.5s
Who do you think you are? Hmm? You go to high school in Inglewood. To the admissions committee, your straight A's, they don't mean shit. If you're really serious about this exercise and you're not just wasting my time, or yours, then it's gonna be about your personal statement, your SAT scores, your recommendations... and most importantly your alumni interview tomorrow. - Are you ready? - I'm ready. You'd better be. I just found out you're interviewing with Austin Jacoby.
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But, you know, the spirit of the music was definitely still '90s. I mean, It Takes a Nation, Straight Outta Compton... Paid in Full was ahead of their time. And then you got Snoop, Biggie, Wu-Tang. They took the game to the next level. Blueprint was kind of like the punctuation mark. Let's not forget, the '90s also gave us... Vanilla Ice, MC Hammer... and we can't forget about the Fresh Prince. Everything in the '90s wasn't great, but... Oh, shit. But you gotta admit "Summertime" was a classic.
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