Rappin'

Just out of jail, John Rappin Hood (Van Peebles) returns to his old neighborhood to find it threatened by a money-grubbing developer and a vicious gang leader. To save the homes of his family and friendsand win the heartof the girl he lovesHood rallies his gang of fast-talking friends to fight back, not with their fists but with their streetwise rap! (official distributor synopsis)