Product Description Prison Song (DVD)Mary J. Blige and Q-Tip, two of hip-hop's hottest recording artists, star in this heart-wrenching family drama about an innocent man's struggle to live and survive behind bars.]]> .com Like Chicago, Prison Song is a musical set behind bars, but there's no dancing and minimal singing. Elijah is a talented 10-year-old photographer. His mother (R&B diva Mary J. Blige) works at a fast food joint and dreams of becoming a lawyer. The sky's the limit until Elijah, his mother, and his mother's boyfriend (Harold Perrineau) are all locked up for various offenses. The story picks up several years later as Elijah (now played by A Tribe Called Quest's Q-Tip) is accepted to college, but ends up in prison after accidentally killing another group home resident (rapper Fat Joe). Prison Song was cowritten and produced by Q-Tip and Darnell Martin (I Like It Like That) and plays like an extended episode of Oz (in which Perrineau played a key role). Blige's "Mom's Song" is the musical highlight, and Elvis Costello appears as Elijah's teacher and lawyer, but does not sing. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
G**Y
Great "Under-The-Radar" Movie
A great movie with an All-Star class of Hip-Hop Artists(Mary J, Fat joe, Q-Tip)...showing off their awesome acting talents..Strong, raw storyline
A**R
Very relevant movie
I really enjoyed this movie it was very good I could see what happened in this movie actually happen to someone
D**L
Long Overdue
Watching this movie through the eye of a cable network was not what it was made for. Darnel Martin and Q-Tip did their thing. The story line and music was very interesting. The tale is not unfamiliar at all, though, the execution is. This film gets to the point very quickly. In it's depiction of environment and mentality. The message is one of responsibility and regret. It's all about choices.
M**D
A Good But Sad Song!
This was a perfectly crafted movie. With the exception of a few people in the movie (namely Mary J. Blige and Fat Joe), the acting was superb. Q-Tip did a great job at portraying a young black male who made a decision in defense, who becomes defenseless against the system that imprisons him. All of his dreams, talents, and aspirations are lost to the system-indeed a sad story. At the end of the movie, you also get a better appreciation just how destructive and non-conducive the prison "business" is.
L**.
Hip hop star
Mary and q tip play they role
K**N
So much pain in society....
I love this film. It gives a real picture if what's happening today. It does a very good job of describing a community that is struggling with multiple social ills on a daily basis. Miseducation, weak community relations, poor health care, inadequate youth intervention, disrespectful and inhumane community policing, drug abuse and a criminal justice system that ignores the fact that victim and offender my both be victims.
M**S
Very cool gift
If you like old-school best gift to give somebody or just buy it for yourself
S**.
Movie
Love it
K**A
Five Stars
very good movie i wish some of the songs got released
J**R
Five Stars
Amazing story
C**E
Reality Opera
So good. Gritty and real.Love Mary in this one, Q-Tip can act! The whole cast is correct.Has the endless viewing quality.Excellent.
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