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Rhythm And Blues | Battle Of The Bands
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Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures | 1992
Outstanding Motion Picture | 1992
The scene where Big Red beats up and dangles a singer out of a window over royalties is alleged to have actually happened to Jackie Wilson.
The lives of several performing R&B groups and artists inspired this film: The Dells, The Temptations, Frankie Lymon and Sam Cooke according to Robert Townsend in a Mademe Noir Interview. Townsend says the crux of the story was based on the breakup of the Temptations which was an event he took personally.
Diahann Carroll turned down a role in Boyz n the Hood (1991) to appear in this film.
De La Soul sampled the "Why do we have to cross over?/Why are niggas always crossing over, huh?/I mean, what's the matter?/They can accept our music as long as they can't see our faces?" dialogue for their song "Patti Dooke" from their 1993 album "Buhloone Mindstate."
Robert Townsend spent his free time on the set writing the screenplay for The Meteor Man (1993).
"Sarge: Hold my cane. Step outside & I'll kick both of ya's ass like you stole something!"
"Eddie: Can't nobody sang like Eddie King Jr!"
