Da Hip Hop Witch

Da Hip Hop Witch
Directed by	Dale Resteghini
Produced by	Robert A. Flutie Kim Resteghini Dale Resteghini
Written by	Dale Resteghini
Starring	Eminem Ja Rule Pras Vanilla Ice Rah Digga Mobb Deep Vitamin C
Music by	Terence Dudley Rob Gay L.G. Tony Prendatt
Cinematography	Martin Ahlgren Dale Resteghini
Edited by	Namakula
Distributed by	A-Pix Entertainment Artisan Entertainment Barnholtz Entertainment
Release dates	2000
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Da Hip Hop Witch is a 2000 American comedy film directed, produced and written by Dale Resteghini. The film is a parody of The Blair Witch Project, and features appearances by Eminem, Ja Rule, Mobb Deep, Pras, Rah Digga, Vitamin C and Vanilla Ice.^[1]

Plot

After learning about the "Hip Hop Witch", a powerful supernatural being that lurks in the ghettos and attacks upcoming rappers which makes their record sales go up, five suburban teenagers go on a quest to get their rap careers started by being attacked by this "Hip Hop Witch." Filming their experience, they run into past hip hop stars that have already battled the Witch in person.

Cast

• Dale Resteghini as Will Hunting
• Stacii Jae Johnson as Dee Dee Washington
• Amy Dorris as Raven (aka Rave Girl)
• Parker Holt as Jerry (aka Da Retard)
• Jordan Ashley as The Whisk
• Elijah Rhoades as Big Z

As themselves

• Eminem as himself
• Havoc as himself
• Prodigy as himself
• Pras as himself
• Vanilla Ice as himself
• Ja Rule as himself
• Rah Digga as herself
• Vitamin C as herself (credited as Vitamin-C)
• Charli Baltimore as herself
• Spliff Starr as himself
• Killah Priest as himself
• Mia Tyler as herself
• Royce da 5'9" as himself (credited as Royce 5'9")
• Outsidaz as themselves (credited as The Outsidaz)
• Severe as himself
• Mobb Deep as themselves
• Chris Simmons as himself

Release

Preceding the film's release, Eminem's lawyers attempted to have his scenes removed from the film,^[2] and tried to halt its distribution.^[3] In 2003, Artisan Entertainment planned to reissue the film on VHS and DVD with artwork prominently advertising Eminem's appearance in the film.^[4] Before the film's reissue, Artisan recalled copies featuring this artwork without official explanation.^[4]

References

1. MTV News Eminem, Vitamin C, Take On Hip-Hop Witch
2. Basham, David (June 21, 2000). "Eminem To Voice Web Cartoon; Wants Out Of "Witch"". MTV News. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
3. Basham, David (March 2, 2001). "Eminem Eyed For Role In DMX Movie". MTV News. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
4. Frankel, Daniel (June 9, 2003). "Artisan pulls the repackaged Hip Hop Witch". Video Business. Archived from the original on 24 October 2006. Retrieved 29 March 2009.

External links

• Da Hip Hop Witch at the Internet Movie Database
• Da Hip Hop Witch at Rotten Tomatoes