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Comin' Up Short (2021)
60 min | Documentary

Comin' Up Short (2021)

60 min | Documentary

From being a ruthless gang banger, to protecting Ice Cube's life, Shorty from the controversial rap group Da Lench Mob, reveals untold secrets of N.W.A. and why his group was attacked in a race against time to save his own life.

Directors

Queen Muhammad Ali | Hakeem Khaaliq

Composers

Masaniai Muhammad Ali | Queen Muhammad Ali (co-composer)

Cinematographer

Hakeem Khaaliq

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Release date

Aug 21, 2021 (United States)

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31 cast members

Name	Known for
Nia Ali Undercover cop Undercover cop See fewer	Comin' Up Short (2021)
Queen Muhammad Ali Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	#bars4Justice (2015)
Durrell 'Tank' Babbs Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Fast and the Furious (2001)
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Alessandro Ashanti Bovoso Male Detective Male Detective See fewer	Comin' Up Short (2021)
Jason Brown Big Homie Big Homie See fewer	Comin' Up Short (2021)
George Bush Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	41 (II) (2012)
Da Lench Mob Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Panther (I) (1995)
Louis Farrakhan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Harlem: Voices, Faces (1973)
Frost Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Julio G Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Mellow Man Ace: What's It Take to Pull a Hottie (Like You)? (1992)
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LL Cool J Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Malcom Poches Love School Student School Student See fewer	Comin' Up Short (2021)
Marvin Poches Love Bike gangster 2 Bike gangster 2 See fewer	Comin' Up Short (2021)
Marcus Maurice Williams Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Friday (1995)
Juanita Millender-McDonald Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	To the Contrary (1992)
Jermaine Jalil Moore The Homie The Homie See fewer	Comin' Up Short (2021)
Jerome Muhammad Self Self See fewer	Tha Eastsidaz (2000)
Joshua Kublaikhan Muhammad Young Shorty Young Shorty See fewer	Comin' Up Short (2021)
Shawn Nichols Shorty Shorty See fewer	Comin' Up Short (2021)
NWA Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	New Jack City (1991)
Public Enemy Self Self See fewer	Do the Right Thing (1989)
RBX Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Natural Born Killers (1994)
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Zion Royal Bike gangster 1 Bike gangster 1 See fewer	Comin' Up Short (2021)
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Kaedyn Smith Super hero Shorty Super hero Shorty See fewer	A Place Called Hollywood (2019)
WC Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Friday (1995)
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