Major props to hometown hero Boots Riley for the success of his stellar debut movie ‘Sorry to Bother You’… It was indeed a major highlight for 2018. For many, including myself, it was a surprise to see Boots jump into the movie game, but as he would let us all know, he had gone to film school at SF State and always wanted to do film even before he was making noise with his rap group The Coup… He was never ever far removed from understanding and keeping his film skills up to date.
As for the movie, STBY reflects many of the political themes Boots has long advocated for both as an emcee and an activist. The film has a lot of cameos from Bay Area folks along with a stellar cast that includes well-seasoned actors like Omari Hardwick, Armie Hammer, Tessa Thompson, Terry Crews, Forest Whitaker, Lakeith Stansfield, and Danny Glover to name a few.
The good part is Boots has a lot more film projects coming down the pipe… Oh yeah… Dude is still nice on the mic so don’t for one second get it
