I Want My Name Back

I Want My Name Back

2011•1h 30m•6.6/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.6/10(5)

Thirty years after recording "Rapper's Delight," Master Gee & Wonder Mike come back to reclaim their identities and rightful place in Hip Hop history.

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Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Henry 'Big Bank Hank' Jackson

Henry 'Big Bank Hank' Jackson

Himself

Guy "Master Gee" O'Brien

Himself

Michael 'Wonder Mike' Wright

Himself

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