The Great Hip Hop Hoax (2013)
Californian hip-hop duo Silibil N' Brains were going to be massive. No one knew the pair were really Scottish, with fake American accents and identities. When their promising Scottish act was branded 'the rapping Proclaimers,' Billy and Gavin reinvented themselves as LA homeboys. With confessions from the scammers, insight from music execs, the film charts their roller coaster story.
Primary Title
- The Great Hip Hop Hoax
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 17 March 2016
Release Year
- 2013
Start Time
- 23 : 05
Finish Time
- 00 : 40
Duration
- 95:00
Channel
- Rialto Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- Californian hip-hop duo Silibil N' Brains were going to be massive. No one knew the pair were really Scottish, with fake American accents and identities. When their promising Scottish act was branded 'the rapping Proclaimers,' Billy and Gavin reinvented themselves as LA homeboys. With confessions from the scammers, insight from music execs, the film charts their roller coaster story.
Classification
- 18
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Silibil N' Brains (Musical group)
- Rap musicians--Scotland
- Rap (Music)--Scotland
- Swindlers and swindling--Scotland
Genres
- Comedy
- Documentary
- Music
Contributors
- Jeanie Finlay (Director)
- Gavin Bain (Performer)
- Billy Boyd (Performer)
- BBC Scotland (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Silibil N' Brains (Musical group)
- Rap musicians--Scotland
- Rap (Music)--Scotland
- Swindlers and swindling--Scotland