Phat Beach


Phat Beach is a 1996 American comedy film, written and directed by Doug Ellin, which stars Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins, Coolio, Brian Hooks and Gregg Vance.
Made by a group of young independent film lovers, the movie turned out to be considered by many as one of the most successful hip-hop beach movies.

Plot

During a glorious Southern California summer, high school student Benny King is doing time flipping burgers. Benny's father wants him to learn the work ethic, rather than have him sit around the house all summer, dreaming and writing. When his old friend Durrell comes by with a more attractive alternative, Benny jumps at it.
His family goes on vacation and Benny borrows his father's Mercedes and heads on down to the beach with Durrell. At the beach, they meet the Mikey Z, a homeboy wannabe, played by actor Gregg Vance. They have told themselves that they are there to sell beach-goers cheap sunglasses, but they are really there to show off their 'phat' box and attract the finest girls with portable beats on the beach. Comic encounters with the beach girls and a continuous playful banter between Mickey Z and the Durrel-Benny duo form the mainstay of the movie.

Cast

The soundtrack album for the film was released on August 7, 1996, through TVT Records and consisted primarily of hip hop and R&B music, with several other genres as well. The album reached number 40 on the Top R&B Albums chart.

Track listing

  1. "Fatal" – 4:03
  2. "U Gotta Go" – 3:25 samples "Dance To The Drummer's Beat" by Herman Kelly & Life
  3. "Up to No Good" – 4:18
  4. "She's Hollywood" – 4:06
  5. "Gotta Have Game" – 3:41
  6. "I'm Hungry" – 3:35
  7. "Like Playas" – 5:17
  8. "80 Ways" – 5:05
  9. "You Are My Kind of Guy" – 3:03
  10. "Get Tis Money Honey" – 3:43 Wildlife Society 3:43
  11. "I Want the Bomb" – 4:04
  12. "I Just Wanna " – 3:58
  13. "I Dream of You" – 4:25
  14. "Jock'n Me" – 4:20