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* {{All Men Are Perverts}}: What New New's dad thinks of Rashad. Also Esquire just couldn't resist Big Booty Judy's...booty.
* {{Auto Erotica}}: Ant and his hook up in the car. While his friend gets beat up by a drug dealer, no less.
* {{Awesome Music}}: All the music from this movie shows a specific period in the Noughties where crunk, chopped and screwed and other forms of hip-hop originating from the South were popular. Lil' Scrappy, T.I., Killer Mike, Ludacris, Slim Thug, Youngbloodz were featured musicians. Also, Aaliyah's cover of "At Your Best" which plays during Rashad and New New's love scene.

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* {{All Men Are Perverts}}: AllMenArePerverts: What New New's dad thinks of Rashad. Also Esquire just couldn't resist Big Booty Judy's...booty.
* {{Auto Erotica}}: AutoErotica: Ant and his hook up in the car. While his friend gets beat up by a drug dealer, no less.
* {{Awesome Music}}: All the music from this movie shows a specific period in the Noughties where crunk, chopped and screwed and other forms of hip-hop originating from the South were popular. Lil' Scrappy, T.I., Killer Mike, Ludacris, Slim Thug, Youngbloodz were featured musicians. Also, Aaliyah's cover of "At Your Best" which plays during Rashad and New New's love scene.
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* {{Where Da White Women At}}: Brooklyn, while waiting on Esquire at his school, can be seen flirting with two white girls by reciting poetry.

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* {{Where Da White Women At}}: Brooklyn, while waiting on Esquire at his school, can be seen flirting with two white girls by reciting poetry.
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* {{Ivy League}}: Esquire's ambitions to get into the prestigious Brinton.

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* {{Ivy League}}: Esquire's ambitions to get into the prestigious Brinton.



* {{Ivy League}}: Esquire's ambitions to get into the prestigious Brinton.
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* {{Dramatic Necklace Removal}}: Rashad, upon learning that New New [[spoiler: lied about who she was]], snatches the necklace he gave her at Kaskade from her neck.


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* {{Karma Houdini}}: Marcus is never caught for [[spoiler: shooting Ant]] and he is never mentioned again after their confrontation.
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* {{Happily Ever After}}: Everyone.
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* {{Ivy League}}: Esquire's ambitions to get into the prestigious Brinton.
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* {{Meaningful Name}}: New New, because she always rocks the new, new shit.
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* {{Sticky Fingers}}: Veda and Star, who then get chewed out by their mom in front of Kaskade.
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* {{Male Gaze}}: The cameraman ''really'' loves Big Booty Judy, played by video girl Buffie the Body. She even gets a freeze frame when she's introduced.

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* {{Male Gaze}}: The cameraman ''really'' loves Big Booty Judy, played by video girl Buffie the Body. She even gets a freeze frame when she's introduced. Also, the older woman Ant fails to woo while walking to her car.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Tonya, Rashad's ex who, despite having multiple boyfriends is hung on him although they broke up. She even attacks New New at Big Booty Judy's house party. Also, Uncle George to a degree. Though he isn't cruel to the boys, during an argument, he alludes that he should have let the boys go to foster care so his life wouldn't be as miserable.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Tonya, Rashad's ex who, despite having multiple boyfriends is hung up on him although they broke up. She even attacks New New at Big Booty Judy's house party. Also, Uncle George to a degree. Though he isn't cruel to the boys, during an argument, he alludes that he should have let the boys go to foster care so his life wouldn't be as miserable. Then there's Marcus, the unruly drug dealer Ant befriends.
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* {{Male Gaze}}: The cameraman "really" loves Big Booty Judy, played by video girl Buffie the Body. She even gets a freeze frame when she's introduced.

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* {{Male Gaze}}: The cameraman "really" ''really'' loves Big Booty Judy, played by video girl Buffie the Body. She even gets a freeze frame when she's introduced.
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* {{Fun With Subtitles}}: When Ant is completing a transaction in a man's car, subtitles appear to decode all of his slang and colloquialisms.
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* {{The Aggressive Drug Dealer}}: Though Ant figures out a way to befriend Marcus, as soon as he is Marcus' employee, it is clear that he will be set up to be the {{Big Bad}}.
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* {{Local Hangout}}: Kaskade, the roller rink where Rashad and his friends frequent.

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* {{Fanservice}}: New New, Veda and Star at the local pool in their swimwear.



* {{Male Gaze}}: The cameraman "really" loves Big Booty Judy, played by video girl Buffie the Body. She even gets a freeze frame when she's introduced.



* {{Papa Bear}}: Unfortunately averted. Uncle George only took care of Rashad and Ant after the untimely death of their parents. He is barely involved in their lives and doesn't even seem concerned when he sees an altercation between Ant and his drug dealer!

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* {{Papa Bear}}: Unfortunately averted. Uncle George only took care of Rashad and Ant after the untimely death of their parents. He is barely involved in their lives and doesn't even seem concerned when he sees an altercation between Ant and his drug dealer!
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* {{Gilligan Cut}}: After wondering how Big Booty Judy was allowed to throw a party after what happened the prior year, the movie cuts to a bunch of kids running away from the house and a firefighter showing up.
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* {{Noodle Incident}}: Big Booty Judy's party was greenlit despite "something" happening the year before.
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* {{All Men Are Perverts}}: What New New's dad thinks of Rashad. Also Esquire just couldn't resist Big Booty Judy's...booty.
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* {{Awesome Music}}: All the music from this movie shows a specific period in the Noughties where crunk, chopped and screwed and other forms originating from the South were popular. Lil' Scrappy, T.I., Killer Mike, Ludacris, Slim Thug, Youngbloodz were featured musicians. Also, Aaliyah's cover of "At Your Best" which plays during Rashad and New New's love scene.

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* {{Awesome Music}}: All the music from this movie shows a specific period in the Noughties where crunk, chopped and screwed and other forms of hip-hop originating from the South were popular. Lil' Scrappy, T.I., Killer Mike, Ludacris, Slim Thug, Youngbloodz were featured musicians. Also, Aaliyah's cover of "At Your Best" which plays during Rashad and New New's love scene.



* {{Precision F Strike}}: After dumping New New after he finds out that she lied to him about [[spoiler: being rich]] and also finding out that Esquire [[spoiler: new all along but didn't tell him]], he commands his friends to "get the fuck off my porch."

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* {{Precision F Strike}}: After dumping New New after he finds upon finding out that she lied to him about [[spoiler: being rich]] and also finding out that Esquire [[spoiler: new all along but didn't tell him]], he commands his friends to "get the fuck off my porch."
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* {{Awesome Music}}: All the music from this movie shows a specific period in the Noughties where crunk, chopped and screwed and other forms originating from the South were popular. Lil' Scrappy, T.I., Killer Mike, Ludacris, Slim Thug, Youngbloodz were featured musicians. Also, Aaliyah's cover of "At Your Best" which plays during Rashad and New New's love scene.



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* {{Precision F Strike}}: After dumping New New after he finds out that she lied to him about [[spoiler: being rich]] and also finding out that Esquire [[spoiler: new all along but didn't tell him]], he commands his friends to "get the fuck off my porch."
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* {{Where Da White Women At}}: Brooklyn, while waiting on Esquire at his school, can be seen flirting with two white girls by reciting poetry.

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* {{The Alleged Car}}: Veda and Star's mom have a car whose passenger doors don't open. In the words of their mother, "Climb ya asses out the trunk!"


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* {{Jerkass}}: Tonya, Rashad's ex who, despite having multiple boyfriends is hung on him although they broke up. She even attacks New New at Big Booty Judy's house party. Also, Uncle George to a degree. Though he isn't cruel to the boys, during an argument, he alludes that he should have let the boys go to foster care so his life wouldn't be as miserable.

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{{Papa Bear}}: Unfortunately averted. Uncle George only took care of Rashad and Ant after the untimely death of their parents. He is barely involved in their lives and doesn't even seem concerned when he sees an altercation between Ant and his drug dealer!

{{The Reveal}}: When New New's cover is blown, it is revealed that she [[spoiler: is actually the daughter of wealthy John Garnett.]] Esquire also has one of these with John, as he is not rich although he attends a private school.

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* {{Auto Erotica}}: Ant and his hook up in the car. While his friend gets beat up by a drug dealer, no less.

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{{Papa Bear}}: Unfortunately averted. Uncle George only took care of Rashad and Ant after the untimely death of their parents. He is barely involved in their lives and doesn't even seem concerned when he sees an altercation between Ant and his drug dealer!

* {{The Reveal}}: When New New's cover is blown, it is revealed that she [[spoiler: is actually the daughter of wealthy John Garnett.]] Esquire also has one of these with John, as he is not rich although he attends a private school.school.
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{{The Reveal}}: When New New's cover is blown, it is revealed that she [[spoiler: is actually the daughter of wealthy John Garnett.]] Esquire also has one of these with John, as he is not rich although he attends a private school.

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{{Papa Bear}}: Unfortunately averted. Uncle George only took care of Rashad and Ant after the untimely death of their parents. He is barely involved in their lives and doesn't even seem concerned when he sees an altercation between Ant and his drug dealer!
{{The Reveal}}: When New New's cover is blown, it is revealed that she [[spoiler: is actually the daughter of wealthy John Garnett.]] Esquire also has one of these with John, as he is not rich although he attends a private school.

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It's a coming of age story set in the Dirty South. Music video director (of artists such as Alicia Keys, Erykah Badu, Jay-Z and Monica) Chris Robinson directed the 2006 teen flick starring T.I., Big Boi, Lauren London and Evan Ross. The story revolves around Rashad, who lives in Atlanta, Georgia and his trials and tribulations growing up in the South, finishing up high school.

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It's a coming of age story set in the Dirty South. Music video director (of artists such as Alicia Keys, Erykah Badu, Jay-Z and Monica) Chris Robinson directed the 2006 teen flick starring T.I., Big Boi, Lauren London and Evan Ross. The story revolves around Rashad, who lives in Atlanta, Georgia and his trials and tribulations growing up in the South, finishing up high school. He falls in love, he serves as a mentor to his younger, trouble-making brother and skates his pain away until things in his life get better.

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{{The Reveal}}: When New New's cover is blown, it is revealed that she [[spoiler: is actually the daughter of wealthy John Garnett.]] Esquire also has one of these with John, as he is not rich although he attends a private school.
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It's a coming of age story set in the Dirty South. Music video director (of artists such as Alicia Keys, Erykah Badu, Jay-Z and Monica) Chris Robinson directed the 2006 teen flick starring T.I., Big Boi, Lauren London and Evan Ross. The story revolves around Rashad, who lives in Atlanta, Georgia and his trials and tribulations growing up in the South, finishing up high school.

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