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Comin' Up Short (2021)
60 min | Documentary, Music

Comin' Up Short (2021)

60 min | Documentary, Music

From being a ruthless gang banger, to protecting Ice Cube's life, Shorty from the controversial rap group Da Lench Mob, reveals untold secrets of N.W.A. and why his group was attacked in a race against time to save his own life.

Directors

Queen Muhammad Ali | Hakeem Khaaliq

Composers

Masaniai Muhammad Ali (composer) | Queen Muhammad Ali (co-composer)

Cinematographer

Hakeem Khaaliq

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Release date

Aug 21, 2021 (United States)

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32 cast members

Name	Known for
Nia Ali Self - Undercover cop Self - Undercover cop See fewer	Comin' Up Short (2021)
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Alessandro Ashanti Bovoso Self - Male Detective Self - Male Detective See fewer	Comin' Up Short (2021)
Jason Brown Self - Big Homie Self - Big Homie See fewer	Comin' Up Short (2021)
George H.W. Bush Self (archive footage) (as George Bush) Self (archive footage) (as George Bush) See fewer	41 (II) (2012)
Ice Cube Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	War of the Worlds (2025)
Da Lench Mob Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Panther (I) (1995)
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Frost Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
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LL Cool J Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Malcom Poches Love Self - School Student Self - School Student See fewer	Comin' Up Short (2021)
Marvin Poches Love Self - Bike gangster 2 Self - Bike gangster 2 See fewer	Comin' Up Short (2021)
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Jermaine Jalil Moore Self - The Homie Self - The Homie See fewer	Comin' Up Short (2021)
Jerome Muhammad Self Self See fewer	Tha Eastsidaz (2000)
Joshua Kublaikhan Muhammad Self - Young Shorty Self - Young Shorty See fewer	Comin' Up Short (2021)
Shawn Nichols Self - Shorty Self - Shorty See fewer	Comin' Up Short (2021)
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Squeak Ru Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Johnson Family Vacation (2004)
Michael Ruppert Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Collapse (II) (2009)
Kaedyn Smith Self - Super hero Shorty Self - Super hero Shorty See fewer	Rose of Sharon (2012)
WC Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Exit Wounds (2001)
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