All three retain revolve around protagonists who are middle-class, African-American youth trying to reinvent themselves into hardcore gangsta-rappers and wind up as misguided posers.

[4] The film's premise was built on the rise of N.W.A with having aspiring rapper Albert (Rock) and his friends Mike (Allen Payne) and Otis (Dearon Thompson) adopt the personas of criminals in order to attain notoriety, only for Albert's alter-ego MC Gusto to attracting the ire of the actual man named Gusto (Charlie Murphy) that he's based on.

[6] With Rock comprising a rap group alongside Daddy-O and Hi-C, the album was a gimmick necessitated by the accompanying film, containing their parodies of and tributes to other hit hip-hop songs from the early 1990s[6] In addition more comedic numbers, the film's soundtrack contains non-satirical songs contributed by acts such as Public Enemy and Boogie Down Productions.

[4][7] The recording of CB4 Soundtrack was light on filler, and involved a diverse lineup of music acts from various coastal regions.

[6] CB4 were functional rap group both on and off film, with Rock joined by Daddy-O and Hi-C in performing the verses, and Otis and Mike lip syncing to pre-recorded tracks.

[6] N.W.A founding member MC Ren made a contribution with “Mayday on the Front Line.” The track was produced by a Dr. Jam and would be recycled for his own album “Shock of the Hour” later that same year.

[6] With Rock in a rap group alongside Daddy-O and Hi-C, the album was a gimmick, containing their parodies of and tributes to other hit hip-hop songs from the early 1990s.

[6] Much like the film, the soundtrack thematically centers around the rise of N.W.A, with aspiring rapper Albert and his friends Mike and Otis adopting the personas of criminals in order to attain notoriety.

[6] With Rock joined by Daddy-O and Hi-C in performing the verses, the characters Otis and Mike lip sync to tracks.