Fear of A Black Hat - Characters

Characters

Along with the film's title and its central characters, there are other characters seen briefly who are parodies of real-life prominent figures in hip-hop:

• Jike Spingleton: filmmakers John Singleton and Spike Lee (the character criticizes both filmmakers)
• M.C. Slammer: M.C. Hammer
• Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme: Salt 'n' Pepa
• Vanilla Sherbet: Vanilla Ice
• Yo Highness: Queen Latifah
• Ice Tray, Ice Box, Ice Coffee, Ice Berg, etc.: variations of the name "Ice" and the overuse of it in general in the rap industry.
• The Jam Boys: The Fat Boys
• Marty Rabinow: N.W.H.'s manager; his name is similar to Rainbow, which is a joke on Jewish names containing colors (e.g. Goldman, Goldberg, Greenberg, Silverberg); he's also a parody of stereotypical Jewish managers of African-American performers, such as N.W.A.'s Jerry Heller. Rabinow is portrayed as a decent man whom N.W.H. likes and who provides them with sound, honest management. However, like those who preceded him, Marty dies -- as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot under very bizarre comedic circumstances.