Good-natured fun when it isn't stale, which is most of the time, this talky comedy set in a Chicago barber shop is a sitcom pilot disguised as a movie. Ice Cube is appealingly low-key as Calvin, who sells his dad's business to a loan shark, only to want it back when he realizes the barbershop is a vital meeting place for the black community. The barbers, including an old-timer (Cedric the Entertainer), a smartass college kid (Sean Patrick Thomas), one woman (Eve) and even one jive-ass white guy (Troy Garrity, son of Jane Fonda), seem like TV stereotypes waiting for more than one note to play. Final verdict: You've seen it all before.

“My President”

Young Jeezy teams up with Nas on this track, in which he compare his own success with the idea of an African-American winning the Democratic Party's nomination in the 2008 presidential election. "When I pulled up in my car, that s--- was unbelievable to people in my neighborhood because they were like, 'We grew up with him. How the hell did he accomplish this?'" he told Rolling Stone. "I feel like it was the same way with Obama. I grew up all this time, but I've never seen a black man this close to running this country."