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Summer G (Richard T. Jones), an aspiring rapper, finds himself enamored with a young woman named Sky Hightower (Chenoa Maxwell), an ambitious social climber who is wary of Summer's low-class status. Although she rejects him for Chip (Blair Underwood), who works in the lucrative world of finance, that only pushes Summer to work even harder to make himself a wealthy and important man -- someone Sky will love. However, he encounters problems from both the old money guard and from Sky herself.
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Critics Consensus

Race and class struggles come to the Hamptons in this reworking of The Great Gatsby with a hip-hop flavor. Unfortunately, too many subplots and a lack of believable characters spoil an otherwise novel concept.

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Gregory Kirschling Entertainment Weekly Nov 2, 2005
C
Another strikeout, further destroying F. Scott Fitzgerald's film batting average. Go to Full Review Peter L'Official Village Voice Nov 1, 2005
No green light but the one mistakenly given to start production. Go to Full Review Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper Oct 31, 2005
I still thought there were enough good performances, great visuals, and an interesting examination of a lifestyle in a way that we haven't seen a lot of times in movies for me to recommend it. Go to Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Apr 17, 2009
D+
"G" is a vacuous movie set in attractive locations. Go to Full Review Kam Williams BlackNews.com Jan 22, 2007
3.5/4
An intricate update of The Great Gatsby exploring such themes as greed, ambition, passion, infidelity and more greed, all against the elegant backdrop of Long Island's leisure class. Go to Full Review Chelsea Bain Boston Herald Oct 21, 2006
1/4
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Gabriel M. @Anonymous12 Jun 15, 2026 Not that terrible as I expected though it could’ve been better. The profanity usage kinda makes this a comedy. See more michael r @RT94068963 May 23, 2022 The first half hour of over the top stereotypes did it for me…this movie is just terrible. See more Dec 10, 2019 Loosely based on The Great Gatsby and fairly good. See more Sep 4, 2012 Richard T jones and Blair Underwood are so hott! See more May 21, 2011 Given that this was supposed to be based on a hip hop lifestyle in the Hamptons, it was a little lacking in bling. The leads have all done better work on other projects. A poor reworking of the Great Gatsby. See more Apr 27, 2010 3+ star average? Who is watching this??? Blair Underwood, I am embarrassed for you. See more Read all reviews
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Christopher Scott Cherot

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Richard T. Jones

Summer G

Blair Underwood

Chip Hightower

Chenoa Maxwell

Sky Hightower

Andre Royo

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Andrew Lauren

Adam Gordon

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Synopsis Summer G (Richard T. Jones), an aspiring rapper, finds himself enamored with a young woman named Sky Hightower (Chenoa Maxwell), an ambitious social climber who is wary of Summer's low-class status. Although she rejects him for Chip (Blair Underwood), who works in the lucrative world of finance, that only pushes Summer to work even harder to make himself a wealthy and important man -- someone Sky will love. However, he encounters problems from both the old money guard and from Sky herself.
Director
Christopher Scott Cherot
Producer
Judd Landon, Andrew Lauren
Screenwriter
Christopher Scott Cherot, Charles E. Drew Jr.
Distributor
Slowhand Cinema Releasing
Production Co
Andrew Lauren Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 10, 2002, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Oct 28, 2005
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.0M
Runtime
1h 36m
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