Coz Ov Moni - The First Pidgen Musical Film in the World (2010) | This was missing from the internet for close to a decade, but it's finally back on YouTube

Okay, so it's been back on youtube for three years, but I just found it because something made me think to go looking for the Sakawa (Internet Fraud) song from Scene III.

For context, this is a not-quite feature length independent film produced by the Fokn Bois, a Ghanaian rap group who were mostly known for their dedication to being as offensive as possible. It was sort of notable at the time of its release for being one of the highest production value outputs of a fledgeling African internet culture to achieve some international attention. Sort of like Ha-He.

For reasons I never learned, around 2015 the creators pulled it from their youtube channel, vimeo, and web store and it was functionally erased from the internet. It was also around this time that Mr. Kubolor moved to Europe and published a song explicitly encouraging people to fedpost Ghanaian politicians, so I like to think there might have been some sort of legal trouble at home. Anyway, let's leave the African effortposting to @kaamrev and enjoy some recovered lost media.

Synopsis:

On a normal morning in Gbese, Accra, the FOKN BOIS (rapping duo M3NSA and Wanlov the Kubolor) wake up and plan to go clubbing with some lady friends after chasing an evasive debtor for their money. After getting the money, they set off to blow it off on food, partying and women with hilarious and dramatic consequences. While going through the day, the story highlights real struggles of ordinary young Ghanaians in modern Ghana in spite of the strong elements of humour. Their free-spirited and seemingly conceited attitude makes them a few enemies as the day progresses resulting in a dramatic ending.