Kung Faux is a critically acclaimed comedy television and DVD series created by Mic Neumann that remixes classic kung fu movies with popular music, comic book style editing and video game style special effects, and new voice-over dubbing from primarily hip hop personalities and pop culture stars.

History

Kung Faux was first created as a movie treatment in 1999 before transforming into a half hour TV series by the series creator, producer, director and entrepreneur Mic Neumann through his production company, Dubtitled Entertainment. The original Kung Faux series first aired on the websites "Popdetail.com" and "Dubtitled.com" as a video pitch treatment for a proposed film version of the idea in the Winter of 1999 before transforming into its current form and airing again on television in April 2003 in the USA on the Fuse

Fuse TV

Fuse is an American national television network dedicated exclusively to music. It features original series and specials, exclusive interviews, live concerts and video blocks....

 music television channel. From there it migrated to over 150+ countries worldwide.

Reception

Billboard Magazine considers the use of vintage kung-fu film footage, voice-over with rappers, comic book style special effects, and a hip-hop soundtrack to be "a high-flying, hilarious send-up of the kung-fu genre." Beth Accomando of KBPS said Kung Faux is "hilarious, fresh and inspired." Evan Serpick of Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly

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said the first two episodes "are filled with hysterical and clever infusions of gangsta-speak"."

DVD release

In the first volume DVD, music and voice-over work was performed by hip-hop

Hip hop music

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 artists De La Soul

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, Guru

Guru (rapper)

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, Masta Ace

Masta Ace

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 and Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah

Dana Elaine Owens , better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American singer, rapper, and actress. Her work in music, film and television has earned her a Golden Globe award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Image Awards, a Grammy Award, six additional Grammy nominations, an Emmy...

. Other voice-over artists include Jean Grae

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, Roc Raida

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, Sadat X

Sadat X

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 and Mr. Len

Mr. Len

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. The first volume was released on April 8, 2003 through Tommy Boy Films and Dubtitled Entertainment.