I Got the Hook-Up
Directed by	Michael Martin
Written by	Carrie Mungo Leroy Douglas Master P
Produced by	Andrew Shack Bryan Turner Jonathan Heuer Leroy Douglas Master P M. Cevin Cathell
Starring	Master P A.J. Johnson Gretchen Palmer Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr. Helen Martin Mia X Anthony Boswell Silkk the Shocker C-Murder Mystikal Mr. Serv-On John Witherspoon
Cinematography	Antonio Calvache
Edited by	T. David Binns
Music by	Tommy Coster
Production company	Dimension Films
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release date	May 27, 1998 (1998-05-27)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3.5 million[1]
Box office	$10.3 million[1]

I Got the Hook-Up is a 1998 American crime comedy film, starring Anthony Johnson, Master P, Ice Cube, C-Murder and directed by Michael Martin. This was No Limit Records' first theatrical release. The film was distributed by Dimension Films.

In the film, a duo of petty criminals sell television sets and boomboxes. After a shipment is delivered to them by mistake, they find themselves targeted by a local crime boss, by the primary enforcer of the boss, and by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Plot

Working out of their van, Black (Master P) and Blue (Johnson) deal in TV sets and boomboxes, but then a driver mistakenly drops off a cell phone shipment. Business is on the upswing, but then the local crime boss, Roscoe, and his enforcer, T-Lay (Tom Lister Jr.), have a deal go sour and blame Black and Blue.

Cast

Critical reception

Based on 12 reviews collected at Rotten Tomatoes, I Got the Hook-Up scored 17% with critics. Only two positive reviews came from the twelve that were cited, but one of the two positive reviews (Andy Klein of TNT’s Rough Cut) compared it favorably to the film Clerks.^[2]

Soundtrack

A soundtrack containing hip hop music was released on April 7, 1998 by No Limit Records. It peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

Sequel

I Got the Hook-Up 2

In 2018, filming began on a sequel to the original film. Master P and Johnson returned as the stars.

I Got the Hook-Up 2 was released on streaming services and in very limited theatrical release on July 12, 2019.