The Turning Point

Throughout the 1970s, Rudy Ray Moore made his name as one of the most uniquely explicit, anti-establishment

underground comedians working. With his profane, controversial material, and frequently taboo stories

surrounding his famed pimp character Dolemite, Moore commanded a cult-fanbase throughout the decade,

remained a star of blaxploitation films of the era, and was a strong influence on rap stars such as Snoop Dogg,

Big Daddy Kane, and 2 Live Crew. His party records were considered too vulgar to be displayed in record shops,

but word of mouth made his albums the stuff of legends.