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photo: Amazon Studios<\/em><\/p>\n

By Alyson Stewart<\/p>\n

Brooklyn-bred Independent hip-hop artist, producer, and owner of the FLTBYS<\/a><\/strong> brand, Kota the Friend<\/a><\/strong>, is known for creating impactful songs and visuals, which is obviously why the producers of Amazon Prime Movies chose a Kota the Friend track to end their thought-provoking Amazon Original movie titled \u2018EMERGENCY<\/a><\/strong>\u2019.<\/p>\n

EMERGENCY is a deep movie that includes a popular Kota the Friend song, \u2018SCAPEGOAT,\u2019 which plays in its entirety at the suspenseful ending, as one of the main characters stares into the camera after a traumatic experience, which was the focal point of the movie. The song, which was perfect for the ending, was written by Kota the Friend and produced by Eric Madonna, Jovani Colon and Mike Baretz. is from Kota\u2019s album \u2018Lyrics to Go Volume III<\/a><\/strong>\u2019.<\/p>\n

EMERGENCY is a 2022 American comedy-drama thriller<\/strong> film directed by Carey Williams from a screenplay by KD D\u00e1vila. It is a feature-length adaptation of Williams and D\u00e1vila’s 2018 short film of the same name. It premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Distributed by Amazon Studios, it had a limited release on May 20, 2022, followed by an Amazon Prime release on May 27, 2022.<\/p>\n

Emergency<\/em>\u00a0stars RJ Cyler as Sean, an aloof college student who plans for a party event called the Legendary Tour.\u00a0Donald Elise Watkins co-stars as Kunle, Sean\u2019s\u00a0Princeton-bound best friend. The storyline follows the protagonists as they look after a drunk high school girl while arguing about matters of race, individuality, and ambition. Composer Rene G. Boscio scored the 105-minute film; music supervisor Joe Rudge\u00a0selected\u00a0the featured tracks.<\/p>\n

The Cast<\/strong><\/p>\n

RJ Cyler as Sean<\/p>\n

Donald Elise Watkins as Kunle<\/p>\n

Sebastian Chacon as Carlos<\/p>\n

Sabrina Carpenter as Maddy<\/p>\n

Maddie Nichols as Emma<\/p>\n

Madison Thompson as Alice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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