Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)

Loc Dog : Never forget, man. Either they don't know... or don't show or just don't care... about bein' a menace to South Central while they drink their juice in the hood. That's what it's all about, Tray. That's what it's all about.

Mailman : What the fuck is he talkin' about?
Ashtray : It hurt me to wake up and see my beautiful black people suffer, victimized by the oppressive, harsh realities of the hood. I guess, even though we were free, we were still slaves... in the mind.

Mailman : Message.
Ashtray : You know, it's kinda tough - growin' up in the hood without a - without a positive male role model to look up to.

Mailman : Message.
Ashtray : Having a gun doesn't give you any power. You wanna know where the real power is?

Doo Rag : In the bullets!

Ashtray : No! In The books! See, Doo Rag, your mind - it is like a gun, and you wanna load it up with little... bitty... bullets... of knowledge.

Mailman : [as a baby in a crib] Message!
[repeated line]

Mailman : Message!
Mailman : Messsssssaaaaage!

Keenen Ivory Wayans: Mailman