The documentary, Mackin' Ain't Easy, is part of the DVD. In a series of interviews, it explains how the film was made during a time that The Black Panthers and The Black underworld fought for control of Oakland.

In it, The Hughes Brothers and other respected figures talk about the film. Albert and Allen Hughes consider it to be one of their favorite films and recite scenes from the film, word for word. Their comment: "What holds up today is how real it is."

USC professor Dr Todd Boyd refers to the film as "A social commentary" and adds "This movie has a long, long life."

Entertainment Weekly's Special Collector's Issue named THE MACK as one of the fifty cult classics of all time, ranking it Number Twenty, placing it with This Is Spinal Tap, Blade Runner, Scarface and Harold and Maude.

In May 2004, The Tribecca Film Festival (headed by Robert DeNiro) named THE MACK as one of the top classic cult films of its Peoples Choice Poll (guilty pleasures), placing in the esteemed company of Blade Runner, A Clockwork Orange and Easy Rider.

THE MACK was also given a prominent place in the Quentin Tarantino Film Festival.

“THE MACK is the best ever. I know every scene, word for word - Snoop Dogg

USC Professor Boyd did a sociological study of THE MACK for a 1998 a LA Times article, calling it one of the most significant "cinematic gems of the 1970's."

The Mack was a direct influence on Oliver Stone’s script for Scarface. Both The Mack and Scarface have hugely influenced hip-hop culture. The Mack has been sampled in hundreds of songs (rap, R&B, hip hop, etc), including Dr. Dre's "The Chronic". Max Julien also played Nelly’s father in the video for "Pimp Juice."

This acceptance was just heightened by the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley, archiving THE MACK as a great piece of contemporary American film culture.

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