How Hit-Boy Helped Capture the Spirit of 'Judas and the Black Messiah' How Hit-Boy Helped Capture the Spirit of 'Judas and the Black Messiah' The Grammy-winning producer talks about taking inspiration from Fred Hampton and how he gained focus in the pandemic. Jeff Ihaza, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail The new film Judas and the Black Messiah tells the story of the FBI’s infiltration of the Black Panther movement in the United States. Directed by Shaka King, the movie is set to the backdrop of what is now acknowledged to be the 1969 assassination of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton, who is played by a tremendous Daniel Kaluuya. LaKeith Stanfield plays William O’Neal, the petty criminal turned FBI informant responsible for Hampton’s downfall. While it’s not necessarily a complete history of the movement,