New Jack City (1991)
A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.
Top billed cast
Wesley SnipesNino Brown
Ice-TScotty Appleton
Allen PayneGarald "Gee Money" Welles
Chris RockPookie
Mario Van PeeblesStone
Michael MicheleSelina
Bill NunnDuh Duh Duh Man
Russell WongPark
Bill CobbsOld Man
Christopher WilliamsKareem Akbar
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