
Fresh(1994)
Death and violence anger twelve year old drug courier Fresh, who sets his rival employers against each other.


“They're a new breed of gangster. The new public enemy. The new family of crime.”
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.

Wesley Snipes
Nino Brown

Ice-T
Scotty Appleton

Allen Payne
Garald "Gee Money" Welles

Chris Rock
Pookie

Mario Van Peebles
Stone

Michael Michele
Selina

Bill Nunn
Duh Duh Duh Man

Russell Wong
Park

Bill Cobbs
Old Man

Christopher Williams
Kareem Akbar
New Jack City is a thriller, crime, drama film released in 1991 exploring themes of drug dealer, new york city, street gang, undercover agent, heroin, ghetto. Directed by Mario Van Peebles, it stars Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Allen Payne. 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.
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