![]() ![]() Twenty-one years later, the once groundbreaking film is as dated as its wardrobe choices and once popular soundtrack, which at the time were the perfect encapsulation of New Jack City's storyline and mood, since it introduced the New Jack Swing music era. In the film, we witness Nino Brown (Snipes) and his gang (Cash Money Brothers) turn the crack trade into an actual business and the rise of their empire, which eventually crumbles when hell-bent on revenge cop Scotty (Ice-T) and his team take them down. The film made cinematic history, as it was one of the first movies to deal with the crack cocaine outbreak of the mid-'80s in NYC and the black-on-black violence that resulted from it. In 1991, actor/director Mario Van Peebles released New Jack City, the now cult, urbanized version of Scarface that launched the acting careers of Chris Rock, Ice-T and, more notably, Wesley Snipes, for his portrayal of infamous villain Nino Brown. ![]()
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