Angie Martinez
This is Jim Jones documentary is a well documented film about the rise and fall of rapper Jim Jones. From the moment that I saw the trailer on the internet I knew I had to have a copy. From their split with Dipset to getting signed by Damon Dash @ RocaFella, it's all in there.
Hustlers, players and gangsters rule the urban streets of New York in this story about loyalty and betrayal. Billy Goode, a street-smart crook (Tyrin Turner, Menace II Society) and his partner Jackie Williams (John "BJ" Bryant, Belly) are two small time gangsters with dream of seeing their names in the headlines. After a shooting and robbery that doesn't give them the attention they desire, the partners hook up with the local criie boss Kenyatta (Clifton Powell, Rush Hour) who has a major agenda to shake up the city. Meanwhile Detective Benson (Ezra Knight) and Detective Ryan (Keith Buterbaugh) are on the case. With a star-studded line up of rapper cameos with people like Ice-T, Snoop Dogg, Chino XL, Cormega, Charli Baltimore... And Ja Rule as a motorbike backseat hitman.
Paper Soldiers follows an overeager burglar named Shawn (Kevin Hart) through the ups and downs of his short, stressful career.
