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Its plot follows Nino Brown, a drug lord in New York City during the crack epidemic, and Scotty Appleton, an NYPD detective who vows to end Nino's rise to power by going undercover to work for Nino's gang.
- $8 million
Mar 8, 1991 · A crime drama film about a drug lord named Nino Brown and his gang, the Cash Money Brothers, who rise to power in New York City. Wesley Snipes stars as Nino, Ice-T as his right-hand man Gee Money, and Chris Rock as a former addict who infiltrates the gang.
- Mario Van Peebles
- 104
- 2 min
In 1986, Nino Brown and his gang, the Cash Money Brothers, became the dominant drug ring in New York City, once crack cocaine was introduced to the streets, since five years prior in early-1981, reports of crack were appearing in Los Angeles, Oakland, New Jack, Miami, Houston, and in the Caribbean.
May 1, 1991 · Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. There is a moment in “New Jack City” when Nino Brown, a character who has made millions by selling cocaine to poor blacks, relaxes in his suburban mansion. He has his own screening room and is viewing “ Scarface ,” the Al Pacino movie about a drug lord.
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Mar 6, 2016 · New Jack City co-writer Barry Michael Cooper told Ebony magazine that he wrote the Nino Brown role specifically for Snipes after seeing his performance in that video. “Wesley’s...
