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This hip-hop comedy from Roc-A-Fella's film division stars Beanie Siegel, Memphis
Bleek, and Jay-Z as part of a crew of thieves who take an inept young upstart under
their wings. Unfortunately, the crew itself isn't exactly a highly polished operation,
and the crew's capers result in comic mishaps far more often than actual thefts.
Featuring lively performances and music from its stars, PAPER SOLDIERS is a lighter
look at life in the inner city.
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Set in the mid 1980s, Ace is a Harlem kid working in a dry cleaning store and trying
to stay on the straight-and-narrow path. The harder Ace works for his modest salary,
the harder he finds it to watch his drug-dealing friends, especially his best friend
Mitch, come around draped in pricey cars, furs, gold chains and women. Taking their
cues from their favorite move, "Scarface," these hustlers live loud, dangerous,
colorful lives and project an aura of power and respect that makes them the toast
of Harlem. So when destiny seems to drop a rock of cocaine in Ace's lap, he decides
to enter the drug trade, but on his own terms: he wants to do it low-key and all
business. He connects with a mysterious distributor named Lulu and quickly develops
the ways of a shrewd entrepreneur. When Mitch is suddenly sent to jail, Ace becomes
the heir apparent to his kingdom. Soon, he has built a multi-million dollar empire
while staying below the radar of law enforcement and rival dealers. Ace is flying
high, but he's about to take a tremendous fall as Mitch hits the street again with
his new partner Rico and the furor that surrounds them sparks an all-out war for
territory.
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Frustrated with being broke, Beans decides that the only way to grasp the American
Dream is to take it. As Beans and his crew, the ABM, prepare to take over the city,
they find that they are not quite prepared to handle the mayhem they have created.
Beans struggles to maintain his family life while bumping heads with opposing gangsters
and police. It all comes to a head when he cannot surpass the city's most notorious
crew.
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Unrehearsed and uncensored, a look at Jay-Z's 1999 "Hard Knock Life" tour, featuring
hip-hop music, behind the scenes footage and a definite inside look at one of the
biggest rap concerts of all time, complete with on-stage performances.
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