by Mark Deming
synopsis
Top selling rappers Ice-T and Silkk the Shocker star in this story about the grim realities of urban life. After years of skirmishing, two street gangs tentatively agree to the bury the hatchet and observe a truce, and gangbanger MJ (Silkk) decides that he wants out of the ghetto and the gang lifestyle forever. But MJ discovers that isn't as easy as he might have hoped, and when rival crime kingpin Corrupt (Ice-T) makes it clear that MJ isn't leaving without his say-so, the community's fragile peace looks to be short-lived. Ice-T also served as producer for this project; the supporting cast includes Ernie Hudson, Jr., Tarsha Nicole Jones, and T.J. Storm.
characteristics
- Street Gangs
- Going Straight
- Ghetto
- Kingpin
- Truce
- Cease-fire
- Community
- Inner City Blues
- Drug Trade
- Grim
- Gang-violence
- Gangland War
