On returning home to settle his late father's affairs, Joshua Pope (Busta Rhymes) finds a different town from the one he left. The once quiet and peaceful neighborhood is now at the mercy of a prejudice and corrupt police force. Joshua is joined by an old friend (Xzibit) and his gang of thugs in an effort to overthrow the police and restore order to the small Alabama town.
Acting
Busta commits 110% to every dramatic beat.
Direction
Music video director 'mink' goes full stylized.
Score
Hip-hop soundtrack hits harder than the script.
Director
mink
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director 'mink' deliberately stylized his name lowercase and directed iconic music videos for Britney Spears and Jennifer Lopez before this.
Part of a brief 2004 wave of hip-hop stars headlining direct-to-video action films alongside rappers like DMX and Ja Rule.
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