''Thicker than Water'' is a 1999 film directed by
Richard Cummings Jr.
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Recent projects include ...
and starring a host of rappers and urban entertainers such as
Fat Joe,
Mack 10
Dedrick D'Mon Rolison (born August 9, 1971), better known by his stage name Mack 10, is an American rapper. He has sold nearly 11 million records combining his solo and group works. Mack 10 made his first appearance on Ice Cube's 1994 " Bootle ...
,
Ice Cube,
MC Eiht
Aaron Tyler (born May 22, 1971), better known by his stage name MC Eiht (pronounced MC eight), is an American rapper and actor. Many of his songs are based on his life in Compton. His stage name was partly inspired by the numeral in KRS-One's nam ...
,
Big Pun
Christopher Lee Rios (November 10, 1971 – February 7, 2000), better known by his stage name Big Pun (short for Big Punisher), was an American rapper. Emerging from the underground hip hop scene in the Bronx borough of New York City in the e ...
, and others. The film contains rappers from both the
East
East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth.
Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fac ...
and the
West Coast, as it was made after the end of the
East Coast-West Coast feud.
Plot
In Los Angeles, two rival gang leaders are also trying to be music producers. When DJ's (
Mack 10
Dedrick D'Mon Rolison (born August 9, 1971), better known by his stage name Mack 10, is an American rapper. He has sold nearly 11 million records combining his solo and group works. Mack 10 made his first appearance on Ice Cube's 1994 " Bootle ...
) equipment shorts out and Lonzo (
Fat Joe) is cut out of the action by a record producer, the two join forces, which also requires a tentative peace between gangs. With backing from Gator (
CJ Mac), a smooth New Orleans drug king, DJ and Lonzo start
drug dealing, organizing their gangs into pushers. Just as their finances are looking up, one of Gator's team pulls a double cross and two of DJ and Lonzo's gang bangers start a shooting war. Can the erstwhile music producers salvage anything of their bond or their plans?
Cast
Soundtrack
A soundtrack containing hip hop music was released on October 5, 1999, by
Priority Records
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. It peaked at #64 on the
''Billboard'' 200 and #8
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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. It spawned a single in "Let It Reign" by Westside Connection.
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1999 drama films
1999 films
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Hood films
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Films scored by Tyler Bates
1990s hip hop films
1990s English-language films
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