Escuber is now mostly focused on Hollywood, after the street boys in 91 brought glory to him and John Singleton, the two of them had a full three years of film career, Escuber made a bunch of bad films, many of which he participated in the investment, and John Singleton used the "Justins who wrote poetry" to extinguish DIVA Jenny Jackson's hard work on the direction of the film.

So the two frustrated people recently reunited in an attempt to return to the successful routine of the block boys, and asked Jennifer Connelly, a white actress who has not been developing well in recent years, to make a realistic movie: School Conflict, which will be released in January next year.

Escubus himself also participated in the investment, wrote, and starred in a comedy 'Friday', giving the directing opportunity to his good brother Gary Gray, which will be released in April next year.

"Are you out of interest in music?" Song Ya was a little surprised to learn that he would not release another album in the near future.

"I've wanted to focus on movies for the past two years."

"And the gang rap scene is getting more and more incomprehensible. ”

He has his own hip-hop label, he doesn't have to be exploited by Sugnight like Dre and Snoop Dogg, the albums in 92 and 93 can be sold, and the money is not less, there is no outdated saying, whether it is the east and west coasts of the United States or the lame gang, the blood gang, the marauders, and GD have friendships, "In the past, everyone would only initiate DISS when they had grievances or were unhappy with each other's music or lyrics, but now it seems that they are embarrassed to go out and greet people without making an enemy. All M-fxxk came out of tacit understanding. The DJs are also all gossiping, and they can't wait to see people copying guns and fighting each other every day. ”

Song Ya knew that he was a smart person, and his observation of the strange phenomena in the gangster rap circle was also very reasonable, no wonder he finally liked to make small moves to test others, because he had to adjust his relationship with others at any time, otherwise he would not be able to do it like now.

But in this way, Song Ya's words about wanting to buy him were suffocated, and he originally planned to offer a price to give him a strong publicity resource for the new album through the Chicago conference next year, and take out the good songs of the first and second albums to sing with him.

"Concentrate on the movie?"

"Concentrate on the movie."

"Uh......" Song Ya thought for a while, "In this way, I can influence the scheduling of some theaters, and when the one you invested in yourself is released on Friday next year, I can help ......"

"Really? Blind cover, right? He was very interested, but he didn't believe it, "I've been in Hollywood for many years, don't believe those theater owners, they all say good things, and when the movie is released, they will all turn their faces and say that they will withdraw the film." ”

"Maybe."

Song Ya briefly talked about the equipment cooperation project between DTS and theaters, "Of course, I can't help much, there are about 50 theater owners who have maintained a relatively close personal relationship with me after the screening of Dance My Life, 35 theater chains near Asian communities on the east and west coasts, and more than a dozen theaters near the black communities in Chicago." ”

Escubus looked him up and down a few times, not feeling like he was casually bragging, "You're just trying to let me help you clear your name?" ”

"Just make a scene in the documentary program of Sinaloa, you don't need to clear my name, just repeat your worries about the rap circle to the camera." Song Ya said.

"Okay." He thought about it and agreed.

The prepared offer went wrong with him, and the same with MC Hammer, "APLUS, I appreciate your kindness......" He and Linda, a veteran employee, chatted from a distance and slowly paced back, "But I've sold that TV station, sorry." ”

"What!?"

Song Ya originally planned to pay a premium to buy his TV station, but he didn't expect it to be sold, Linda had a good relationship with the old owner, and after learning the news, she exclaimed, "Who did you sell it to?!" How much was sold? You're not going to be fooled again, are you? ”

"Not this time, it sold for a good price, and Comcast packaged a lot of small local TV stations in California together."

"Just after the Compton shooting, bullets whizzed past me and scared the hell, so I went to church the next day, and that's where I got the news that they wanted to buy a TV station," MC Hammer said. I feel like it's God's ...... of generosity to me."

This guy's psychology has slipped from one extreme to the other, he is God when he opens and closes his mouth, and he doesn't seem to care about any material temptations, if he can persevere, it may be considered a good thing for Sinaloa?

"Then can you tell me about that in front of the camera?"

It's good that I saved myself a lot of money.

"Yes, I will, I'll do my part." MC Hammer nodded reverently, "Linda, I've been trying to preach lately......"

"Well, I'm glad of your transformation." Linda looked at him with satisfaction, MC Hammer is not bad in nature, and it is at least better to devote himself to religion than before.

After getting the two of them, WGN, BET, and the Chicago Tribune Edition formed a joint documentary crew, which traveled to New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, and got some first-hand information from Song Ya, and soon made a short documentary of about 20 minutes.

"Maybe you've seen the news of the Chicago gangster not long ago, and I join you in mourning the heroic FBI agent who gave his precious life to capture him......"

After the BET evening news, the image of the host Gordon was transmitted to the screens of thousands of households through a cable cable, and after a brief opening, "Why are hip-hop singers always entangled with gangs, why since the 80s, there has always been violence around their group, this station has teamed up with WGN TV and Miss Barnes, a political reporter for the Chicago Tribune, through this case, this person ......"

A close-up photo of Sinaloa appeared on the TV screen, "Sinaloa, or little Binny." Then a wanted photo of him from his previous Harlem nightclub shooting was juxtaposed with the bulging front teeth peeking out of his upper lip before he had plastic surgery.

"And a series of singers around this person, what happened around them, the impact they were on, the price they paid, and even the ...... of their lives"

In the picture, the headshots of K-ci, Song Ya, Little Lowry, Braggart Daddy, Sugnette and others passed by one by one, "Today, let's try to explain this matter and the background of the times behind it." Zoe, you have a good personal relationship with APLUS, right? I've often seen you appear in reports related to him. ”

Gordon turned sideways to look at Zoe Barnes next to him.

"Yes, we've worked together for many years."

Zoe Barnes, dressed in a modest fashion, replied with some seriousness: "This time I got some exclusive text and video materials from him that have absolutely not appeared in any media. ”

"Okay, so what angle are you going to talk about it?" Gordon asked.

"First of all, let's talk about the origins of rap music." With Zoe's words, the scene cuts off the studio, and the documentary begins with music, rap, and street violence, followed by a series of early historical images.

"At that time, African-American schools did not have enough funds, and white schools began to reduce their budgets, so they had to reduce the number of inconsequential teaching aids such as musical instruments, and the African-American community with great musical achievements said goodbye to musical instruments, and the poor African-American communities had no resources, so people had to be self-sufficient, using whatever they could find at hand to make drums instead of beats, and replacing instruments with human voices, until a unique form of 'speaking' music was developed, RAP."

Since the 80s, Schoolly-d for the first time substituted food and violence into rap music, forming the prototype of gang rap, and gang rappers began to sing about the people and things around them, so they couldn't completely dissociate themselves from the neighborhood gangs from the roots, because in those communities, the existence of gangs is as natural as breathing. The singers spoke for their respective gangs, fought, and then ......"

Accompanied by an over-the-top commentary, the video begins with a retrospective of one of the more famous violent incidents in hip-hop history: "Sinaloa showed up, and he took this violence to a new level, killing at least ten people because of him, including an FBI agent." ”

Close-ups of Sinaloa, as well as photographs of singers affected by various violent incidents, appear in the frame.

"To figure it all out, I came to the City of Angels, Los Angeles."

Zoe Barnes appears in the frame with a microphone, accompanied by NWA's classic gangster rap music, "Escubber, can you tell us about your story?" She first learned about the street violence involved in the NWA, and then handed the microphone to Escuber, who was sitting with his legs apart like a big man.

"I remember on the West Coast, the first guy to bring gang rap music to us was ICE-T, and I thought it was cool, you know? Because he's singing about what's happening around us, that's what just happened in the neighborhood......"

Escuber briefly introduced the history of gangster rap on the West Coast, and then took out his acupuncture words about Song Ya and retold them.

"So what do you think the problem is?" Zoe Barnes asked.

"Neighborhoods, where whites are letting go of African-American neighborhoods, who are blind to the poverty, the abuse, the violence that children live in from an early age......" he said at length.

Then in New York, Zoe also visited NAS, and his answers were basically the same.

"I didn't interview the rappers in Chicago because they were the ones in this story." Then Zoe said to the camera, "So where does it all start......

It's Lori's turn to appear, and with the music of the second-hand store, the screen begins to show footage of him when he first became popular, as well as images of him entering and exiting the police station in Tony's case, "After leaving the small record label in Chicago and joining the arms of the New York industry giants, Lowry Jr. still maintains the pattern of behavior in his hometown in Chicago's South City, and he is angry at everyone who dares to provoke him, because he firmly believes that gangster rappers should be like this." ”

The silencer beats up the braggart dad on the streets of New York, and little Lowry stands aside.

"His war with the New York singers began......"

Zoe said.

"Little Lori Hoho......" NAS came back for an interview, "He was very popular during that time, he didn't care about everything, he was from Chicago, he claimed to have a strong gang behind him, and the singers in New York were asking each other privately, 'Hey! What the hell is that Chicago madman trying to do? ’”

Then Zoe went through a series of shootings of Little Lowry and Daddy Braggart, showing the gradual escalation of violence between the two sides, "APLUS, what do you think of Little Lowry?" Song Ah, who was comfortably sunk into the sofa, appeared.

"Uh, he's my cousin's good brother, so I'm ...... Fifteen years old? "And one day, I said to myself, 'Hey, Alexander, why don't you find a way to be a singer?'" Just like little Lori! ’”

"He took care of you." Zoe interjected.

"Yes, he took good care of me, you know, the street kids in Nancheng are like that, taking care of each other."

Song Ya said: "I worked as a sidekick with him for a while, in fact, I did chores, and then wrote the second-hand store ......"

"How did you ...... later?"

"We went to New York, but I didn't want to limit my music to rap, we didn't think about being a singer differently, I wanted to be a role model for young people, and he was obsessed with the hype and street fame......"

"Your relationship with the gang?"

"It would be hypocritical to say that there is none, but who can escape the children who grew up there?"

"So do you all know Sinaloa? He's got your lyrics tattooed on him, right? ”

"I know there is such a person, but ......" Song Ya smiled, shook his head and did not make a positive specific statement, but fell into sad contemplation.

"Singers are always linked to a gang, and the boys in the gang see singers as idols, and they think it's cool to help idols clear the way." ”

Then she interviewed the client, MC Hammer, and was poured a lot of chicken soup for the soul about God.

"Sinaloa single-handedly responsible for the Harlem nightclub shooting, the Compton radio shooting, and he also killed a key witness in the Lowry Jr. trafficking case, including two young children......," Zoe said.

The picture gives an innocent and cute picture of AK's two children.

"Sinaloa is getting out of control...... Zoe said, "and a local gang member was arrested and said they thought this guy was completely insane." ”

The scene cuts to the surveillance video at the entrance of the park that night, "This eighteen-year-old bandit with bloody hands suddenly appeared outside the door of the idol's lively party, he wanted to enter, but was refused." ”

The camera zooms in, and Sinaloa can be vaguely seen gratifying, "The rejection of idols makes him angry and unpredictable, and he embarks on a killing journey again." ”

The footage faithfully captures Sinaloa's return to the car and then the car drives away, so that the rumors of VIBE magazine are dispelled.

"If you had promised him to come into your party, maybe nothing would have happened, and the FBI agent would have ......" After reminiscing and remembering the life of the agent who killed Sinaloa, Zoe asked Song Ya again.

"Hey, there were hundreds of guests in my house at the time." Song Ya waved her hand helplessly and smiled.

And then the scene cuts back to the studio, "Very good documentary, Zoe, what do you think is behind all this......"

Gordon begins to discuss with Zoe about the underlying social issues.

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