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The Breaks (2016)
Director: Seith Mann
Cast: Wood Harris, Tristan Mack Wilds, Evan Handler, Method Man
7.0Runtime95 min
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Three friends united by their love of hip-hop work to make their big mark in the music industry. Beginning in the summer of 1990 NYC, Nikki a brilliant recent grad abandons a law school scholarship to pursue her dream of becoming a record exec along with the son of a legendary music producer boyfriend David who’s struggling at the city’s top R&B station. Dee Vee is an aspiring producer on the hunt to find the next big rapper on the come-up.
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Fans of gritty urban dramas and the hip-hop genre will particularly appreciate the 2016 film The Breaks, directed by Seith Mann and featuring a talented cast including Wood Harris and Tristan Mack Wilds. The film offers a compelling look at the challenges and ambitions of three friends navigating the competitive world of the 1990s New York music industry.
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The Breaks is a 2016 American television hip-hop drama film that chronicles the life of three friends during the early 1990s hip-hop scene. The film stars Wood Harris, Mack Wilds, Afton Williamson, David Call and rapper Method Man. Inspired by journalist Dan Charnas' book "The Big Payback", The Breaks was written and directed by Seith Mann and executive produced by Mann, Charnas, and Maggie Malina, along with Susan Levison and Bill Flanagan.
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