Top 20 Best Black Gangster Movies

Top 20 Best Black Gangster Movies

Belly, Friday at 11:30A/10:30C - Nas and DMX are stirring things up! But they aren't the only ones. Take a look some of the other top gangster flicks now!(Photo: Big Dog Films)
Hoodlum (1997) - Set in 1930s Harlem, this high-octane crime drama told the fictionalized tale of Black gansters fending off Jewish mobster Dutch Shultz from muscling in on their numbers racket. Focusing primarily on legendary hustlers like Bumpy Johnson and Stephanie St. Clair, the film put a retaliatory, blaxploitation slant (the Harlem hustlers never fought back) to a piece of well-known crime history.On the fifteenth anniversary of the film's release, here's a look at the cast that made a piece of urban history. (Photo: United Artists Pictures)
American Gangster, Saturday at 5P/4C - Denzel's running New York City. Take a look at other gangster flicks. Encore presentation on Sunday at 1P/12C.(Photo: Universal Pictures) Dead Presidents (1995) - Did you know: Dead Presidents was partly inspired by Ari Sesu Merretazon, a real life Vietnam War veteran that was forced to turn to a life of crime upon returning from service.(Photo: Hollywood Pictures)

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Belly - Belly was written and directed by Hype Williams and starred rappers Nas and DMX. The movie told of drugs, violence, kidnapping and revenge and featured stellar performances by Louie Rankin and DMX as Lenox and Tommy Buns. (Photo: Big Dog Films)

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