Juice
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- Ernest R. Dickerson
Summary
Ernest Dickerson's directorial debut follows four Harlem teenagers whose petty-crime ambitions escalate into murder. Omar Epps, Tupac Shakur, Jermaine Hopkins and Khalil Kain star; the soundtrack features Eric B. & Rakim, EPMD, Naughty by Nature, Big Daddy Kane, Cypress Hill and Salt-N-Pepa.
Hip-hop relevance
Tupac Shakur's breakout acting role — as the volatile Bishop — arrived months before his solo album debut and helped cement his bankability as a screen presence. The 'Juice' soundtrack is a benchmark of 1991-92 East Coast hip-hop.
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