Former gang-banger Nino Cappuccino flips gang-life for the Director's chair
LOS ANGELES- FEBRUARY 2007-- , Ear (2) tha Streez, the long-awaited docudrama directed by underground hip hop legend Nino Cappuccino, hits the streets in Spring 2007. Co-produced by Tomorrow Pictures and Cappuccino Films, Ear (2) tha Streez, chronicles 20 years of Bloods/Crips clashes and the rise of Gangsta Rap.
Filmed on the streets of Watts, California, and the boroughs of New York, Ear (2) tha Streez is a ground-level view of the lives of America's Gangbangers, and an investigation into the "Thug Life" as portrayed by the stars of the Hip Hop world. Featuring appearances by Juvenile, Chino XL, Mack 10, Sticky Fingaz and a host of others, Ear (2) tha Streez places the dangerous lives of gang members in stark contrast to the glamorous lives of their Hip Hop counterparts.
Director Nino Cappuccino reveals an exclusive insider’s perspective with never before seen footage from his personal Cappuccino Films collection as well as new reenactments and footage captured by Tomorrow Pictures Inc. A former producer for Death Row Records and former OG Blood from Watts, CA, Cappuccino has spent the better part of the last 20 years documenting the interaction of West Coast gangs in the streets. Describing the film, Cappuccino says, "This is a story of three Gangstas caught up in the Rules of Engagement in America's most dangerous streets, the Nickerson Gardens housing project."
Producer Frederick J. Taylor worked with Cappuccino to bring his story to life shooting on location in the deadliest housing project in America, Nickerson Gardens. Taylor says, “This film brings to life the third-world dark side of the American urban landscape.” As the cinematographer for the dramatic storyline, Taylor captured images true to the gritty experience that is gang life.
The soundtrack to Ear (2) tha Streez, entitled Streez (R) Minez, features the raw sounds of West Coast hip hop from such diverse artists as Smoke Dawg, Squeak Ru, Money Moe, Watts Theory Assassins, Gudda Boyz and Nino Cappuccino himself.
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Cappuccino acted as Executive Producer for Ear (2) tha Streez, the third film in a series documenting urban life under his Cappuccino Films Inc. banner.
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Wendy Muhammad
Black Rose Music Group
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