Play'd: A Hip Hop Story

Play'd: A Hip Hop Story
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Written by	Cory Tynan
Directed by	Oz Scott
Starring	Rashaan Nall Toni Braxton Faizon Love Sharissa Clifton Powell Merlin Santana
Narrated by	Rahsaan Nall
Theme music composer	Kurt Farquhar
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Bill Borden
Cinematography	Keith Smith
Editor	James Wilcox
Running time	87 minutes
Original release
Release	June 26, 2002 (2002-06-26)

Play'd: A Hip Hop Story is a 2002 television drama film starring Rashaan Nall, Faizon Love, Toni Braxton, Sharissa, Clifton Powell, and Merlin Santana. The film was directed by Oz Scott.

Synopsis

Rashaan Nall stars as rising East Coast rap star Jaxx, who has formed a musical partnership with longtime buddy Mayhem (Merlin Santana). Enter Domino Breed (Faizon Love), ruthless CEO of Da Block Records, a West Coast label. Filling Jaxx's head with promises of solo stardom and innumerable creature comforts (not all of them legal), Domino lures the young performer to California. As he becomes immersed in the gangster lifestyle common to so many of Domino's disciples, Jaxx grows distant from his friends and loved ones, especially his wife Shonda (Toni Braxton), who had originally been in favor of her husband's career move. Inevitably, the greed-dictated rivalry between Jaxx and his former partner Mayhem culminates in tragedy.

Cast

• Rashaan Nall as "Jaxx"
• Toni Braxton as Shonda
• Faizon Love as "Domino Breed"
• Clifton Powell as Oz
• Sharissa as Yanesha
• Merlin Santana as "Mayhem"
• Lawrence B. Adisa as "Bangs"
• Phillip Bolden as Jimmy "Little Jimmy"
• Laurence Brown as Benard
• DeRay Davis as Jaxx's Bodyguard
• Chris Pape as Bodyguard
• Jacory Gums as "Dooz"
• Craig Robinson as Cole
• Enoch Harris as Singer
• Maurice Welch as Singer
• Frankie Richards as Singer
• Dex Elliot Sanders as "Skeem"

External links

• Play'd: A Hip Hop Story at IMDb