Scorcese

You're definitely right about that part of the story, in fact....I think a writer for the village voice coined the term "new jack city" about Detroit and the drug trade..he might have written the script to njc if i recall

lots of influences and references to real situations in the film .

the name of lead bad guy......the slogan "am i my brothers keeper"?......schism created partly because of a guy taking another's woman, and the fact that one of the producers was from Harlem and grew up in the Barnes era....definitely influenced by Barnes' story



when i saw the Barnes' documentary...it hit me...



also elements of "the untouchables" in the film...very open homage is paid



thanks for the correction/clarification though...