My Favorite Movie

Belly. It came out in 1998 and stars Nas, DMX, and T-Boz from TLC. Categorized as a "hood classic" (which it absolutely is), but I consider it an important crime drama/film noir that shows a wide range of audiences the socio-economic conditions of the ghetto of New York City in the 1990s and the powerful drug trade. Believe it or not, Nas is a phenomenal actor. So is DMX.

It's the first movie that music video director Hype Williams (Nas, TLC, Coldplay, Aaliyah, etc) and it's pretty gritty and dark. The opening scene is amazing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pniQT-Zy5WA
It's a great late 90s film noir with the a cappella version of "Back To Life" and shows the catalytic events of Nas, DMX and their friends robbing a club. Nas says "It was the best time of our lives" which is pretty great because this film is so fucked up. They then go to DMX's dope crib in Jamaica Estates and watch a weird indie movie and then have violent sex with their women. The rest of the movie chronicles their drug empire and dealings with a Jamaican drug lord. It's a great film because it's co-written by Nas. A lot of his dialogue are straight lines from his songs (some from It Was Written, even). Watch it if you've never seen it.

PS- I have a DGK Stevie Williams Belly-style skateboard sitting in my room with no trucks, wheels or grip tape. Debating on whether it should be a permanent decoration or if I should actually ride it.