New Jack CIty (1991)

Starring:

• Wesley Snipes
• Ice-T
• Allen Payne
• Chris Rock
• Mario Van Peebles
• Michael Michele
• Bill Nunn
• Bill Cobbs
• Christopher Williams
• Judd Nelson
• Russell Wong
• Vanessa Williams
• Tracy Camilla Johns

Storyline
Drug tycoon Nino Brown (Wesley Snipes) and his minions, known collectively as the Cash Money Brothers, have rapidly risen to the top of the New York City narcotics trade. Under Nino's heartless leadership, the drug operation has grown into a multimillion-dollar empire. Scotty (Ice-T) and Nick (Judd Nelson), two police officers who know their way around the streets of Harlem, aim to bring Nino and his cohorts down. To do so, though, they'll have to play by Nino's rules and go undercover. 

Hollywood Shuffle (1987)

Starring:

• Robert Townsend
• Anne-Marie Johnson
• Keenen Ivory Wayans
• John Witherspoon
• Helen Martin
• Craigus R. Johnson
• Starletta DuPois
• David McKnight
• Lou B. Washington
• Lisa Mende
• Dom Irrera
• Eugene Robert Glazer
• Bobby McGee
• Nancy Cheryll Davis
• Paul Mooney

Storyline
Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor (Robert Townsend) catches the ire of his grandmother (Helen Martin) for auditioning for a role in the regrettably titled exploitation film "Jivetime Jimmy's Revenge." When Tinseltown Studios casts Taylor in the title role, he has a series of conflicted dreams satirizing African-American stereotypes in Hollywood. He must reconcile his career goals with his desire to remain a positive role model for his little brother (Craigus R. Johnson).