Play'd: A Hip Hop Story

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. Enter Domino Breed, ruthless CEO of Da Block Records, a West Coast label. Filling Jaxx's head with promises of solo stardom and innumerable creature comforts, 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, 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 Robin
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"