The Breaks (2016)
1h 35m
Running Time
January 4, 2016Release Date
The Breaks (2016)
1h 35m
Running Time
January 4, 2016Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Three friends united by their love of hip-hop work to make their big mark in the music industry. Beginning in the summer of 1990 NYC, Nikki a brilliant recent grad abandons a law school scholarship to pursue her dream of becoming a record exec along with the son of a legendary music producer boyfriend David who’s struggling at the city’s top R&B station. Dee Vee is an aspiring producer on the hunt to find the next big rapper on the come-up.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Wood Harris
Barry Fouray
Sinqua Walls
Actor
Evan Handler
George 'Juggy' Aaron
Afton Williamson
Nikki
Tristan Mack Wilds
DeeVee
Method Man
Darryl Van Patten Sr. / David
Antoine Harris
Ahm
Seith Mann
Director
Details.
Wiki.
The Breaks is a 2016 American television hip-hop drama film that chronicles the life of three friends during the early 1990s hip-hop scene. The film stars Wood Harris, Mack Wilds, Afton Williamson, David Call and rapper Method Man. Inspired by journalist Dan Charnas' book "The Big Payback", The Breaks was written and directed by Seith Mann and executive produced by Mann, Charnas, and Maggie Malina, along with Susan Levison and Bill Flanagan.
The Breaks premiered on VH1 on January 4, 2016.On February 16, 2016, VH1 picked up The Breaks to become a full television series.