New York, born-and-raised journalist turned screenwriter who penned “New Jack City,” “Sugar Hill,” and “Above The Rim.” Cooper, who moved to Baltimore in the mid 1980s, passed away on January 21, 2025 ...

The trio was comprised of New Jack City, Above The Rim and the 1994 movie Sugar Hill, starring Wesley Snipes ... light to the experience of New York's black community. Perhaps the most famous ...

The piece, titled “Teddy Riley’s New Jack Swing: Harlem Gangsters Raise ... millionaire status from the crack epidemic. ‘Sugar Hill’ Everett Collection Cooper’s reporting on the crack ...