Adapted from a story by Benny Medina, Above the Rim was directed by Jeff Pollack and notably starred rapper Tupac Shakur as well as Duane Martin, Marlon Wayans, and Leon. The film, about a rising ...

Barry Michael Cooper, a writer and producer known for 'New Jack City,' 'Sugar Hill' and 'Above the Rim,' has died at age 66. 'Will never be another,' his son says.

Also starring Duane Martin, Tonya Pinkins, Marlon Wayans, and Leon, Above The Rim was co-written and directed by Jeff Pollack in his directorial debut, with a screenplay written by Barry Michael ...

Adapted from a story by Benny Medina, Above the Rim was directed by Jeff Pollack and notably starred rapper Tupac Shakur as well as Duane Martin, Marlon Wayans, and Leon. The film, about a rising ...

“Sugar Hill” was also written by Cooper as was 1994’s “Above The Rim,” which starred Tupac Shakur and Duane Martin. Cooper would continue to write and work in media, though the ...

Tisha Campbell and Duane Martin have seemingly closed the ... Campbell filed for a domestic violence restraining order against the “Above the Rim” star and claimed he was physically abusive ...

He also wrote the 1994 film Above The Rim, a basketball drama led by Tupac ... Cooper had written an Instagram post marking Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday by quoting the title of the civil ...

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "ABOVE THE RIM") TUPAC SHAKUR: (As Birdie Sheppard) That's not very polite. I wish you good luck, you don't wish it back to me? It's damn near rude. DUANE MARTIN: (As Kyle-Lee ...

In “Above the Rim,” basketball is at once poetry and pugilism, with Tupac, Leon, Duane Martin, Bernie Mac, and many others delivering classic performances. Cooper said the film was based on ...

Here are takeaways from Saturday’s win for the Suns, who continue their five-game road trip Monday at Cleveland on Martin Luther King ... his hard dives to the rim drew the defense to give ...

Martin, 29, is in his first season with the 76ers ... and he might be the biggest reason why because of his lack of interior rim protection. He's not an active help defender and doesn't have ...