Hip Hop vs the cops

STORY

This specialized task force was created by a lone, gang unit officer after a string of violent shootings in New York City that caused front page headlines and grabbed the attention of then Chief of Police, William Bratton. The directive was to investigate the Hip-Hop music industry and begin surveillance operations on some of the stars. 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, Jay-Z, P. Diddy, Fat Joe, Mobb Deep, The Game,and many others were followed.

Their entourages were examined by seasoned, NYPD investigators and all the reports were compiled by the NYPD and another secretive, federal law enforcement entity called HIDTA, or High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area into a 500-page! This intelligence unit was an intel clearinghouse for the DEA, the FBI, US Marshalls, and local police. This sophisticated database kept records and surveillance documents on Drug Kingpins, weapons traffickers, and major criminals.

The film dug deep into federal law enforcement’s fascination with the business and stars of Hip-Hop. This task force, along with the United States Attorney for the Southern District, famously brought a money laundering case against Irv Gotti and notorious Southside, Queens drug dealer Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff. The unit was far reaching, sharing their intel with police departments across the country.

New information, and what happened to this infamous unit, has been non-existent until now!