The story of legendary Queens, New York drug kingpin Lorenzo “Fat Cat" Nichols is being shopped by raising funds and securing distribution via Sophie Lily Weinstein's film company, Synergy Media Productions.
Weinstein, who is the CEO and founder of Synergy Media Productions, has acquired the script from screenwriter Curtis Scoon, an[..]ociate of Nichols', who also served as coproducer of an “American Gangster” episode about the legendary Queens drug dealer.
“Cat's impact has had a long reaching ripple effect,” Sophie Lily Weinstein told AllHipHop.com. “There isn't a person in this country who wasn't impacted by the crack era and the laws put in place, either directly or indirectly through its influence in pop culture/Hip-Hop. "
Fat Cat is the personification of that era and all it entailed," continued Weinstein, who graduated from Penn State University where she studied public relations, journalism, and telecommunications.
“It is an important and relevant story that needs to be told. Cat defined an area and era."
The script, which is currently being shopped, will focus on Nichols' early childhood in Queens, his[..]ociation with Hip-Hop culture and his reign as a drug dealer in Queens, which helped usher in the infamous Rockefeller Drug Laws.
Nichols' reign of terror began in the early 1980's from his headquarters in Jamaica, Queens, Big Mac's Deli.
The infamous drug dealer developed a network of dealers around Queens, who sold heroin and crack cocaine from various housing projects under Nichols' control.
While he lived a flashy life from the proceeds of his murkous operation, Nichols' life was far from glamorous.
His wife was kidnapped in May of 1987 and his mother's home was fireb0mbed, which took the life of his invalid half-sister.
Nichols' infamy eventually reached the White House, after an[..]ociate named Howard "Pappy" Mason ordered the murk of police officer Edward Byrne, while Nichols was incarcerated on Rikers Island.
At the time of his [rip], Byrne was sitting in marked car, protecting a local resident who called police to complain about drug dealing activities in Jamaica, Queens.
Even George Bush Sr. condemned Byrne's murk, which took place on February 26th, 1988 and resulted in a crackdown on Nichols' activities, which also included the murk of his parole officer Brian Rooney.
Nichols was eventually sentenced to a total of 40 years in prison for murks, racketeering, and drug-related charges.
“It is my hope this project does for the black gangster what 'Goodfellas' did for the mob,” screenwriter Curtis Scoon told AllHipHop.com. “Strip away the glamorous veneer, to reveal the raw brutality of the urban underworld."
Nichols's story has had a drastic impact on Hip-Hop music, as Queens artists like Nas, Ja Rule, The Lost Boyz and 50 Cent have all been checked the imprisoned Queens, native.
His life was also the subject of Ethan Brown's 2005 book “Queens Reigns Supreme: Fat Cat, 50 Cent, and The Rise of The Hip-Hop Hustler. "
Before Weinstein acquired the contract, 50 Cent was in involved in intense negotiations to acquire the script, sources told AllHipHop.com.
Weinstein intends to use talent from the Hip-Hop community to start in the project.
“It's also my hope and intention to involve talent from the Hip-Hop community,” Weinstein said. “I'd like them to see this as 'their' project.”
In addition to working with 127th Street Films, Weinstein was an[..]ociate producer of "Other People's Money," which starred Kerry Washington and was written by Paul Dawson.
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