The Dame Dash produced cult classic film Paid In Full is one of the most celebrated films revered by the hip-hop community as one of the best “hood” movies of all time. The film is based on Harlem drug lords Rich Porter, Alpo Martinez, and Azie “AZ” Faison’s days running the streets of New York City in the 1980s. It’s been over 20 years since the film’s debut and fans may be getting a sequel to the cult classic very soon. 

Last week, in an interview with AllHipHop, Dame Dash claimed he’s getting ready to start filming Paid In Full 2. According to the entertainment exec, the film will be shot in Newark, New Jersey, and will dig deeper into New York’s street culture in the late 80s to early 90s. 

“It’s what happens after [they] put all that work on the street, and somebody had to get that money back,” Dash said. “There’s a lot of perspectives that people don’t know. We chose three, really one. Now I’m showing all perspectives. So you’ll see a perspective from the stickup kids at the time, see a perspective of the younger dudes, I was a younger dude, the 16-year-olds. You’ll see perspectives from Kevin Childs, Jay Black, everybody, Lou Simms. It’s going to be off the hook. Trust me. A lot of other little stories will be told.”

Kevin Chiles, Jay Black, and Lou Simms were all former Harlem drug kingpins who ran the streets of Harlem at the height of the crack epidemic. Paid in Full starred Cam’ron, Wood Harris, and Mekhi Phifer as Rico, Ace, and Mitch, who were inspired by Alpo, AZ, and Porter. The film grossed over $3 million worldwide and had a stellar soundtrack with songs from Cam’ron, JAY-Z, Master P, and more.