“It makes 'American Gangster' look like a fairy tale. It’s the real deal, nothing Hollywood about it.” -- E!
The epic, true-life story of a Harlem's notorious Nicky Barnes, a junkie turned multimillionaire drug-lord of the 1970s. The most powerful black drug kingpin in New York City history, Barnes came from humble beginnings to make himself and his comrades rich beyond their wildest dreams, reaching national infamy when the New York Times put him on the front cover of their magazine with the headline "Mr. Untouchable". Soon after, it all came crumbling down, and facing a life sentence without parole, Barnes started naming names.