Turn It Up (2000)

🎬 Movie Information

• Title: Turn It Up

• Release Date: September 6, 2000 (USA)

• Director: Robert Adetuyi

• Screenplay: Robert Adetuyi

• Story By: Ray Daniels, Chris Hudson, Kelly Hilaire

• Producers: Guy Oseary, Happy Walters

• Music: Frank Fitzpatrick

• Cinematography: Hubert Taczanowski

   

• Editing: Jeff Freeman

• Production Companies: New Line Cinema, Paris Brothers, Mad Guy Films

• Distributor: New Line Cinema

• Runtime: 86 minutes

• Language: English

• Budget: $13 million

• Box Office Gross: $1.2 million

• Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Music

• Rating: R

🎭 Main Characters

• Diamond – Pras Michel

• David "Gage" Williams – Ja Rule

• Mr. B – Jason Statham

• Kia – Tamala Jones

• Cliff – Vondie Curtis-Hall

• Mr. White – John Ralston

• Baz – Chris Messina

• Marshall – Eugene Clark

• Natalie – Faith Evans

• Mr. Chang – Chang Tseng

🧩 Plot Summary

Turn It Up follows Diamond, a talented rapper from Brooklyn striving to escape the crime-ridden streets and achieve musical success. With his best friend Gage acting as his manager, they finance studio time by running drugs for the local dealer, Mr. B. Diamond's life becomes increasingly complicated when his estranged father reappears, his mother passes away, and his girlfriend Kia reveals she's pregnant. In a desperate move, Gage steals $100,000 to help Diamond record an album, unaware that the money belongs to Mr. B, leading to dangerous consequences.