Supposedly Hype had the basics of the story down but is more a visual thinker and less interested in concept. Nas came in and made a lot of suggestions (basically wrote his whole character, including that completely unbelievable "back to Africa" shit). I think he was also responsible for the twist in the DMX character. At the time they thought the changes brought some "soul" to the film but didn't realize they just made it worse. Can you imagine DMX sitting around studying the Quaran?

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