Also starring Duane Martin, Tonya Pinkins, Marlon Wayans, and Leon, Above The Rim was co-written and directed by Jeff Pollack in his directorial debut, with a screenplay written by Barry Michael ...

“Sugar Hill” was also written by Cooper as was 1994’s “Above The Rim,” which starred Tupac Shakur and Duane Martin. Cooper would continue to write and work in media, though the “Harlem Trilogy” of ...

“Above the Rim,” Cooper’s third film, premiered in 1994 and starred Duane Martin, Leon, Tonya Pinkins, Bernie Mac and even secured rapper Tupac Shakur amid the height of his popularit ...