Trap City (2024)

Directed by

Tel Ganesan

Genre

drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

NR

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An aspiring rapper named DeShawn gets involved in the drug trade while his music career starts to take off. The movie follows the conflict between his artistic dreams and the dangerous choices he makes.

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What happens

Trap City is an American independent crime drama film written, directed, and produced by Tel K. Ganesan. The film stars Brandon T. Jackson, Jay "Jeezy" Jenkins, Clifton Powell, and Omar Gooding. It follows an aspiring rapper (DeShawn) who becomes entangled in the drug trade just as his music career begins to gain national attention. The film premiered theatrically on December 13, 2024, and later achieved wider recognition after becoming the #1 trending film on the STARZ streaming platform in 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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