Blair Underwood Doing The Rap Game Again In 'The Hit'

Blair Underwood should have had a bigger career in Hollywood in terms of doing more films. Granted, it has been over twenty years since he first came into the spotlight in 'Krush Groove' and he's managed to stay in the game this long. With roles on TV's L.A Law, 'Set It Off' with Jada Pinkett Smith, and TV's short-lived 'City of Angels', some would say that his guest stint on 'Sex and the City' took him to a higher level. He was then seen in 'Something New' with Sanaa Lathan, and 'Madea's Family Reunion' with Tyler Perry. Just recently, he co-authored the fiction novel Casanegra: A Tennyson Hardwick Novel with husband-and-wife team Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due. Guess it was time for him to headline a film, BUT not on the big screen. Just released on DVD is his latest film, 'The Hit', which also stars DeRay Davis and Al B. Sure. Yes ladies, Al B. Sure is in the film acting. Hen (Underwood) has made it to the big time. Growing up in Compton and starting his own record label off of money he conned from a loan shark, he has built up a $300 million empire. But there's a problem: Like all other rap labels, despite their enormous success, a huge portion of their profits are continually siphoned off by the major distribution houses. Hen is sick of this and decides to revolutionize the business by bringing together his and other rap labels to form a confederation apart from the distribution houses - a confederation that would be self-funded and allow them to keep the profits they earn while being socially conscious within their communities. SOURCE OF THIS STORY