New Jack City

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Subtitles by Phaeton

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You are about to witness
the strength of street knowledge.

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Yo, this is Queen Latifah

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Bringing a song to you
About a place you might live

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In case you don't understand
It's called New Jack City

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In case you still don't understand

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I brought along Levert and Troop
To kick the ballistics

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Unemployment is up,
says the Department of Labor...

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... with nearly 200,000 more claims
for unemployment last month.

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Americans whose income is below the
poverty line has risen to 2 million...

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... compared to 1.6 million in 1979.

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Economists say that the
economic inequality...

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... is at its worst level since
the days of the Great Depression.

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Over the last 3 years, the percentage of
after-tax income for the rich rose 3%...

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... while after-tax income
for the poor fell.2%.

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Homelessness is at an all-time high.

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A drive-by shooting in Harlem resulted
in the death of a 7-year-old boy.

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Police say the shooting
was drug-related.

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Said a police source,
"The kid just got in the way."

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The bodies of 3 young black men
were discovered in Marcus Garvey Park.

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Police believe they were victims
of a drug deal gone bad.

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The identity of the victims
has been withheld.

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Firemen were summoned to extract a man
from a ventilator duct of a building.

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The man became trapped when he entered
the duct in order to rob the premises.

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The deficit now stands
at an astounding $ 221 billion.

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A reputed crime lord and 10 of his
henchmen were gunned down today.

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Witnesses said the gunmen
rode past Mr. Armeteo...

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... and sprayed the group with gunfire.

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The shooting was the result
of an ongoing turf war.