Snipes is a 2001 American drama film directed by Rich Murray and featuring Nelly, Zoe Saldana and Dean Winters.
Bobby Starr owns this studio/record label and also works for a mob boss named Johnnie Marandin who already despises him for sleeping with his daughter when he was only supposed to mentor her.
There is a problem with Prolifik though: He has already spent his advance money and Bobby expects him to deliver a full project.
Bobby reveals that important tapes were stolen from the studio that night and he assumes Malik and Erik stole them.
Back on the street, Erik tries to get to a pay phone, encounters Bugsy and Trix, two people Erik previously spoken to whose own posters were taken down by him to promote Prolifik, and eventually collapses from blood loss.
However, Clarence did not have talent, which is the reason he couldn’t produce a second album and therefore orchestrated his own "kidnapping" and "murder" Bobby is approached by Johnnie and his henchmen.
While Erik is away, Clarence kills Floyd, kidnaps Cheryl and brings her to an abandoned house.
An injured Clarence recognizes Erik from their previous encounter and tries to convince him to help him out of the basement.
He then begins to walk away, with the sound of radio DJ Sway Calloway announcing Prolifik's death and playing his music in the background.
[5] Michael Sragow of The Baltimore Sun awarded the film one and a half stars.