Between “The 40-Year-Old Version,” “Clockers” and “Cool as Ice,” the cinema has offerings for film and music buffs of all kinds in "Been Here For Years: Hip-Hop at 50." Critic Sean Burns says “New Jack City” is one of the series' best.
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