Numbers

The major player in this intense thriller by seminal rapper and radio show host Dane is a gifted mathematician who gives up a possible career with the FBI for a life of crime. Dupree Reginald “Numbers” Wallace, mentored by gambler and former pimp Crispy Carl, goes from Brooklyn boy genius to hustler in order to make fast cash to help his single mother take care of his sisters, Lakeisha and Takeisha, an especially urgent task once Takeisha's diagnosed with cancer. Although his sister's cancer goes into remission and Numbers plans on getting out of the game, he's soon got plenty of others depending on him—his pregnant girlfriend, his wild girl on the side and his crew of hustlers. But the life leads to a nightmare equation, and Numbers just might not make it out. It's fast and furious—Dane spins some seriously solid action. (Feb.)