The cast of Ridley Scott’s new film is getting a little help from the world of hip hop.

Variety reports that rappers Common, TI, and RZA will star alongside Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe in the director’s crime drama “American Gangster.”

The film centres around Washington, who plays a Harlem crime leader who smuggled heroin into the U.S. via the coffins of soldiers killed in Vietnam.

Crowe plays the role of lead investigator into the incident.

The film’s script was penned by Steven Zaillian, know for his writing credits on movies like “Gangs of New York” and “Schindler’s List.”

The film, which has no set release date yet, will be co-produced by Scott and Brian Grazer.

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