(Note: The $10 and $100 bills feature Alexander Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin , respectively—neither of whom were presidents.) 2. The Film: A Gritty Tale of Betrayal
The song famously features a sampled hook from Nas 's "The World Is Yours": "I'm out for dead presidents to represent me" . Dead Presidents
The story follows Anthony Curtis (played by Larenz Tate) from his youth in the Bronx to the horrors of the Vietnam War, and finally to his desperate return home. (Note: The $10 and $100 bills feature Alexander
After finding a society that offered him no job or respect despite his service, Anthony and his friends—including a drug-addicted veteran played by Chris Tucker —plot a high-stakes armored truck heist to secure their future. After finding a society that offered him no
Released in 1995 and directed by the , Dead Presidents is a heavy-hitting crime drama that explores the "narrative dead end" faced by Black Vietnam veterans.
In 1996, released one of his most iconic singles, " Dead Presidents II ," for his debut album Reasonable Doubt .