The Harlem journalist who coined the phrase “New Jack Swing” while writing a profile passed away in Maryland. There is no ...
Barry Michael Cooper, a writer and producer known for 'New Jack City,' 'Sugar Hill' and 'Above the Rim,' dies at age 66.
Barry Michael Cooper, a screenwriter who penned screenplays for New Jack City and other notable Black films, has died.
Barry Michael Cooper, the screenwriter behind the influential “Harlem Trilogy” of films New Jack City, Sugar Hill and Above the Rim and the man who coined the term New Jack Swing, has died. He was 66.
Before his screenwriting career, Cooper’s journalist bylines included Spin Magazine, as well as music criticism. While at The Village Voice, he wrote a piece titled “Teddy Riley’s New Jack ...