The Dirty 3rd

The Dirty 3rd

Where real hustlers pockets are deep, wannabe hustlers try to creep and the traitors of the game are put to sleep.

R 1999 · 83 min · Drama, Music

Houston, TX, hip-hop crew Wreckshop Family are the subject of this documentary about the uphill struggle to succeed in the cutthroat world of the music industry. Dirty 3rd: The Movie follows Wreckshop Family as they struggle to leave the street life behind and make a name for themselves, releasing their own material on their own label.

Directed by Henry Leblanc · Written by Derrick 'D-Reck' Dixon

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Cast

Derrick 'D-Reck' Dixon Street
Mario Hardy Lil Street (as Lil Mario)
ESG Action (as E.S.G.)
Floyd Dixon Uncle P
Derrick Noke D Haynes Big Vinnie (as Noke D)
Sean Price Locke (as Sean P)
Tyte Eyez Quentin
Slim Thug Slim
Dgotti Monroe Sonny Bobo (as Dgotti)
Dirty Dollar$ Dirty
Lil Bze Lil B
Mr. 3-2 Three - Twenty

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