Butter

Butter is a hard hitting story of revenge, power, scandal and money. Freddy Roland is a street smart kid who dreams of owning his own record label. His boss is one of the most powerful men in the record business, Curtis ‘8-Ball’ Harris. 8-Ball is a man who likes to get his own way even if this means resorting to violence and crime and he claims to turn talented kids into stars but at a price! Freddy discovers this price when he finds his foster sister, Blusette, dead from an apparent overdose despite being sober for the previous 30 days and having just landed a hot contract with Rhythm Records, 8-Ball’s label. Freddy must try and solve the mystery of Blusette’s death and 8-Ball soon becomes his number one suspect., In this action thriller, a talented singer’s career takes off and she decides to change record companies. Unfortunately for her, the ruthless company executives decide that they would rather see her dead than switch. Soon after, she is found dead of a drug overdose and her manager/cousin is the one left holding the pill bottle. Totally innocent, he launches his own investigation while simultaneously trying to stay out of jail., Sleazy record-company lowlifes murder a talented singer and frame her innocent relative for the crime, forcing him to run for his life while he struggles to clear his name. Ernie Hudson, Nia Long, Shemar Moore, Tony Todd, Donnie Wahlberg, Tommy ”Tiny” Lister, Terrence Howard, Donald Faison, Salli Richardson. Directed by Peter Gathings Bunche. Also known as “Butter.”