Wood Harris made a pitstop at The Breakfast Club on his press tour for VH1’s new series, The Breaks. While discussing his early beginnings as a student at New York University and working with Tupac in Above The Rim, Harris touched on his iconic role as Ace in Paid In Full.

“Without Cam’ron and Mekhi (Phifer), I can’t make that as genuine,” he told hosts Charlamagne Tha God and Angela Yee of their scene-stealing characters, Rico and Mitch. “They had the heart of Harlem in the for real.”

Produced by Dame Dash, Paid In Full remains a staple in hip-hop with references of the movie spanning from Internet memes to rap lyrics and everything in between. Do it for the culture and tell us your favorite main character from this hip-hop classic below.

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