Barry Michael Cooper ... 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 ...

During his time at The Village Voice, Cooper wrote a piece about rising R&B producer and singer Teddy Riley in ... and also wrote three episodes. Barry Michael Cooper wrote the ‘She’s Gotta ...

By Angel Diaz Barry Michael Cooper, the journalist who coined the term “New Jack Swing” to describe the music Teddy Riley was making during the ’80s and wrote the screenplays for influential ...

Barry Michael Cooper, an investigative reporter-turned-screenwriter known for the films “New Jack City,” “Above the Rim” and “Sugar Hill,” has died. Cooper died Tuesday, a spokesperson ...

Hollywood writer and producer Barry Michael Cooper ... Prior to his work in the entertainment industry, Cooper was a music critic and then an investigative reporter for The Village Voice in ...

Barry Michael Cooper ... He also directed music videos for artists like Tevin Campbell and Grand Daddy I.U. in the 1990s. Cooper posted a photo of himself on Instagram as recently as Jan. 16 ...

LOS ANGELES — Barry Michael Cooper, an investigative reporter-turned-screenwriter known for the films "New Jack City," "Above the Rim" and "Sugar Hill," has died. Cooper died Tuesday ...

The writer and producer behind classic Black films like "New Jack City" and "Above the Rim" passed away at age 66. Cooper made his directorial debut in 2005 with Blood on the Wall$, a low-budget ...

Barry Michael Cooper, the visionary writer and producer who transformed urban storytelling through groundbreaking journalism and iconic films, has passed away in Baltimore at 66, reports Lovebscott.

Barry Michael Cooper ... he was Harlem to his core,” George added. Cooper’s writing career began in the 1980s when he served as a music critic for the Village Voice, the storied and Pulitzer ...