Curtis Scoon

While writing his second screenplay, Curtis Scoon was named a suspect in a high profile crime. Curtis was then forced to re-direct his goals of writing spec scripts, and give his full attention to a real life drama: his own life. It quickly became clear to Scoon that he would need to find media outlets to tell his side of the story. This effort to clear his name would be Scoon's introduction to the world of media and entertainment. In 2003, Curtis got his first opportunity, by writing a "sidebar" entitled "Framed and Defamed" for Playboy magazine after pitching it to the executive editor at the time, Chris Napolitano. Soon after, Scoon crafted a book concept that would tie the subject of the Queens gangsters of the '80s to the world of pop culture and his work in Playboy was instrumental in making that a reality. He is the sole contributor. That book idea became "Queens Reigns Supreme: Fat Cat, 50 Cents, and The Rise of the Hip Hop Hustler." The book became not only a must read for lovers of hip hop, but received a starred review in Publishers' Weekly and was yet another stepping stone for Curtis Scoon. The success of Queens Reigns Supreme pushed the story of Lorenzo "Fat Cat" Nichols into the media spot light, thus causing it to be featured on the debut season of BET's "American Gangster" Series. Scoon was offered a consultant position on the show. After proving his worth in gold, Curtis was offered a co-producers position in 2007 on the Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff episode of the American Gangster series. Scoon's uncanny ability to penetrate the urban underworld yielded yet another score: an exclusive jail-house interview of Fat Cat in 2006, for KING Magazine. It was the only interview given by Fat Cat in over 20 years of incarceration. In that same year, there was a feature article written about Scoon in Groove magazine. The magazine is based in France, which gave him international exposure. Having consistently proved himself Curtis was given the opportunity as a producer in 2008 on the "Shower Posse" episode of the series American Gangster. Given his track record his selection was a natural progression. Curtis was the only producer in the world that was granted an interview with the infamous Vivian Blake, former leader of the "Shower Posse." Today, Scoon continues to pursue his ambition of producing feature films and has recently completed 'Black White & Blue." A controversial documentary about race, police, and politics.