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2 unusual facts about New Jersey Drive


New Jersey Drive

At the time, the city of Newark had the highest automobile theft rate in the country, and Newark mayor Sharpe James refused to allow filming of New Jersey Drive within the city limits; therefore, the filming locations were in the surrounding locations of Newark and mainly East Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York rather than Newark itself.

New Jersey Drive, Vol. 1

It was released on March 28, 1995 through Tommy Boy Records and featured production from some of hip hop's top producers, including Erick Sermon, Easy Mo Bee and Marley Marl.



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