This is a dramatized version of what really happened. If you research Frankie Lymon, he had just got a deal to record again and that's what lead to him overdosing.
In real life this happened the exact opposite Frankie did leave Emira to go make a comeback but they did give him a chance to record a new song and that’s when he decided to celebrate by doing drugs so basically the movie made it look like he killed his self on purpose but in real life he overdosed on an accident
Larenz Tate is shamefully underrated as an actor. He's kind of like the black Gary Oldman. He has an incredible range and can literally play any part. Ironically, if this movie had come out within the last few years he probably would've garnered a Best Actor Oscar nomination.
In my opinion, this is how I think the news about Doo-wop being dead should've gone out: "Elvis Presley kicked it out with his moves, The Beatles stomped it out with the British Invasion, Motown brought in something new, and Hendrix is taking the music somewhere else."
This is why I don't like movies that are "Fictionlized Versions" of someone's life, which are supposedly based on the real life story. I like to see a movie that's either a true story and as accurate as humanly possible, or a movie that's just purely fictional. I hate when they present something as the "True story" when it's actually just a bunch of crap that somebody made up. This scene shown here is NOT how it actually happened. Frankie Lymon was actually given opportunities to make a comeback but he didn't capitalize on them. Instead he went down a dark path. This scene was very well acted, but since it's actually completely inaccurate that sorta ruins it.
