Casting
The character of Hollywood Nicky played by Sean Combs is modeled off of a younger Nicky Barnes who would rise to become one of New York's top drug lords.
In the film, the character Earl played by Mario Van Peebles makes a reference to Governor Rockefeller setting some new drug laws into effect. This is in reference to the Rockefeller drug laws which are to date amongst the toughest mandatory sentencing laws for drug dealers.
Luis Guzmán plays character roles in both Carlito's Way films. He plays Pachanga in Carlito's Way and Nacho in Carlito's Way: Rise to Power.
Read more about this topic: Carlito's Way: Rise To Power
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