'Silk': Wale to Produce Movie About 1990s Hitman Wayne Perry

Grammy-nominated rapper Wale is behind a new feature aiming to tell the story of a real-life notorious hitman.

Wale and his management company EQT are in early stages of development on Silk , a movie centered on D.C.-based hitman Wayne “Silk” Perry and his involvement in the crime world in the early 1990s, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively. A director has not yet been announced.

The film is set between 1989-1993, at a time when the nation’s capital was known as the “murder capital.” It will follow the story of Perry, who was the enforcer for New York City-based drug dealer Alpo Martinez.

Grammy-nominated rapper Wale is behind a new feature aiming to tell the story of a real-life notorious hitman.

Wale and his management company EQT are in early stages of developm