Monthly Archives: October 2011

TV TRAILER: CNN’S ‘BLACK IN AMERICA 4: SILICON VALLEY’

In CNN’s latest edition of the Black in America series, Soledad O’Brien follows the life and entrepreneurial journey of 8 African-American business men and women working hard at launching their own start-up company in the predominately, young, Caucasian world of Silicon Valley.

They all live in one residence while attending a new media boot camp program, NewMe Accelerator. The programs aims to work hard at diversifying the web and technological land.. In addition, the participants learn about the stressful realities of pitching their ideas in 6 minutes to elite investors. Check out the trailer after the jump. Continue

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NEW MUSIC: DRAKE FT. NICKI MINAJ – “MAKE ME PROUD”


♫ Drake feat. Nicki Minaj – Make ME Proud

Check out brand new music from labelmates Drake and Nicki Minaj. The new track, “Make Me Proud,” produced by T-Minus, will supposedly appear on Drake’s highly anticipated sophomore album, Take Care, which has been pushed back to November 18th. Drake is supposedly set to perform the new track on SNL this weekend.

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MOVIE BITS: ‘THE BEST MAN’ SEQUEL TEAMS UP W/ UNIVERSAL PICTURES??

Front Row ( L-R ): Monica Callhoun, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut and Terrence Howard
Back Row ( L-R ): Taye Diggs, Regina Hall, Sanaa Lathan, Harold Perrineau, Melissa DeSousa and Director Malcolm D. Lee

According to Deadline.com, Universal Pictures is looking to make a sequel film to the 1999 wedding-comedy, The Best Man. While the original writer/director, Malcolm D. Lee held a reunion dinner with most of the cast members earlier this year, the idea of making it happen sparked a lot of their attention:

Universal has set Malcolm D. Lee to write, direct and produce Best Man 2, a sequel to the 1999 film. Lee wrote and directed the original, a comedy in which a writer (Taye Diggs) is preparing to be the best man for his football player buddy (Morris Chestnut), but the timing is bad because the writer’s autobiographical novel is about to pop and it describes how the best man bedded the bride. Terrence Howard, Harold Perrineau, Nia Long and Sanaa Lathan also starred. The original grossed $35 million. [Source]

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MAG COVER: BE MAGAZINE’S FALL ‘BLUE COLLAR HOLLYWOOD’ ISSUE

BE Magazine has unveiled their 2011 Fall Blue Collar Hollywood issue celebrating artists who aren’t afraid to break a sweat and work for their dreams. The cover which was shot in honor of the late 80’s classic film The Breakfast Club, features model Kai Morae (daughter of actress Lisa Raye McCoy), actor/rapper Quincy Brown (son to singer Al B. Sure & step-son of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs), singer/actress Skye Townsend (daughter of actor/director Robert Townsend), director Alfredo Flores (credit: include Justin Bieber & Mariah Carey) and emerging Hip Hop/Pop recording artist H. Wood City (credits: include Lil Kim & Soulja Boy). Each of them had a bit to say about their humble beginnings, friendship and following in the steps of their successful parents & mentors:

Kai Morae on being independent:
“I’ve always been a very independent person. I could ask my mom (Lisa Raye) for stuff if I really wanted to but that’s not the kind of person I am. If I want something I’ll work for it.”

Quincy Brown on being known as Diddy’s son:
“I don’t want to be labeled or have any handicaps for when I actually achieve or earn something. It’s very easy for someone to say,”Oh, he got that because he Diddy’s son.” My job is to make that HARD or IMPOSSIBLE for anyone to say.”

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