 Master P has just signed a five picture deal with Trimark Pictures. They're gonna kick him down a budget and help assist with all the production. He currently has two films coming down the pipe. One deals with an undercover cop battling the CIA. The other is a martial arts basketball flick. With Master P's high visibility I just hope he doesn't drop any cheesy films.. Everything has got to be top notch otherwise it'll make us all look bad. Speaking of films.. I'm hearing nothing but great things about the recently screened documentary on women in Hip Hop called 'Nobody Knows My Name'. The screening took place this past Monday Night at UCLA. Everyone I spoke too are using words like 'moving', 'powerful' and 'off the hook' to describe this documentary that chronicles the Hip Hop lives of several women including B-Boy Summit organizer and all around b-girl Asia One, Hip Hop artists Medusa, Leschea and T-Love and Beat Junkie member DJ Symphony. I can't wait for it to show up here in the Bay Area.. In the meantime.. all interested parties need to contact the Rachel Raimist the film's director at mailto:rae@thaconnect.com. Raekwon is making some moves into the film world as he will be featured in an upcoming movie called 'Black And White'. It focuses on some uppity white kids from new York who are fascinated with downtown Hip Hop culture. Raekwon aka Lou Diamonds plays a character named Cigar. The word is this character fit Raekwon's personality quite nicely. Also featured in this film is Method Man and model Claudia Schiffer. Look for the film to drop in March 2000. The City of Chicago is definitely trying to step up as there is currently a big film project in the works that focuses on Chi-Town's largest and most notorious Black and Latino Street Gangs. It's a 5 part documentary series that shows how these gangs make a move from the negative to the positive. Hip Hop music and culture plays a key role in that transition. Currently the film makers are looking for Hip Hop talent to help bless the soundtrack.. So if you happen to be in an around the Chicago area drop The Gambino Project crew a line at mailto:ameermuhammad@ureach.com or head on over to their website http://www.thegambinoproject.com Finally, I got this postcard two days ago from Dominique DiPrima aka Lady D of 92.3 The Beat. She does a Hip Hop oriented talk show called Street Science. When she was up here in the Bay Area she did a Hip Hop oriented TV show called Home Turf. It was one of the first Hip Hop TV shows in the country. as it was airing way back in the early and mid 80s.. So that gives her OG status. Well anyway, Lady D sent a post card telling me to check for her on 'The X Files' I'm thinking to myself great Hip Hop comes to the X Files.. .. but alas the card said she was on the Nov 28th show.. I got the post card December 6th.. I hope she did good.. and didn't kill her off.. Hopefully she gets a re-occurring role.. But props to to her for getting on. Check for Dominique's show on Sunday Mornings from 9-11am if you're in LA.. |