May 18, 2013

BET Premieres New Original Film ‘The Cookout 2′ Saturday at 9pm E/P

Quran 'Storm' Pender and Wendy Williams in a scene from 'The Cookout 2'

*NEW YORK – As summer draws to a close, BET lights up the grill for the premiere of a new original movie, THE COOKOUT 2, on Saturday, September 3 at 9pm E/P In this sequel to the 2004 box office hit “The Cookout,” suspended pro-basketball player star Todd Anderson (played by Quran “Storm” Pender) plays [...]




Video/Trailer: Sneak Peek of ‘Single Ladies’ Starring LisaRaye & Stacey Dash

Stacey Dash, LisaRaye and Charity Shea

*The buzz is building about VH1′s Queen Latifah/Flavor Unit Entertainment produced show “Single Ladies” starring LisaRaye McCoy, Stacey Dash and Charity Shea. It premieres May 30 at 9pm. In the trailer below, Val, Keisha and April dish on men issue while getting pampered. Yeah, they’re just kickin’ it, you know, talkin’ plenty ish … until [...]




Queen Latifah to Produce/Star in AOL Web Series

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*In an effort to revitalize AOL since he took over as CEO two years ago, Tim Armstrong is recruiting an army of Hollywood heavyweights. His latest acquisition: Queen Latifah, as the new issue of The Hollywood Reporter reports. Starting this spring, she will produce and star in AOL web series about sports, entertainment and entrepreneurialism, [...]




Flavor Unit Rapper Apache Dies

Apache

*Rapper Apache, an original member of Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit, has died, according to Web site AllHipHop.com. A cause of death has yet to be announced, but the Web site UnKut.com is reporting that Apache was living with a bruised heart and on permanent disability when he died. Best known for his 1992 single “Gangsta B**ch,” [...]