May 24, 2013

Will Smith Behind ‘Kingpin’ for Cinemax; ‘Watchlist’ for Fox

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*Will Smith and James Lassiter’s Overbrook Entertainment have two TV shows in development at different networks, reports Deadline.com. HBO’s sister channel Cinemax has its hands on “Kingpin,” an hourlong drama from Black List writer Chad St. John (“Ronin”). It centers on a crafty and careful mid-level drug trafficker trying to get out of the business. He [...]




Rick Ross The (Former) Drug Dealer to Release Biopic

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*While former drug kingpin “Freeway” Rick Ross is getting ready to use the law in his favor against rapper Rick Ross in a publicity rights case, he’s got some other big things going on. Namely, he’s getting ready to release a biopic revealing his life story which is bound to rake in money and lots [...]




Snoop Dogg Involved in Upcoming ‘Freeway’ Biopic

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*Snoop Dogg was recently tapped to work on the music in the upcoming biopic on “Freeway” Ricky Ross. “Y’all heard what the Dogg said,” gloated Ross (pictured below), who has undergone a lengthy legal battle with rapper Rick Ross over his moniker. “Y’all didn’t think it was gonna happen, now the Dogg said he gonna [...]




They Finally Got Him: Accused Jamaican Drug Lord Turned Over to U.S. Officials

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*Christopher “Dudus” Coke, captured by Jamaican police Tuesday, was escorted by U.S. federal agents off a plane in suburban Westchester County, New York, at about 7 p.m. Thursday after his extradition from Jamaica. Coke, who was wanted by the Southern District of New York on drug and weapons charges, was captured by Jamaican police on [...]