May 22, 2013

New Reality Show Starring Sons of Hip Hop Greats’ in the Making

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*Oh boy, they’ve thought of everything. A new reality show starring the sons of rappers is next on the hot plate for television junkies. According to TMZ, N.W.A. and Run-DMC’s kids are going to be entertaining viewers as they go along in the shadows of their fathers. Currently titled, “Seeds of Hip Hop” (sounds kind [...]




Eazy E Docu ‘Ruthless Memories’ to Release in December

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*Late, great, N.W.A. rapper, Eazy E is going to be remembered via film. Ruthless Propoganda has officially announced a release date for “Ruthless Memories,” a documentary about the life of Eazy E. According to reports, the film will include exclusive interviews with E’s bandmates, MC Ren and Jerry Heller, an old business partner. There will [...]




F. Gary Gray Named Director of NWA Biopic and He’s Looking for Actors

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*The NWA biopic is actually getting off the ground now. Filmmaker and recently dubbed biopic director of “Straight Outta Compton,” F. Gary Gray is looking for the perfect actors to play the baddest crew in Hip Hop history. The last we heard about the film, Ice Cube confirmed the project was going to come through, [...]




F. Gary Gray to Direct NWA Biopic ‘Straight Outta Compton’

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*F. Gary Gray is in final talks to direct “Straight Outta Compton,” the New Line film that traces the founding of groundbreaking rap group NWA, featuring Eazy E, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, MC Ren and DJ Yella. Armed with such street anthems as “F*** tha Police” and “Dopeman,” their material reflected the growing ire of [...]




VH1 to Air Snoop Dogg’s ‘UPRISING: Hip Hop and the L.A. Riots’

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*VH1′s Emmy Award-winning “VH1 Rock Docs” franchise will explore the connection between the violence manifested on the streets during the 1992 Los Angeles riots and the rage expressed in hip hop by NWA, Dr. Dre, Ice T, and Ice Cube among others in “UPRISING: Hip Hop and the L.A. Riots,” premiering Tuesday, May 1 at [...]




Stop Waiting for ‘Detox’ (Video): Dr. Dre Taking Break from Music

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*Ok, here’s the deal. It may come as no surprise that Dr. Dre may be holding off on “Detox” a little longer than  expected … maybe indefinitely. At the grand opening of Beats by Dre store in SoHo, he revealed that he’s breaking from music for a little while after working with Kendrick Lamar and [...]




Hold Up! – John Singleton May Not Direct N.W.A. Biopic

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*Excitement is building around the coming N.W.A. biopic and fans won’t have to wait too long because production will be underway shortly. It was mentioned before that director John Singleton was to helm the production alongside Ice Cube, but it looks like he may be out. “I can’t talk about it too prematurely about the [...]




Ice Cube and John Singleton to Work on N.W.A. Biopic

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*John Singleton has proven to be a dynamic director and talent in the film industry. In the last 10 years, he’s demonstrated versatility with movies like “2 Fast 2 Furious” and “Four Brothers.” He’s got another project that will return him to his directing roots and bring a lot of his original audience back to [...]




Video: Gwynnie P. Spits Verse from NWA’s ‘Gangsta Gangsta’

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*Even before becoming BFFs with “BeyonJay” and basking in Cee Lo Green’s “F*** You” spotlight, Gwyneth Paltrow was a true hip hop head – more specifically, a huge fan of NWA. During her interview on UK’s “The Graham Norton Show,” she was asked to prove it. “There’s one word I can’t say, though,” she clarified [...]




Disney Backing Ice Cube Film; Also gets Parodied on ‘SNL’

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*In lieu of interesting partnerships and strange collaborations, Disney is in talks with Ice Cube to back his new film. The L.A. native is producing “Chrome and Paint,” a hood-style drama he also co-wrote. It takes an inside look at the custom car scene in South Central LA. It’s all about love, lust, loyalty and [...]




Ice Cube in Concert

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*Ice Cube is a multi-talented man. He’s done the acting, producing and his first love, rapping. Although he hasn’t been had any hit records of late, he’s hasn’t forgotten his true nature. The former NWA member – who is also the executive producer of the TBS sitcom “Are We There Yet?” – just announced a [...]




Video: Cube, Roots Rock ‘Straight Outta Compton’ on ‘Fallon’

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*NBC’s “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” next week will add a never-before-seen TV performance by Ice Cube to one of its summer reruns. According to the New York Daily News, producers of the show are adding the appearance to a “Late Night” rebroadcast airing Wednesday at 12:35 a.m. [Scroll down to watch video.] “This is [...]




Ice Cube, Tomica Wright Developing N.W.A. Biopic

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A feature film about the rise and fall of gangsta rap group Ni**as With Attitude (N.W.A.) is in development from the production company owned by one of its original members, Ice Cube. Cube Vision, which the rapper/actor runs with Matt Alvarez, are producing along with Tomica Woods, the widow of N.W.A. founder Eazy-E. Woods inherited [...]