Tupac Shakur Biopic to be Directed by Antoine Fuqua
Oscar-nominated screenwriters Stephen J. Rivele and Chris Wilkinson (Ali, Nixon) have been hired to write the Tupac Shakur biopic, which means the Antoine Fuqua-directed film could begin shooting by mid-November. (No cast yet; Fuqua is looking for an unknown to play Shakur.)
While the writing partners are known for adapting true lives and stories - they also worked on the Moneyball script, and an upcoming Jackie Robinson story - Wilkinson told Vulture that the key to this script is an approach that "is not in any way biopic-y."
A previous version of the script was largely documentary in style, simply laying out the facts of the slain rapper-poet-actor's brief 25-year life. But Wilkinson says that their new version will instead ...
Xzibit Featured in Upcoming Episode of Detroit 1-8-7
Xzibit will be featured in an upcoming episode of ABC's new crime drama, Detroit 1-8-7, according to a network press release. Xzibit has signed on to star in an episode of the new series, which is slated to premiere September 21st.
In the episode starring Xzibit, he plays a hustler turned businessman named Russell Pitts, who is now in the business of producing Hip-Hop artists.
Detroit 1-8-7 started shooting in July in Detroit, according to the series' producers. The drama stars Michael Imperioli (Detective Louis Fitch), Aisha Hinds (Lt. Maureen Mason), James McDaniel (Sgt. Jesse Longford) and others.
The executive producer of the show, Jason Richman, stressed they would be using artists and local talent in the show and extended an invitation to ...
Kanye To Release A Song A Week Until Christmas
Through his Twitter feed, Kanye West announced plans to release a brand-new song by himself, or one of his close friends, every Friday until Christmas. "I know yall need the music so I'm dropping 1 new song every weekend until Xmas," Tweeted West, clearly already in the gift-giving spirit. "It may be my song it may be a new Jay [Z] song etc&"
"Swizz [Beatz] looked at me the other night and said man are you getting sleep and I told him I can't sleep& My people need this new music," he wrote. "I know yall need the music so I'm dropping 1 new song every weekend until Xmas. It may be my song it may be a new Jay song etc&I'm calling it good Fridays. Yall know every Friday yall gone have a new joint from our family."
During a recent interview with Shade 45's Angela Yee, the King of the South T.I. said that he is planning to launch a cartoon series called Lil Homies. Although Tip has yet to secure a network for the show, he will act as producer. He even said that he may provide a voice over narrative to the show. "I'm actually working on a TV show as a producer&a cartoon called Lil Homies, he said. "I may do voice over, like a narrator," T.I. said, courtesy of RapRadar.
T.I. is not the first rapper to take to animation. Andre 3000 produced a cartoon for Cartoon Network called "Class of 3000," and MF DOOM has lent his vocal talents ...
Yung Joc's Pit Bulls Attack Neighbor's Dog
Yung Joc has found himself at the center of yet another dog attack controversy, when two of his pit bull terriers attacked a neighbor's dog in Fayette County, Georgia.
According to reports, the dangerous dogs escaped Joc's property through a gate, and subsequently attacked a neighbor's dog (the breed has not been specified), which was left injured, but is expected to survive.
Joc's pit bulls were secured by electric collars, which reportedly malfunctioned, allowing them to run freely through the neighborhood. The 'It's Goin' Down' rapper quickly apologized for the attack, and offered to pay for the owner of the wounded dog's medical expenses. Additionally, Joc was cited for the incident by the police, and will have to pay an undisclosed ...
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