Ice Cube Talks N.W.A. Biopic, Eazy-E & who Invented ‘Gangster Rap’
*With an influential role in gangsta rap, trailblazing members who would later change rap music and controversy …
Robertson Treatment Syndicated Column (RTSC): Political Lion April Ryan
*April D. Ryan is veteran journalist who has been a White House correspondent for the past 18 years. She also serves as …
EUR on the Scene: The ‘Brotherly Love’ Red Carpet (Watch)
*What is Brotherly Love? That’s a question many celebrities answered at the red carpet premiere of the upcoming …
TV One announces Dynamic Slate of New and Returning Series
*New York– Kicking off its first upfront season with new President Bradley J. Siegel at the helm, TV One unveiled its …
Fourteen-Week Reign of ‘Uptown Funk’ Ended by Wiz Khalifa
*Wiz Khalifa zooms from #10 to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with his “Furious 7” track “See You …
9-year-old Anthony Michael Hobbs Wins Montclair Film Festival’s Grand Prize
Nine year-old Anthony Michael Hobbs wins Montclair Film Festival’s Grand Prize for ‘Kidz Shortz’ Baltimore actor …
‘The Game’s’ Danielle Nicolet Joins Kevin Hart Film ‘Central Intelligence’
*Danielle Nicolet scored the female lead in “Central Intelligence,” the new Kevin Hart/Dwayne Johnson buddy comedy from …
Idris Elba Tells Why He Doubts He’ll Ever be James Bond
*Ask Idris Elba if he really has a chance of playing James Bond and the actor will say that his moment as 007 has gone. …
Fox Moves to Dismiss Lawsuit Over ’12 Years a Slave’ Soundtrack
*On Thursday, Hans Zimmer, Twentieth Century Fox, Sony Music and others filed a motion to dismiss many of the claims …
John Singleton Speaks On Why He Isn’t Directing Tupac Shakur Biopic
*Despite the release of various biopics on music artists, one artist who hasn’t gotten his life story told on the big …
Lee Daniels, Damon Dash Settle ‘Butler’, ‘Empire’ Ownership Dispute
*The legal situation involving Lee Daniels and Damon Dash has come to a resolution. As previously reported, Dash claimed …
Carl Franklin Replaces John Singleton on Tupac Biopic After Creative Rift
*Director John Singleton has exited the planned Tupac Shakur biopic from Morgan Creek Productions, and Carl Franklin has …
Untitled Mariah Carey Xmas Film Nabbed by New Line
*Mariah Carey is about to make her return to the big screen. Deadline.com is reporting that the singer is part of an …
Brian Grazer Determined to Get Eminem, Oprah on ‘Empire’
*Hollywood heavyweight Brian Grazer, producer of both Eminem’s “8 Mile” biopic and Fox’s “Empire,” said Tuesday that he …
Is Columbus Short Plotting TV Return With ‘Empire’?
*Columbus Short’s character may have been killed off on “Scandal,” but the actor may be finding new life on “Empire.” …
