Snoop Dogg is putting his acting chops to work and will appear on an upcoming episode of ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.’
Ice-T, who plays Sergeant Fin Tutuola on the show, announced the Doggfather’s guest appearance last month on social media.
Fin, along with Olivia Benson and the others, will investigate the public feud between two men after a pop star is assaulted in her home. Appropriately, Snoop plays the role of a recording artist who’s engaged in a public feud with the husband of the pop star. Meanwhile, Fin’s family ties to one of the men causes trouble.
We’ll get to see how it all played out on Thursday (May 2). Check out the full episode trailer below.
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— Law and Order SVU (@LawandOrderSVU1) April 26, 2019
LOS ANGELES — The family of director John Singleton told FOX4 film critic Shawn Edwards early Monday that Singleton has died.
Singleton had been in a coma after suffering a major stroke more than a week ago.
Singleton’s family had previously confirmed he suffered a stroke on April 17 but did not elaborate on his condition.
Singleton, 51, who was the first black filmmaker nominated for the best director Oscar award, is known for films like “Boyz n the Hood” and “Poetic Justice.”
A show he co-created for the FX Network, “Snowfall,” was renewed last year for a third season.
Singleton’s peers and colleagues have expressed their affection.
“Showing love/support for a fellow black director from LA,” Ava DuVernay wrote in a tweet. “He is a lovely man. Pray with me.”
Source: FOX4
In case this item snuck by you, comedians and actor Marlon Wayans is a huge sneakerhead, as he has collected over thousands of pairs making him an official collector of that genre.
With that being said, Wayans has launched what seems to be an upcoming series of him showing off his collection on his Youtube channel. Seeming like a great idea for a show, Wayans has gotten it started, and we may see him branch off to visiting stores and showing off sneakers he has gotten from athletes.
Either way, here is the first episode;
The stars of the Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color took a walk back in time Saturday, to share details on how the 1990s hit came about during a special screening at the Tribeca Film Festival.
The hit comedy was a result of the then-fledgling Fox network’s desire to “push the envelope,” said Keenan Ivory Wayans, who created, wrote and starred in the program from 20th Century Fox Television.
During an onstage discussion, Wayans recalled meeting with Fox execs after showing them his 1988 feature, I’m Gonna Git You Sucka.
“The TV folks invited me to meet them. I wasn’t looking [to do TV], I wanted to make movies,” said Wayans who was joined by In Living Color alums Shawn Wayans, Kim Wayans, Tommy Davidson and David Alan Grier.
Wayans recalled that network execs bantered the idea of him creating a show. At one point, a network suit uttered words that would make its way into the show’s theme song: “Then they said, ‘You can do what you wanna do.’ And that’s why it’s in the theme song, ‘You can do what you wanna do — In Living Color.’”
The screening was timed to mark the 25th anniversary of the show’s finale in 1994, as part of the Tribeca TV section.
Prior to the onstage talk, the festival screened the pilot episode of In Living Color,which featured two memorable skits that would return in later episodes of the series, including “The Homeboy Shopping Network” featuring Damon and Keenan Wayans as well as “Men On Films.”
Fans of the show will recall the latter featured Damon Wayans and Grier as gay critics.
“I think the sketch could be done now,” said Wayans. “I’ve evolved since then, but there was never any malice from our portrayals — at least from my perspective at that time, but it was definitely of that time… We have more information now about gay culture, so we could make it even funnier. We’re talking about a time when gay people didn’t have a voice… The intent of In Living Color was to include everyone. We did handicap characters, we did everyone.”
Before In Living Color, Grier said there had been talk of an African-American answer to Saturday Night Live, which was still predominantly white.
“Nobody had done it, but people were talking about it,” said Grier. “Keenan was the one who actually did it… America needed something new and In Living Color was the thing.”
Though Fox was on board to ‘push the envelope,’ the cast did have their run-ins with network censors.
Disagreements with the network over creative latitude were reportedly part of the reason Keenan Wayans stepped back from the series, though he only hinted at that during Saturday’s conversation, noting that Fox was
particularly tolerant in the show’s “first couple of years.”
He added that during the creative process, they would use words they already knew were “no-gos,” only to step back to something that was on the surface less outrageous, which they wanted all the time.
“We used to have fun with the censors,” said Keenan Wayans. “Sometimes during the table reads, we’d start laughing really hard and the censor would say, ‘you can’t say that’ and then we’d give them [something else]. One time, they said we couldn’t say, ‘kayak city’ so we said, can you say, ‘toss your salad?’ and they said, ‘yes.’”
Continuing, he added: “To their credit, especially in the first couple years, they [worked with me]. I’d say, ‘Don’t tell me what I can’t say, let’s talk about how I can say it.’”
In Living Color not only advanced the careers of the Wayans, it also marked a cornerstone for the likes of Jim Carrey, who appeared in all five seasons of the show as well as others including Jennifer Lopez, who was a “Fly Girl,” the women who danced on a stage at the beginning of the show and between sketches.
Tommy Davidson recalled an early conversation with Carrey who noted the historical significance of In Living Color. “Jim from the very beginning said that this was history and that the show would stand the test of time. I didn’t see it at the time, but he did.”
Any anticipation that there might be an In Living Color reboot announced Saturday at the Tribeca Film Festival never surfaced during the conversation. The show had been set to reboot in 2012, but was nixed in 2013. Still, the historic and comical significance of the series resonated with the packed house at Tribeca’s Festival
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Source: Deadline
Jay-Z and Nas, living hip-hop legends and former arch foes, stood side by side on the Webster Hall stage Friday night, after 10 fiery minutes of swapping some of their best verses.
“I don’t know if we’ll ever be able to duplicate that again,” a tuxedo-clad Jay told the sold-out hometown crowd, about a third of the way through the two-hour-plus “B-Sides 2” all-rarities concert that he staged on the opening night of the iconic venue. “But that was special.”
He was right on both counts. For starters, the legendary Brooklyn and Queens rappers don’t live in the city anymore, so the opportunities for their pairings are fewer and farther in between. And as their lives have evolved — both are in their late 40s — so too has their hometown and hip-hop itself. Nostalgia, though, proved to be an intoxicating elixir. During those 10 minutes, the two former Kings of New York put on a master class in showmanship and lyrical acumen — and displayed a rooted sense of accomplishment.
Jay dug deep into the vault on multiple occasions on this night, but the Nas team-up was the centerpiece. “Success,” the duo’s second collaboration, from Jay’ “American Gangster” album, set the table for he and Nas — also clad in sleek suits, as were the backing band and DJs Young Guru and Just Blaze — to string together a series of songs from their debut albums — “Reasonable Doubt” and “Illmatic,” respectively. Those two projects, along with the Notorious B.I.G.’s “Ready to Die,” initiated a renaissance for the New York hip-hop scene in the mid-1990s. Nas kicked things off with “The World Is Yours” and Jay jumped on the track with a verse of his from “Dead Presidents,” which sampled the former song and at one point in their careers served as a point of a contention among a greater feud. Then Nas teed things up for Jay again as his “ N.Y. State of Mind” made way for “Bring It on.”
While the entire show was a trip down memory lane for Jay and his diehard fans, the rapper continues to be as shrewd with his decisions as he is with his rhymes. Each hour of his two-hour plus set featured a topical new freestyle. Between “Some How Some Way” and “So Ambitious,” Jay took the time to eulogize the late Nipsey Hussle.
“Gentrify your own hood before these people do it/ Claim eminent domain and have your people move in/ That’s a small glimpse into what Nipsey was doing…. I told Neighborhood Nipsey stay close/ There’s a 100 million dollars on your schedule, lay low/ Tell your team to be on point in the places that they go/ I never dreamed he’d get killed in the place that he calls home.”
Apart from that somber moment, the crowd erupted as Jay went deeper into his catalog (“D’Evils,” “Pump It Up Freestyle,” and “Allure,” just to name a few) and fans chanted “Hova!,” one of his many nicknames. Friends, from Dave Chappelle and Fabolous to basketball greats Jamal Crawford and LeBron James, were seen mouthing lyrics in unison to his songs. The newly renovated Webster Hall was on theme too, with a disco-ball-styled Rocafella logo (Jay’s label) hanging high above the floor; the venue’s entry ways and downstairs bar have been reconfigured and spiffed up, but the iconic main room is largely the same. The setting served Jay’s purpose well: It’s a place to look back while also looking ahead.
Shortly after Nas left the stage, Jay brought on another former foe: Cam’Ron, who joined him for the Harlem rapper’s “Welcome to New York City.” (Later in the show, Cam performed the Diplomats’ “I Really Mean It” with Jim Jones, straining the renovated balcony.) Afterward, addressing the crowd, Jay shouted the two men out while harkening back to their past battles.
We wasted years bickering,” he said. “They not my enemies — they my brothers.”
You can’t rewrite history but you can learn from it, and with Friday night’s retrospective show, Jay and his friends rebranded and celebrated the youthful genius and controversies that put them on these stages in the first place.
Source: Variety
According to sources, we hear that comedian and actor Deon Cole (of Black-ish, Grown-ish, Angie Tribeca fame) is preparing to shoot his brand new comedy special for Netflix on June 7th!
No word yet on what the theme of his new special will be and no word yet on what the name of the special, but we hear that Cole has been touring the country working on his material on what’s going to be his funniest performance to date.
Upcoming for Cole is the new Holiday Rush, Welcome Matt, and Headshop.
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According to several sources, we have discovered the news that comedic actor Larry Flash Jenkins has passed away two days ago. No further word on how he passed away yet, but we heard he passed away suddenly.
Jenkins was an actor as well as a film director, producer, and screenwriter and probably best known for his roles in The White Shadow, MASH, and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off .
Jenkins was recently producing the gospel film I Didn’t Lie… I Just Didn’t Tell The Truth and the comedy Season Tickets.
No word yet on the funeral arrangements. We will update soon.
Tiffany Haddish crankin’? Say Less!
We all know Tiffany Haddish as a comedian and actress but now she’s a triple threat! Listen as Haddish delivers her first single, the Go-Go bouncing track “Too Much.” The track was produced by DMV’s own, Grammy Award winner Rich Harrison is well known for producing songs such as Amerie “1 Thing” & Beyonce’s “Crazy in Love” featuring Jay-Z.
Haddish talked about the new track with DJ Quick Silva.
Listen below.
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Machine Gun Kelly has already proven he can rap and act and now he’s showing off yet another talent — stand-up comedy.
MGK was the “surprise celebrity guest” at BFF Pete Davidson‘s sold-out show at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank, CA. The rapper did about five minutes of material and thanked Davidson on social media for letting him give it a try.
A source at that show says that MGK “was actually hilarious.” We’re told MGK lost a bet to Davidson — over taking his shirt off at his big birthday party this week — and that’s what led to him taking the stage.
The manager of the club posted of photo of herself with Davidson and Machine Gun Kelly, writing, “Amazing evening with @petedavidson and @machinegunkelly glad you had to pay a bet to Pete !! It was worth it!! !! Hilarious night love you guys!!”
Source: The Blast
John Singleton is currently in a coma after suffering a “major stroke,” his mother has written in an application for temporary conservatorship.
Sheila Ward applied to be the 51-year-old Snowfall co-creator’s temporary conservator, a judge-appointed individual who looks over a person’s health and finances when they cannot do it themselves, in an application to California’s Superior Court on Thursday. The document details some previously undisclosed circumstances of Singleton’s stroke, such as that the medical incident on April 17 was “major” and left him hospitalized in a coma.
Ward also disclosed that the director “was engaged in several business projects and was prepared to sign a lucrative settlement agreement on or about April 30, 2019” at the time of the stroke. Ward added that a conservator must be appointed immediately to manage his business and prevent “substantial financial loss” should the settlement agreement not be signed.
Over the weekend, Singleton’s family disclosed that the director has suffered a stroke in the hospital and was “in the ICU and under great medical care.” The announcement was met with a wave of support for Singleton on social media, producing messages from Snoop Dogg, Guillermo del Toro and Billions co-creator Brian Koppelman, among others.
Singleton, who broke out with the Oscar-nominated Boyz n the Hood, which earned him mentions for both director and screenplay, has also helmed Shaft, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Four Brothers, the music video for Michael Jackson’s “Remember the Time” and episodes of Empire, Billions, 30 for 30 and American Crime Story. FX has renewed Snowfall for a third season, which was filming earlier this month.
“We are sad to learn the news of John’s condition, but we know he’s a fighter. The thoughts and prayers of everyone at FX and his Snowfall family are with him and we are hopeful for a complete and speedy recovery,” FX Networks said in a statement to THR over the weekend.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter