Mikey Rocks and Chuck Inglish of The Cool Kids have been garnering heavy promotional activity due to their clean cut but cutting edge image. Mountain Dew and NBA 2K9 are just a few of the recent partners. And now GAP has employed The Cool Kids as part of their “Vote For ___” promotion which includes a limited edition t-shirt. Check out the GAP website for The Cool Kids x GAP video as well. (Source)
In a recent interview with Complex, Jadakiss stated his desire to get into Hollywood and the acting buisness. But unlike the typical rapper-turned-actor, Jada specifically wants to get into the voice-acting business with cartoons. Jadakiss stated “You hear my voice? I have a unique voice. I could be on “Family Guy,” or the voice of Shrek, or like, Adult Swim. Yea, I’ll take that all day.”
Maybe he can be on Kanye’s new puppet show “Alligator Boots” because if his new album does not sell, Jada might really be needing a new job to pay the bills. His money from Diddy can only last so long.
In this MTV News video, 50 Cent talks about how he got involved in the upcoming Jam Master Jay documentary Two Turntables and a Microphone which will be packaged together with deluxe editions of 50′s upcoming album “Before I Self Destruct.”
“He was somebody who impacted my career — you can say in the biggest way,” 50 explained to MTV. ” ‘Cause in my career, I was just in the infant stages, developing my song structure around Jay. The first time I was in the studio, [it was] with intentions of recording songs for an album with Jam Master Jay. He taught me how to count bars. I could rap already. I knew what I wanted to say, but he was showing me how I had to get it out around the right time. [He would say,] ‘That sounds crazy, you have to say it earlier in this verse.’ “
Although the JMJ doc will be in deluxe editions, 50 will also be adding his own movie, the VERY publicized Before I Self Destruct movie which was written, produced and directed all by himself. Album comes out December 9th.
Ice Cube has now gone full circle from ridiculing the 5-0 with N.W.A. and now, according to The Variety, Cube will be producing a comedy cop show for NBC. Cube will share producing efforts with longtime partner Matt Alvarez and while there currently is no name for the show or the degree to Cube’s involvement, execs at NBC are expecting big things.
“As we continue to expand our roster of diverse talent both on-camera and behind the camera, a guy like Ice Cube, who’s multi-talented, is someone we really wanted to be in business with,” said Ben Silverman, NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios chairman. “He’s had an amazing career, to have gone from NWA to this.”
As always, WoooHa, Inc will have full details as they develop. Cube will next be in the comedy Janky Promoters with Mike Epps and Young Jeezy.
A bunch of A-List celebs including Will Smith, Snoop Dogg and even Will.I.Am have taken part in this second version of the “Don’t Vote” ad campaign…which is using sarcasm to send the message TO vote. Check it out here.
Close friend of Notorious B.I.G., Damion Butler AKA D-Roc, is releasing a straight-to-DVD documentary about the life and times of Biggie in January 2009. Although the documentary, Biggie Small: Rap Phenomenon, has no connection to the 20th Century Fox biopic Notorious, D-Roc will be releasing at the same time as the movie to capitolize on the added publicity.
Stephen Bolles, an exec for the production company releasing the DVD told HipHop DX “[That film] is the Hollywood take on Biggie’s life, whereas [Biggie Small: Rap Phenomenon] is the raw footage; it‚Äôs like the two sides of a coin.‚Äù The straight-to-DVD comes out in stores on January 27, 2009. Check out the trailer here.
Sony Columbia Pictures has officially announced that The RZA will be exec producing a remake to the cult-classic film The Last Dragon. The RZA continues to build up his film resume and has managed to land Samuel L. Jackson in the role as the evil Sho’nuff who was originally played by Julius Carry (RIP).
“I’m a huge fan of the original and look forward to bringing Sho’Nuff into the 21st century,” Jackson told The Hollywood Reporter. No word yet on who will play main character Leroy Green.
The remake of the movie will stay true to the original storyline while The RZA plans to add some contemporary hip-hop style to it. Set in New York City, the story follows a black teenage martial arts student and aspiring martial artist named Leroy Green, who goes on a quest to achieve The Final Level and a mystical energy called The Glow. On his way to becoming The Last Dragon, he must confront villains like a crooked arcade mogul named Eddie Arkadian and the evil Sho’nuff (Jackson).
Former United Nations ambassador Andrew Young, an advocate for global peace, is trying to put a stop to gun violence through his new TV documentary “Walking With Guns.” The doc focuses on T.I. and the trials and tribulations he has had to deal with since his gun charges and features T.I. talking with various groups about the lessons he has learned. In this clip Tip states that he is “the easiest person to kill.”