David N. Donihue’s brutally funny THE BANG BANG BROKERS studies the impact of the economy on race relations in the boldest of ways. A rare topic in mainstream film, The Bang Bang Brokers documents carefully the effects of Wall Street on the gang ridden urban jungles of the United States. The film dives deeply into the minorities fighting against each other, unknowingly for the profit of corporations whose stock prices are hinged to their ability to use cheap prison labor.
While a fictional action comedy, the film serves up a large amount of real life data and information on the long term consequences of putting profits before people.
It is an important film to be discussed within the academic landscape, as it touches upon societal ills that can be cured by the next generation of thinkers and administrators. An absolute must to watch and discuss.
Writer Director David N. Donihue (The Weathered Underground) Stars Erik-Michael Estrada (of the boy band O-Town) David N. Donihue (The Weathered Underground, Buffalo Bill’s Defunct), JOY NASH (Twin Peaks 2017, Fat Rant), David Gorhl (Something About Mary, The Secrets Of Emily Blair), JOEY CAPONE (USS Indianapolis: Men Of Courage, Toy), Elana Krausz (Ghost House, Darling Nikki), Christo Dimassis (Carbon Canyon, Casual Encounters) and newcomer Derrick Booker. Director of Photography: Alex Simon Music by Rich Ragsdale. Produced by Roger Mayer (Casual Encounters, The Rambler) and Christo Dimassis (The Oregonian).
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Toi-Lin Kelly, the fiancee of Death Row Records founder Marion "Suge" Knight will be spending the next three years in prison.
The L.A. Times reports that In October 2017, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Douglas Sortino, sentenced Kelly to five years on probation for selling surveillance footage connected to Knight's forthcoming murder trial to TMZ for $55,000. A previous judge had prohibited the sale of the recording to media.
On Friday, February 2, Sortino ruled that Kelly violated the terms of her probation by helping Knight circumvent a court order limiting his jailhouse phone communications. She allegedly helped set up interviews between the business mogul and BET for a documentary about his former record label.
Sortino said that Kelly had "basically slapped him in the face after he granted her probation."
During the court proceeding Kelly asked for leniency. Saying her 8-year old son would be without both parents if she went to prison. Those pleas fell of deaf ears.
As for Knight, he is currently in jail awaiting trial for an alleged 2015 hit-and-run incident in Compton that injured his rival Cle "Bone" Sloan and left Terry Carter, 55, dead.
He's charged with one count of murder, one count of attempted murder and two counts of hit-and-run. If convicted Knight is facing a life sentence.
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Tekashi69 has repeatedly told anybody who would listen to test his gangsta if they weren't convinced. Last night in Minnesota that appeared to happen.
The rapper was set to perform at a Super Bowl LII show when things got out of control. Video footage of the incident shows 6ix9ine backing up in a parking lot as an individual charges towards him. A crowd converges around them, appearing to get ready for a brawl before the footage goes out of focus as the cameraman seeks refuge behind a vehicle.
Several gunshots go off, but there are no reports of any injuries.
Tekashi later responded to the incident via an Instagram video.
“Yo Tekashi, why they so mad at you? ‘Cause you never gonna get touched," he says in the clip. "Why niggas want me to get touched so badly? It’ll never happen. I told you niggas. They will never touch me, man. Niggas can’t lay a finger on me, man.”
The 21-year old Brooklyn, New York-based artist, born Daniel Hernandez, has been a lightning rod since gaining fame in 2017 with the song "Gummo."
Public beefs with fellow rappers Trippie Redd and Casanova have followed, with the latter questioning his Bloods gang affiliation.
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Troy Ave circles back around to his "Album of the Summer" to release an official music video for "Pray 4 Me" featuring Touchdown Brown. Cop it now on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/album-of-the-summer/1266848915
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Cassidy a.k.a. Mr. Chicken a.k.a. Da Hustla decides to hop on the instrumental to Casanova's song "Set Trippin." Give it a thorough listen up top.
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The New York Police Department wants to talk with Desiigner about a traffic dispute that took place last month.
TMZ reports that the 20-year old rapper, born Sidney Selby III, got into a heated argument with another driver and twice pulled out his penis on a busy NYC street, yelling "Suck my dick" after being called a homophobic slur.
A cop on the scene failed miserably while trying to intervene. Both Desiigner and the driver of the other vehicle eventually left the scene. There was no physical altercation, but based on video of the incident authorities would like to question the "Panda" hit maker.
Desiigner ain’t playing in traffic pic.twitter.com/MrsgobJ8wo
— DJ Akademiks (@IamAkademiks) January 27, 2018
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Love and Loyalty's Ty Nitty and Vinny Thunn, together known as The Machines, drop off a new banger titled "Friday Mourning." Give it a listen up top.
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On this morning's Rumor Report, DJ Envy and Charlamagne Tha God talked about 50 Cent and Lloyd Banks not being on speaking terms, Max B possibly coming home this year and Quavo's alleged altercation with Eric The Jeweler.
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Iggy Azalea is back with a new single titled "Savior" featuring Quavo. Give it a listen up top and grab a copy from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/savior-feat-quavo-single/1341975438
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Here's the highly anticipated collaboration between Kendrick Lamar and The Weeknd titled "Pray For Me" off of the Black Panther movie soundtrack.
Pre-order Black Panther: The Album
http://smarturl.it/BlackPantherAlbum
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(DocHicksTV) I just put up an upload and which I don't think people watched enough of the video or really are not piecing in the puzzles together to see that this is a small world. There's one gentleman that Ayanna Jackson consistently keeps speaking of his name is Charles Fuller, Charles Fuller is Babez older cousin. Me and babez have in detail talked about the situation from his memory of what happened back in the early 90s. I discuss briefly the information inside of this video that babez provided me but in part 2 or part 3 of our interview he will tell you guys exactly what's up. So make sure that you go back and watch my interview with babez to get informed because we are painting a visual timeline of everything that was going on in his life and Tupac's life while in the bay.
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(Chicago Sun Times) Justin Payne thought he was on his way to becoming a New Orleans police officer.
Instead, the 26-year-old will soon be on his way to Chicago to face murder charges in the 2016 death of his former boss at a Southwest Side trucking company.
After Payne applied to the New Orleans Police Department in October 2017, officials sent a reference request to his former employer, NOPD spokesman Beau Tidwell said.
Payne’s name raised a red flag for that employer, who called Chicago police — who, in turn, rang up New Orleans police to alert them that Payne was a suspect in a nearly year-old homicide case, Tidwell said.
Payne had worked in Chicago for Luis Pena, a 64-year-old found dead the morning of Dec. 30, 2016, in the office trailer of Pena’s firm in the 4200 block of South Keating, authorities said at the time.
CPD officers had been called for a report of a person shot, but Pena, a West Lawn neighborhood resident, died of multiple blunt-force and sharp-force injuries in a homicidal assault, an autopsy found. No arrests were made in the days after the attack.
After learning of the allegations, New Orleans police asked Payne to come to their headquarters, under the pretense of providing more information for his job application.
When Payne showed up on Wednesday, he was met by Chicago detectives, and he later confessed to the killing, Tidwell said.
An arrest warrant for first-degree murder was issued in Cook County for Payne on Thursday, court records show. A CPD spokesman confirmed the arrest but declined to release additional details until Payne is brought back to Chicago.
Payne — who is listed in court records as a resident of Whiting, Indiana — remains jailed without bond in New Orleans, ahead of a Monday extradition hearing.
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Amanda Seales returns to The Breakfast Club to talk about the following topics:
· Sex for success
· Male insecurities
· Russell Simmons situation
· Aziz Asari
· Pitty Pussy
· Colorism in America
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Eric the Jeweler claims he was assaulted and robbed by Quavo and another man, following an argument at 1Oak nightclub in New York City early Monday morning, January 29.
According to TMZ, Eric filed a police report stating he and Quavo got into a verbal disagreement during a post Grammy Award party over a $10,000 debt owed to the jeweler by fellow Migos member, Offset.
At some point Eric was allegedly jumped by Quavo and another man. He suffered a swollen cheek, bloody nose and a bump on his head. While leaving the club he noticed that his $30,000 chain was missing.
NYPD wants to speak with all three Migos members and their manager, according to police docs.
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In this VladTV exclusive, Geto Boyz member Willie D speaks on what it’s like being in a rap group. He says the group is still together but they essentially break up when after doing shows. Willie D even recalls getting into a physical altercation with Bushwhack Bill.
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