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In anticipation of Michael Jackson’s upcoming biopic—starring his nephew, Jaafar Jackson—UpRising reflects on the many people who have played MJ.
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In an excerpt from The Life of Singleton: From Boyz N the Hood to Snowfall, author Thomas Golianopoulos uncovers how the director went from dismissing television to creating one of the most important shows about Black Los Angeles for the small screen.
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The Def Jam starlet documents the road to her debut album in the new docuseries, Always, Lady London. She and director Erika Bryant speak on how they captured the Bronx rapper at her most raw and authentic.
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Ahead of Sunday evening’s Academy Awards ceremony, we rounded up an esteemed cast of creators, journalists, and executives to get real about this year’s Oscar hopefuls.
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Jermaine Dupri discusses executive producing Hulu's Freaknik documentary and his ambitions as a Southern culture griot
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From broken toes to hardcore body weight exercises, Dev Patel almost killed himself trying to deliver Monkey Man to an audience. His Reddit AMA revealed his path to a road less traveled
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Hip-hop’s relationship with U.S. presidents is... complicated. Jesse Washington—director and writer of the upcoming documentary Hip-Hop and the White House—speaks on covering the past, present, and future of this imperfect union.
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