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It was an honor today to be among this group of talented and well accomplished designers to preview and discuss the #Tupac biopic @alleyezmovie...It was a powerful fashion roundtable. Shout out to #crosscolours #karlkani #walkerwear #fearofgod and the directors #LTSutton and #BennyBoom #UpscaleLife (at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills)
GloRilla Shines Divine In “RAIN DOWN ON ME” With Kirk Franklin, Maverick City & More
Where there’s grace, there’s glory and Glo just poured it down on us. GloRilla pairs street-rooted sincerity with gospel grandeur in RAIN DOWN ON ME. Featuring Kirk Franklin, Kierra Sheard, Chandler Moore, and Maverick City Music, the Benny Boom-directed video is a sunlit celebration of faith, healing, and testimony. From acts of charity to scenes of baptism, every frame beams with soul and…
GloRilla Rewrites Loyalty In "Typa" Video With Keyshia Cole & Xavier Legette
“It’s the ‘ride-or-die’ for me.” GloRilla cranks the drama and devotion to new heights in her stunning new video Typa directed by industry heavyweight Benny Boom. The cinematic visual pairs her razor-sharp lyricism with the soulful essence of Keyshia Cole’s iconic 2005 hit Love, sampling the R&B classic to score a new kind of hood romance. The visual features rising NFL star Xavier Legette as…
New #MicrophoneBully Site Feature 👈🚨 #NickiMinaj has been pretty quiet musically. She took a brief hiatus from music but now she’s back! She posted on social media a week ago announcing a new single on the way. Linking up with #LilBaby 🔊 Nicki revealed the new track would arrive this week titled ‘Do We Have a Problem’ and now it’s here. She also delivers the 9-minute music video in the form of a short film. In the new clip directed by #BennyBoom 🎞🎥 https://www.instagram.com/p/CZuujKjv6--/?utm_medium=tumblr
The Equalizer: Season 1/ Episode 10 [Season Finale] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | When a case gets too personal, Robyn slips up and leaves herself open for exposure. | https://tinyurl.com/yjk92ea2
MECCAcon is proud to welcome back writer/director @solomononitajr Solomon Onita Jr. on the premiere night of TAZMANIAN DEVIL! This is most definitely not one you want nor need to miss! This film is outstanding and will definitely be heavily spoken about in full. Exec produced by Birdman and #BennyBoom, starring Abraham Attah (BEASTS OF NO NATION), Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine (THE CHI), Adepero Oduye (PARIAH, 12 YEARS A SLAVE), and Kweso Boakye (CLAWS). TUESDAY, Feb 9th, 8pm EST/ 5pm PST via MECCAcon’s #Clubhouse. https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/vMdZjRoP SOLOMON ONITA, JR.’s films have garnered national awards and global acclaim. His short film Joy, a story that deals with the complicated position of female genital mutilation, screened in over 60 film festivals and was subsequently distributed on all HBO platforms, including Cinemax. Another short film from Solomon, Witch Hunt, a story that depicts an African folktale, won at the African International Film Festival and currently runs on Issa Rae’s Short Film Sunday channel. Solomon completed his debut feature film Tazmanian Devil in 2020. Starring @abraham.attah Abraham Attah and @bewareoftime Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Tazmanian Devil won the first-ever John Singleton Award for Best First Feature, presented by Netflix, at the 2020 American Black Film Festival, and is scheduled for release on February 9, 2021, through 1091 Pictures. Solomon is an MFA graduate of Loyola Marymount University, and and is a fellowship recipient of the 2020 Warner Bros. Pictures Television Directors’ Workshop. https://www.instagram.com/p/CKr4b93s6Vl/?igshid=1c1zdlrde5bir
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Thoughts : Next Day Air (2009)
I’m as snobby as the next film snob, I’ll admit, but there are a handful of actors that I enjoy simply because their presence is a joy to behold. For folks my age, one of these unsung heroes is Donald Faison, a character actor with an outgoing personality and a hilarious wit. When I saw that he and Mos Def had a film together in the form of Next Day Air, I was set and prepared for a hilarious stoner buddy comedy. The film definitely hit those buttons, but man, did it deliver in ways I was not even expecting.
Leo (Donald Faison) is on thin ice at his job as a deliveryman for Next Day Air (NDA), despite the fact that Ms. Jackson (Debbie Allen), the boss, is his mother. Add to this that she idolizes Eric (Mos Def), a shifty and thieving coworker of Leo’s, and has received several complaints of Leo smelling like weed on the job, and it is crystal clear that Leo’s nerves are shook to the core. With his mind in such a frenzied state, his performance at work is impaired, and he ends up delivering a box meant for Jesus (Cisco Reyes) and Chita (Yasmin Deliz) in 303 to knuckleheads Guch (Wood Harris) and Brody (Mike Epps) in 302. The lost package raises the ire of drug kingpin Bodega (Emilio Rivera) and his muscle Rhino (Lobo Sebastian), and he issues Jesus to recover the package before he arrives to recover it himself. Guch and Brody discover the contents of the package to be cocaine, and as their hustling spirit kicks in, the pair reach out to Brody’s cousin Shavoo (Omari Hardwick) and his right hand man Buddy (Darius McCrary) in hopes of flipping the drugs for a quick buck. With everyone moving quickly in hopes of benefiting, all parties involved find themselves set for an inevitable showdown.
This film is a wonderful balance between a classic screwball comedy and a classic modern-day hood film, with all of the best aspects of both genres blending together in a volatile and entertaining mixture. The humor is quick-witted, mostly lighthearted, and extremely natural in regards to all of the respective pairings in the film, as each team connects well with one another while being unique from one another in many aspects, be it race, heritage, motivations, or so on. We are given a glimpse of each main characters’ normal routine, given an inciting incident for each groups that raises the stakes, and then allowed to sit back and enjoy the collision course that rapidly unfolds.
It is in this collision course that the film becomes extremely gripping and rewarding. Setting the film in Philadelphia is a subtle bit of genius texture, as the majority of the actors lean into the local slang and attitude that Philly is notoriously known for, despite its status as the ‘city of brotherly love’. While most everyone in the film has humorous moments, it is made crystal clear that even the most comedic of characters is capable of doing cutthroat things. This state of mind is compounded by the fact that nobody (on the criminal side of things) trusts anyone else in this film, even when they are tied together by the bonds of family, and it’s only a matter a time before the mayhem hinted at in the opening moments comes to fruition. Slight spoiler alert, but one touch I appreciated was that the most innocent individuals were the ones that benefited in the end.
As mentioned previously, setting this film in Philadelphia is a nice touch, as it gives the film a unique feel in the realm of East and West Coast-based hood films. I cannot give the balance of comedy and tension enough credit in this film, as the laughs are deep and the danger feels real from opening to closing frame. While the majority of this film takes place in a pair of nearly identical locations, the brief glimpses of the rest of the city, as well as Bodega’s world, make things feel larger than they are. The film does take a few scenes to really and truly get going, but once the inciting incident hits, all involved are locked in for the ride.
Donald Faison gets to dwell in his comfort zone, with the added benefit of playing as a stoner, but as much as I enjoy his work, he doesn’t really break any new ground in this film. Mos Def also plays pretty by the numbers, although his funny moments come off extremely natural despite his slightly exaggerated performance. The supporting cast is where this film truly shines, and that chiefly starts with Wood Harris and Mike Epps, who have incredible comedic and dramatic chemistry with one another. Cisco Reyes and Yasmin Deliz also pair strong, with Deliz’s presence stealing the show in several of their shared scenes. Emilio Rivera and Lobo Sebastian lean into their slightly typecast nature, with their Cartel-esque presence adding a unique ingredient into the Philly-based madness. Omari Hardwick and Darius McCrary also pair strong together, with their brotherhood and comrade re showing shades of many strong relationships, from work to criminal to platonic friendship and unconditional concern. Appearances by Debbie Allen, Cassidy, Lauren London, Jo D. Jonz and Malik Barnhardt round things out.
While not all of my praise for this film is glowing, this one is definitely an overlooked gem from the past decade. A handful of these actors have gone on to larger roles, but I would not be surprised if this one found its way to the status of hood cult classic in the near future.
