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“It’s Going to Take Hip-Hop to Save Us”: Allen Hughes on Menace II Society, Tupac, and Racism
Consequence of Sound via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe Dear Mama director explores hip-hop's legacy in the 30 years since his debut film, Menace II...
32 Bad Movies With Awesome Soundtracks
CinemaBlend via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoPaul Dano as Riddler in Batman Forever. Soundtracks are an important component of many films. They can elevate good movies to great movies, or they can...
For years, I thought ‘Menace II Society’ was the best hood movie of all time. In 2023, I’m not even...
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoOPINION: The Hughes brothers’ 1993 film debut was billed as a movie that would make “Boyz n the...
Here’s a 30-year-old question I have: Why wasn’t the ‘Poetic Justice’ soundtrack better?
theGrio via AOL· 9 months agoOPINION: In an era when Black movie soundtracks were as good as — if not better than — the movies...
Nia Long, Larenz Tate Set For ‘Love Jones’ Reunion At CultureCon
VIBE via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNia Long and Larenz Tate are set to recapture their Love Jones magic at the upcoming 2022...
19 greatest hip hop movies of the ’90s
Revolt via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe 1990s were transformative for hip hop in cinema, from films starring the genre’s biggest stars to depictions of the everyday lives of Black...
Forever No. 1: Coolio’s ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’
Billboard via Yahoo News· 2 years agoForever No. 1 is a Billboard series that pays special tribute to the recently deceased artists who achieved the highest honor our charts have to offer —...
Hip-Hop in Film Throughout the Decades
SPIN via Yahoo News· 10 months agoBy 1984, hip-hop was in full force, but still in its infancy as far as narratives in cinema. Evolutionary movements in music have always moved more...
Allen Hughes's friendship with Tupac turned violent. Now Hughes has directed 'Dear Mama,' a 5-part...
Yahoo TV via AOL· 1 year agoTupac Shakur, Allen Hughes (Photo: Getty Images) With the new five-part series Dear Mama, Allen...
Milwaukee's George Tillman Jr. on why 'Soul Food' still resonates and what's next for the director
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwenty-five years ago, Milwaukee filmmaker George Tillman Jr. released his first movie, "Soul Food."...