VIDEO PREMIERE Nas & Damian Marley ‘As We Enter’

Watch “As We Enter” the first official video from Nas & Damian “Jr Gong” Marley are Distant Relatives.

BONUS: Check out the making of the “As We Enter” music video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSsG3PJ-68I
NAS & DAMIAN “JR GONG” MARLEY ARE DISTANT RELATIVES
In Stores May 18
Pre-order: http://www.amazon.com/Distant-Relatives-Nas/dp/B0039ZF8D2/
Universal Republic
http://www.distantrelatives.com

After a monumental photo shoot in front of the Lincoln Theatre, the still-life portrait of the DMV’s (DC, Maryland, Virginia) hip-hop generation comes to life.
On Saturday April 17th, popular DC-producer JUDAH partnered with the Historical Society of DC (in conjunction with Hip Hop Cinema Cafe) to bring the district, the first [...]

P-Star Rising Premieres TONIGHT at 10PM on Independent Lens/PBS.
It’s AN AMAZING DOCUMENTARY OF A YOUNG FEMALE MC’S STORY OF STRENGTH: P-STAR RISING!
DMV, catch it on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 11:10PM on Channel 26
Check your local TV Listings for airdates/times in your area!

A talented young hip-hop performer becomes the vehicle for her father’s [...]

AFI/Discovery Channel SilverDocs is accepting submissions for its eighth annual Film Festival
Submission deadlines are as follows:
EARLY: TODAY
REGULAR: March 12
LATE: March 19
To submit, go to SilverDocs.com or Withoutabox.com
All filmmakers will be notified of their status by May 21, 2010
Questions regarding submissions should be directed to: info@SilverDocs.com

Sundance Documentary “Why We Laugh” Acquired by Showtime to Air TONIGHT at 8pm
Groundbreaking Documentary Examines the Cultural Influence of Black Comedy

Los Angeles – Codeblack Entertainment CEO Jeff Clanagan announced today that “Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy,” the groundbreaking film examining the history and cultural influence of American black comedy, has been acquired [...]

The solSource Group, ITVS,
Hip Hop DX and Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
present
Hip Hop Cinema Café One-Year Anniversary
with Filmmaker Byron Hurt

Saturday 01.30.10:
@ Historical Society of Washington D.C.
801 K Street NW (Mount Vernon Sq.), 8th and K Streets 20001
2PM-5PM | Free

featuring:
Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes
61 minutes 2006 Byron Hurt

Filmmaker Byron Hurt, a life-long hip-hop [...]

Flavor Unit emcee Apache, born Anthony Teaks, passed away today (January 22) after a protracted illness.
As an original member of Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit, Apache first appeared on 45 King Presents The Flavor Unit and his best known single “Gangsta B**ch” peaked at #11 on Billboard’s Hot Rap Singles chart. Shakim Compere, CEO and Co-Founder [...]

Soul 4 Reel Short Film Festival
-Dealing with “The Soul of Relationships”-
Mission & Objective
The Soul 4 Reel Film Festival spotlights truly independent short films (under 60
minutes) in every genre including music videos, created by new and established
filmmakers dealing with “the soul of relationships.” The goal is to enlighten,
inspire and build the imaginations and lives of those [...]

Legendary hip-hop DJ Jason Mizell, aka Jam Master Jay, is gunned down in his Queens studio. Security tapes of the incident mysteriously disappear, the five witnesses are uncooperative and no one is talking…until now. 2 TURNTABLES AND A MICROPHONE documents the investigation of the unsolved murder of Jam Master Jay, RUN- DMC’s groundbreaking DJ and [...]

Over the last 10 years, Hip-Hop has seen amazing growth. Yes, the industry of Hip-Hop has done extremely well, but that’s only the tip of the iceberg. The evolution of the Internet and the availability of audio and video software has allowed for a wider playing field in the creation of media. [...]