Irv Gotti Not Too Happy About VH1’S ‘The Breaks’...Did You Watch it?

Hip Hop fans worldwide gathered together last night (after Love & Hip Hop of course) to catch Vh1's original movie 'The Breaks'.  The film is set in New York City and shines a light on Hip Hop in 1990's although the music was from the late 80's just before the culture took over mainstream America. While many people were pleased to watch stars such as Mack Wilds, Wood Harris and Method Man it seems like one famed record executive and entrepreneur was not at all pleased. 

Irv Gotti took to Instagram to express his issues with the movie. 

Gotti writes, 

Watching this Breaks Shit on Vh1. 1st off I didn't like the commercials they was running playing the Bridge is Over and the part where KRS says Queens Keeps on Faking it!! So now when I'm watching this watered down bullshit which is pissing me off cause they are not portraying Hip Hop Culture accurately!! But they still making my Borough look soft. Let me tell y'all something. I'm from that Purple Part in the pic I posted. And listen. Ain't nothing weak or soft about QB. And not only that @Vh1. QB has produced more superstar Rappers in hip hop than any other borough or place in the world for that matter. Shit looks like someone who doesn't know shit about our culture made this shit. And usually I would have kept quiet. But after the commercial and me watching this bullshit shit on my Borough. I had to post something. And to all my Hip Hop Culture people out there. That wants to see REAL depiction of OUR CULTURE. Sit tight. I'm on my way!! And I'm not a hater. At all. None of that is in my DNA. I love to see niggas win. But your not gonna disrespect QB. #queensgetthemoney #murderinctvseries Making Hip Hop look fucking Lame man. #gotmepissed #visionaryideas #wecomingmotherfuckers

A photo posted by Irv "Gotti" Lorenzo (@irvgotti187) on Jan 4, 2016 at 7:04pm PST

ForeverMeah says... Did you watch it? You can catch it here. 

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Spike Lee Responds to Chi-Raq Criticism

Spike Lee's latest movie called Chi-Raq​, starring Nick Cannon and Jennifer Hudson, released to theaters December 4th. Immediately after the first trailer for the film it sparked  heavy criticism due to the film's method of addressing the topic of Chicago's growing epidemic of violence. 

However, as evidenced by his recent appearance on Sway in the Morning, Spike passionately disagrees with the unfounded assessment that Chi-Raq somehow "makes light" of all the lives lost to such violence on the city's south side and all across the nation.

"For those haters who have not seen the film, who felt that we were making fun of the murder on the streets of Chicago, let me ask everybody a question," Spike proposed during the must-watch interview. "Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother, and nephew were murdered in Chicago. Why would Jennifer Hudson be in a film that ridiculed her murdered mother, brother, and nephew? Why would she be a part of that?"

Adding that those "talking shit" don't know "what the fuck they're talking about," Spike likens the apparent controversy surrounding Chi-Raq to a "misdirection play" in football. 

"Let's focus on what the movie's about," the iconic director insisted. "Gun violence is effecting every single American in this country. This film is about saving lives." (source)


Check out the Sway Interview below...

ForeverMeah says... I haven't seen the movie yet.

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Long-Overdue Nina Simone Biopic Released in December?

Since the success of the "NWA's Straight Outta Compton" biopic it seems like everyone has one or is working on one. Although I can truly do without the“Dogg Pound 4 Life” Biopic that's scheduled to be released late 2016 - I am however very excited about the long overdue biopic of Ms. Nina Simon. 

'Nina,' a biopic about the rise of Nina Simone starring Zoe Saldana, will hit theaters in December with RLJ Entertainment acquiring North American rights to the project, Entertainment Weekly reports. 

“I had the special privilege early in my career of working with Ms. Simone while coordinating a performance for former D.C. Delegate Walter E. Fauntroy and knowing first-hand of her major contribution to the soul and emotion of the Civil Rights Movement,” RLJE chairman and BET founder Robert L. Johnson said in a statement. “I look forward as I am sure many others will, to her story and legacy being made available by RLJ Entertainment to consumers on various media platforms in the coming months.”

Written and directed by newcomer Cynthia Mort, Nina follows the rise of the legendary American vocalist, a 15-time Grammy nominee known for iconic standards like “My Baby Just Cares For Me,” “Feeling Good,” and “To Be Young Gifted and Black.” 

Her struggles to balance her career and her activism left her living alone in France, feeling isolated from her own country. It was there that she met Clifton Henderson (David Oyelowo), who became her assistant.

Nina’s release has been delayed for several years, with casting changes, public controversy, and even a lawsuit. Mary J. Blige was originally attached to star as Simone back in 2010, but she dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. 

She was replaced by Saldana, but some criticized the new casting, saying that Saldana, who is of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent, was too petite and light-skinned to play Simone. 

The film’s release was delayed further when Mort herself filed a lawsuit against the production company last year.

Simone’s daughter, Lisa Simone Kelly, has also criticized Nina, choosing instead to work on this year’s Netflix documentary about her mother, What Happened, Miss Simone? 

(source: Rolling Stone)

ForeverMeah says... Is it me or would Lauryn Hill been a better choice for this role?

 

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Box Office: 'Straight Outta Compton' Scores $60M Opening Weekend

Straight Outta Compton is indeed the least surprising surprise hit of the summer, soaring to an incredible $60.2 million in its debut weekend almost doubling the $29 million it cost to make the film.

"'Straight Outta Compton' is for Universal yet another example of a perfectly realized distribution and marketing plan that brought an important story to the big screen," Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Rentrak said, according to CNN Money. "Not only did audiences clearly love the film, but critics were on board as well."

Straight Outta Compton was released on August 14, and tells the story of the rise of the Compton, California-based rap group, N.W.A.

In Case You Missed - @kendricklamar Interview with N.W.A: http://t.co/gwWMLtpELV - @ForeverMeah pic.twitter.com/ycBYgyfZan

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READ: "Here’s What Eazy E’s Daughter Things of “Straight Outta Compton"

ForeverMeah says...
I’m still in awe after watching ‘Straight Outta Compton' it was funny, sad, endearing, moving, powerful, REAL, and all around AMAZING. Easily the best movie I’ve seen in such a long time!! O'Shea Jackson Jr., Jason Mitchell, and Corey Hawkins did such a phenomenal job portraying Ice Cube. EAZY-E, and Dr. Dre. Aldis Hodge (MC Ren) and Neil Brown, Jr. (DJ Yella) also did wonderfully done jobs! I applaud them all on truly becoming N.W.A. They did such a raw and dope job on delivering their real-life counterparts that I just want to go back and watch the movie again and again. I know it’s all based on a true story and we could read about it all on Wiki or interviews or other articles, but seeing it played out the way it was? Nothing comes close to seeing these young men become N.W.A. on the big screen. Wow. Just wow. 

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Master P Reveals Upcoming Biopic “Ice Cream Man: King Of The South”

+Straight Outta Compton was released yesterday but another +Hip Hop vetran wants to bring his life story to the big screen. Legend, Master P was one of the foot soldiers holding down the rap scene of the south Straight Outta New Orleans in the early’90s. 

Now the No Limit founder and owner is making sure his fans know the real story and isn’t waiting for some major film studio to pick it up either. 

Master P is taking it upon himself to release his upcoming biopic. Ice Cream Man: King Of The South will detail P’s come-up in the South and describes how he went from a young buck in the New Orleans trap scene to the business-savvy veteran he is today. The film will focus on his life from the launch of No Limit Records in 1990 in California to his breakthrough success with his fifth studio album The Ice Cream Man in 1996 plus much more. 

Since P is writing the film himself along with Parde Bridget and Wayne Conley, he could also fuse his former No Limit cohorts Silkk The Shocker, C-Murder, Mystikal, and hopefully the late Soulja Slim into the storyline. 

(Source)

Check out below Master P discussing his autobiographical film coming soon. 

ForeverMeah says... I'm watching it :) 

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Barack and Michelle Obama Movie Coming Soon? -@forevermeah

There has been recent buzz of a movie about the early courtship of President & First Lady Barack and Michelle Obama.

The movie is rumored to be titled,  "Southside With You". 

So who's playing Barack Obama? 

Actor, Parker Sawyers, who according to IMDb is known for his roles in Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) and Monsters: Dark Continent (2014).

...and who's playing Michelle Obama? The lovely, Tika Sumpter.

The Wrap reported:

The film covers the eventful date in 1989 when a young associate named Barack Obama was trying to woo lawyer Michelle Robinson on a summer afternoon and evening, that took them from the Art Institute of Chicago to a screening of Spike Lee‘s “Do the Right Thing” to the site of their first kiss outside of an ice cream parlor.

Here's a little backdrop,  Michelle and Barack met when she became his mentor at Sidley Austin (law firm) while he was a summer associate around 1989, later married in 1992. 

ForeverMeah says... I'm a sucker for romance. 

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