A new documentary following Chief Keef, who exploded onto the rap scene as a teenage prodigy and personified Chicago drill, will chronicle his work and impact on the music industry, according to Variety. Kenya Barris‘ Khalabo Ink Society will collaborate with multi-media company Lyrical Lemonade and Cole Bennett, who is …
Read More »Latto Makes Acting Debut as Smooth-Talking Wine Saleswoman on 'Grown-ish'
Latto is building up her IMDB page. Earlier this week, the rapper made her acting debut in an episode of Freeform’s Grown-ish as the smooth-talking wine sales representative Sloane. During the episode, she stops by a winery to drop off a delivery for Doug (Diggy Simmons) and snags a date …
Read More »Kenya Barris Defends His Brand of Comedy: 'Have You Ever Looked at the Mona Lisa?'
Since the premiere of ABC’s hit sitcom black-ish in 2014, Kenya Barris has quickly risen up the ranks of Hollywood stardom. The writer, director and producer has been at the forefront of Black television over the past decade, creating shows that center a particular kind of Black experience for a …
Read More »Netflix's Interracial-Dating Romcom 'You People' Is Trying Way Too Hard
There’s an alternate timeline where You People, the feature directorial debut of Kenya Barris (black-ish), is the next great romantic comedy. There’s another version where it’s a biting satire that delves into the strain parents can inflict on their grown children. There’s an even more distant option, where it’s a …
Read More »Jonah Hill Tries to Convince Eddie Murphy He's Not Like Other White People in 'You People' Trailer
Jonah Hill’s fumbling You People character Ezra Cohen really needs his first time meeting his girlfriend’s parents to go well. Before he met Amira Mohammed (Lauren London), he found himself relating a little too much to the lowest lows of hip-hop’s most perpetual bachelor. “I feel like Views Drake,” he …
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