Another movie on American music…. specifically African American influence in the industry. After Dream Girls which tells a tale of a sing quartet struggles in making it big in music during the 50s here comes another one… But this time it is a story on the legendary Chicago based Chess Recods.
Mos Def as Chuck Berry
To those who don’t know this is the label which Muddy Waters, Etta James and Chuck Berry made their music and singing and become famous. The list of actors are Hip Hop and R&B alumni. Beyonce takes the role of the legendary R&B songstress Etta James. Other in the roster includes Mos Def, Cedric the Entertainer, and Golden Globe Alumni Jeffry Wright. Slated for release sometim end of this year or early of next.
Is he the best rapper ever? When it comes down between Tupac and Notorious BIG many split camps. Both are kings in their own right but the controversy of the demise of Tupac largely (no pun intended) was pointed to BIG. No matter what really happened these 2 gifted individuals transformed Hip Hop into what we know it today.
We have watched Tupac Resurrection and since then we never had the other side of the story. Well our wait will soon be over…. “Notorious” should be out early next year and it tells the life of the big man himself.
Jamal Woolard as Christopher Wallace (Biggie), Angela Bassett as Voletta Wallace (Biggie’s Mom), Derek Luke as Sean “Puffy” Combs, and Anthony Mackie as Tupac Amaru Shakur. George Tillman is the director with credits under his name in Men of Honour, Barbershop, and Soul Food.
If it does not get played here then I guess we be ordering the original DVD when it comes out.
Rauff
