Entitled ODB Ason Unique, this movie looks like it could be good. These rap documentaries often slip due to lousy production values or an excess of bullshit, but hopefully this one will have an appropriate mix of Wu mysticism and discussion of the man’s music. Either way, I’m more interested in this than I am in that other dead rapper movie.

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I don’t know how many of ya’ll are comic heads (I am), but this movie is shaping up to be a classic. Hopefully it’ll be better than the Punisher movie. It’s Tony Starks, ya’ll!!! Show some respect. Word up!

Casting has started for a biographical movie of Biggie called NOTORIOUS. Both Voletta Wallace & Diddy are involved with the project, as well as Biggies former managers. It will be interesting to see how the movie portrays Biggie’s adversaries ie, 2pac. You can submit your own entry to try to become the next Biggie at the official site, hopefully Guerilla Black doesn’t apply. There aren’t many contestants up but we have our early favorite, and he is reppin DC! According to IMDB the film is scheduled to start production in the Fall.

After seeing the 1st part, you know you wanted to see more…

You gotta love the wordplay on the title yo! From the man that brought you gems like this (before Killa Season was even a thought in cinema greatness):

Comes Black Supaman:

We might have our 2007 equivalent of Killa Season in terms of Hip-Hop watching entertainment. Only it looks like Percy Miller doesn’t take his role as serious as Cameron Giles does in his project. There is also a smaller camp of potential cameos (Dipset > No Limit; in terms of how deep the roll these days, Dipset & friends can fill up 3 1/2 tour buses these days (with cam & jim on separate buses of course)). But there is hope, maybe there is smuggled footage of C-Murder locked up beautifully edited into the film.

Expect teenage shooters, old violinists, and exotic birds to keep it equally gully in DISAPPEARANCES.

The next time you go out magazine shopping, or you find yourself near a newsstand with time to kill, be sure to check out the latest issue of Complex for a joint interview with Wu-Tang mastermind The RZA and all-around funny guy Seth Rogen. Complex’s website offers a preview of the article, which is unfortunately short, but just long enough to compare Method Man’s “torture” skit from Enter The Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers to Seth and Paul Rudd’s “Know how I know you’re gay?” schtick from 40 Year Old Virgin.

Looking at it now, getting these guys together seems like a no-brainer. For those who watched 40 Year Old Virgin with a keen eye, you may have noticed Seth’s character “Cal” sporting a t-shirt with the cover to The GZA’s classic album Liquid Swords screened on the front, and if you’ve gotten around to seeing Knocked Up as well (which I suggest you do if you haven’t yet), then you surely recall what song was playing during the opening credits — something about liking things “raw” or something. Meanwhile, the Wu have often flexed their skills in the realm of comedic acting, with real-life cousins RZA and GZA proving to be quite the formidable tag-team. Below, check out their classic “Wu-Tang Financial” sketch from Chappelle’s Show, as well as their scene with Bill Murray in Coffee & Cigarettes.

I’ve ranted about ESPN’s (lack of) dedication to being a true sports network before. Last night I saw something straight out of the Spiderman - MLB chronicles of cross promotion gone wrong as I was trying to fall asleep. They have a spot airing that is a cross-promotion of Baseball Tonight & the new Fantastic Four movie.

A description of the ad:

ESPN has teamed with the film on a promotion for its Baseball Tonight series. The commercial has anchor Karl Ravech and analyst John Kruk playing in the ESPN studio with Silver Surfer and Thing action figures. Later, the Thing is playing with bobblehead of Ravech and Kruk, knocking off the head of Kruk’s bobblehead.

I couldn’t sleep knowing grown men like Ravech & Kruk play with action figures of comic book characters. I understand cross-promotion, but Baseball Tonight & Fantastic Four have nothing in common. What’s next Stephen A. Smith dressed as a pirate on the set of NBA Shootaround for the next Pirates of the Caribbean movie?? I’m just glad that they didn’t have Peter Gammons make a joke of himself.
Oh where art thou classic “This Is Sportcenter” ads? (YouTube!)

I think I’ll watch one of my favs to help me fall asleep at work today:

The summer’s about to get hot on the movie front, with Transformers and Live Free or Die Hard amongst the most anticipated, but it’s never too early to look ahead to the end of the year. Due out in November, Denzel Washington will star in American Gangster, portraying Frank Lucas, a ’70s N.Y. drug kingpin who, according to his Wikipedia page (and Wikipedia don’t lie), masterminded a scheme in which “coffins of dead American servicemen being returned from Vietnam also include a dozen or so kilos of 98% pure heroin.” Can’t say I’ve ever heard some shit like that in a rap song. Russell Crowe also stars as the detective in pursuit of Lucas, and Ridley Scott is directing the film (the two of them having previously worked together on Gladiator).

Check out the trailer here, and you’ll spot a couple of rappers’/actors’ familiar faces, each of whom have a highly-anticipated album set to be released this year. I don’t expect either album to flop, but in case they do, at least both of these guys will have another career to fall back on.

Ghostface was mentioned earlier by BBoy so I thought this would fit in nicely. Not only is Ghostface getting cameos on NBC’s sitcom 30 Rock he is also starting his own Poker website, GFKPoker.com. He is a rapper that I feel like can’t do anything wack or doesn’t fit his persona if he tried. While I don’t know what success the Poker site will have it defiantly adds to his aura of being out there/random/innovative.

This clip (shows him only getting onstage not more of the performance, but you get the idea) is from his 1st cameo, the 2nd is due in early March;

a show that gives Ghost cameos? Maybe I should start watching it.

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The equivalent of ‘Detox’?

In Dr. Dre news the doc is apparently is going to start producing movies, and not some straight to video, 1000 copies made minor league ish. He is going major with New Line Cinema. Can you imagine a horror re-cutting of the ‘The Wash‘?. Also Klaxons (a UK band who I’ve been digging as of late) wants to work with him. All of this is nice and all but, if this affects the release of Detox… then it officially becomes the Duke Nukem Forever of rap.

out.