West Coast Hip-Hop Unites at the Welcome to the West Festival
September 26, 2019
At the time of entrance, the building was filled with smiles and an essence of kinship; safe to say, everyone was there for the music.
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Ice Cube
BIG3 Championship Recap
September 13, 2019
Movie Director F. Gary Gray Receives Walk of Fame Star
May 29, 2019
Gary Gray, who has directed such films as “Straight Outta Compton” and “The Fate of the Furious,” became the latest honoree on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today.
L.A. City Council President Herb Wesson To Declare May 21 “John Singleton Day” in Los Angeles, Honoring Legendary Filmmaker’s Life and Legacy
May 21, 2019
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles City Council President Herb J. Wesson Jr. will declare May 21, 2019 “John Singleton Day” in Los Angeles on Tuesday, commemorating the life and legacy of the legendary filmmaker John Singleton who passed away on April 28. The announcement will take place at a celebration of Singleton’s life at Bovard Auditorium at the University of Southern California on Tuesday where Singleton studied film and graduated from the university’s School of Cinematic Arts in 1990. “There is not enough that can be said about John Singleton and the profound impact he made in his 51 years of
WATCH: Family and Friends Arrive at John Singleton Funeral at Angelus Funeral Home
May 6, 2019
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Family, friends and dignitaries including Ice Cube, Stevie Wonder and Congresswoman Maxine Waters were among those mourning director John Singleton at his Los Angeles funeral on Monday. The private service was held at Angelus Funeral Home in South Los Angeles, the neighborhood formerly known as South Central, where Singleton spent part of his childhood and where his career-defining film, “Boyz N the Hood,” was set. Media was not allowed inside the funeral, which lasted about two hours before Singleton’s casket was carried out. Others who paid their respects include “Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler and the
South L.A. Legend John Singleton Gone Too Soon
May 2, 2019
Singleton is revered in the Black community as a great storyteller and an entertainment icon. His career and life ended earlier than fans and family expected but the weight of his work will hold heavy forever. He died Monday, 11 days after suffering a stroke.
Lakers Display a Different Type of Showtime in Loss to Rockets
October 23, 2018
Los Angeles Lakers fans poured into Staples Center ahead of the home opener against the Houston Rockets on Saturday, invigorated to usher in the new “Showtime” era with LeBron James as the star. What happened was a different type of “showtime”. In the fourth quarter several members of these teams had multiple physical altercations and oddly enough, the fracas did not dim the excitement but fostered it.
“Men-O-Pause-Ages of the Colors of Love” Choreopoem/Stageplay
August 16, 2018
Founder of Meek Ent. & PR has decided to host another live event bringing awareness to social causes. Meek Entertainment & PR is excited to bring you a community event which brings awareness to Menopause over a three day weekend on September 14-16, 2018, at the Inglewood “Willie Agee” Playhouse. The play “Men-O-Pause-Ages of the Colors of Love,” features 9 ladies on stage sharing their different experiences of Menopause and how it has affected their relationships with the Men in their life, their mental, physical and emotional health and their life overall.
Music Composer Jongnic Bontemps Brings His Silicon Valley Tech Brilliance and Hip-Hop Rhythmic Elements to “United Skates”
May 2, 2018
Bontemps is a gifted music composer and the owner of Composer Tech, and it’s his musical composition in the new documentary “United Skates” (by directors Dyana Winkler and Tina Brown) that is causing the strong pre-festival buzz, and that’s always good news for new filmmakers and film festival honchos.
The Big3 League Hosts Basketball Combine Ahead of Second Season
April 19, 2018
Co-founders and Co-CEOs of the 3-on-3 league, Ice Cube and Jeff Kwatinetz, hosted a combine to fill 19 open roster spots before the start of the league’s second season this summer.
Stars electrify Staples Center for Ice Cube’s BIG3
August 17, 2017
BIG3 co-founder Ice Cube was primed to give fans a show they would not forget Sunday afternoon, as the professional 3-on-3 league’s regular season came to a close.
Ice Cube Receives Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
June 15, 2017
Rapper-turned-actor and movie producer Ice Cube Monday became the latest celebrity to be added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Ice Cube Signs With Interscope Records
June 1, 2017
Ice Cube began his career with gangsta rap group N.W.A more than two decades ago, then broke away to start his solo career.
Behind the Music with Ms. Toi
May 3, 2017
Despite her ups and downs, she continues to flourish in her career.