Justin Simien, the creator and director of “Dear White People,” has been tapped to direct an untitled project at Warner Bros. about “The Mother of Hip-Hop,” Sylvia Robinson.
Robinson, who started her career as a singer in the duo Mickey and Sylvia, went on to become a prominent record producer, writing and producing for artists such as Ike and Tina Turner, Kid Rock, P. Diddy, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg.
She founded the record label Sugar Hill Records in the 1970s, named after the affluent African-American Harlem district, with husband Joe Robinson and was responsible for helping to bring rap and hip-hop into the mainstream.
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Robinson’s initial cut of The Sugarhill Gang’s iconic song “Rapper’s Delight” was a whopping 15 minutes long.
Famed producer Paula Wagner, who last produced 2017’s “Marshall,...
Robinson, who started her career as a singer in the duo Mickey and Sylvia, went on to become a prominent record producer, writing and producing for artists such as Ike and Tina Turner, Kid Rock, P. Diddy, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg.
She founded the record label Sugar Hill Records in the 1970s, named after the affluent African-American Harlem district, with husband Joe Robinson and was responsible for helping to bring rap and hip-hop into the mainstream.
Also Read: Gugu Mbatha-Raw's 'Fast Color' Picked Up by Lionsgate's Codeblack
Robinson’s initial cut of The Sugarhill Gang’s iconic song “Rapper’s Delight” was a whopping 15 minutes long.
Famed producer Paula Wagner, who last produced 2017’s “Marshall,...
- 10/5/2018
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Award-winning filmmaker Justin Simien is set to direct Warner Bros. untitled Sylvia Robinson project about the famed singer, songwriter, and Sugar Hill Records founder known as ‘The Mother of Hip-Hop’.
The script, written by Tracy Oliver, Malcolm Spellman and Carlito Rodriguez, is a rags-to-riches tale about how Robinson blazed a trail as a female record producer and music mogul in a male-dominated industry. In 1979 she recorded the first rap record “Rapper’s Delight” which ushered in the new era of hip-hop and cemented her legacy as the “Mother of Hip-Hop”.
Simien’s Dear White People feature won the special jury prize at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and was acquired by Roadside Attractions. The pic was ultimately spun off as a Netflix series over three seasons. Simien recently wrapped production on his second feature, the horror satire Bad Hair, which stars Laverne Cox, Vanessa Williams and Michelle Hurd. Simien is...
The script, written by Tracy Oliver, Malcolm Spellman and Carlito Rodriguez, is a rags-to-riches tale about how Robinson blazed a trail as a female record producer and music mogul in a male-dominated industry. In 1979 she recorded the first rap record “Rapper’s Delight” which ushered in the new era of hip-hop and cemented her legacy as the “Mother of Hip-Hop”.
Simien’s Dear White People feature won the special jury prize at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and was acquired by Roadside Attractions. The pic was ultimately spun off as a Netflix series over three seasons. Simien recently wrapped production on his second feature, the horror satire Bad Hair, which stars Laverne Cox, Vanessa Williams and Michelle Hurd. Simien is...
- 10/4/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Thanks to the efforts of the Hero Initiative and comics fans and pros, Robert L. Washington was able to receive a proper funeral.
On Monday, June 25th, a funeral service was held for Robert L. Washington III in the Bronx borough of New York City, with a second service to come in Detroit, Michigan. The service was attended by various comic book creators, classmates, and friends from Robert’s various creative, work, and hobby circles.
Through the actions of Robert’s friends from Milestone Media, Inc. and his classmates from The Roeper School, The Hero Initiative was able to use all of your donations to pay for the service and provide Robert’s mother and two of his sisters with the means to travel from Detroit, Michigan to New York and give him a proper funeral.
via The Hero Initiative.
There were over 300 contributors to his cause, and we honor them below.
On Monday, June 25th, a funeral service was held for Robert L. Washington III in the Bronx borough of New York City, with a second service to come in Detroit, Michigan. The service was attended by various comic book creators, classmates, and friends from Robert’s various creative, work, and hobby circles.
Through the actions of Robert’s friends from Milestone Media, Inc. and his classmates from The Roeper School, The Hero Initiative was able to use all of your donations to pay for the service and provide Robert’s mother and two of his sisters with the means to travel from Detroit, Michigan to New York and give him a proper funeral.
via The Hero Initiative.
There were over 300 contributors to his cause, and we honor them below.
- 6/26/2012
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
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