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Sundance’s Tyrel Is Get Out Without Hypnosis or the Sunken Place
Tyrel may immediately draw comparisons to Get Out for its initial premise of an African American finding himself in an awkward situation during a weekend getaway surrounded by white people. But where Sebastian Silva’s Sundance flick differs from Jordan Peele’s Oscar-nominated movie is that Tyrel exists without hypnosis or the sunken place. It doesn’t pack…
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'Chappelle's Show' Co-Creator's Fave Skits
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since Chappelle’s Show debuted on Comedy Central. Starring comic Dave Chappelle, the sketch-comedy series featured hilarious, irreverent takes on race (Clayton Bigsby, the black white supremacist), history (world’s greatest wars) and celebrity (R. Kelly‘s sex scandal), among other topics. It created oft-repeated catchphrases (“I’m Rick James,…
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'The Chronic' Stars: Where Are They Now?
It’s hard to swallow that two decades have passed since Dr. Dre released 1992’s The Chronic, an album that left an indelible mark on hip-hop and the entire music industry. His opus helped introduce to the world Death Row Records, a label headed by its notoriously belligerent boss, Marion “Suge” Knight. The album also was…
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New Edition Wins Top Soul Train Music Award
(The Root) — The Soul Train Awards 2012 was the first time in the 25-year history of the ceremony that it was without its creator, Don Cornelius. For that reason, this year’s edition, which was taped at the Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas and aired on BET and Centric on Sunday night, had to be…
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Celeb Quotes From the 2012 Soul Train Awards
The 2012 Soul Train Awards marked the 25th anniversary for the historic show and the first without the legendary Don Cornelius. In his memory, this edition of the awards had no choice but to be special. With an amazing lineup of talent, the honoring of New Edition for their contributions to black music and the…
