The 13th Annual American Black Film Festival returns to Miami after a 2 year stint in Los Angeles. While it's not Acapulco, it's good to get back to Miami, the city  most identified with the festival. Make plans early at ABFF.com

Who is the Master? Apparently, Samuel L. Jackson. He reportedly has been cast as the urban martial arts bad-ass Sho'nuff for Columbia Pictures' upcoming remake of Berry Gordy's 1985 cult classic The Last Dragon. But the most important casting decision has yet been made.  VANITY!  Who do you think should cast in this part?! Blackarazzi.com has a poll that includes Meagan Good, Ciara, and Kim K.

The Wassup commercial is still one of the greatest commercials in ad history..After eight long years, we get to see the boys say wassup to each other again, and it's not so pretty. The original cast is back and shows us in a comedic, but true fashion the negative effects of a down economy, a war with no goals, housing crisis, and hurricane Katrina why we need to vote for CHANGE next Tuesday.

On an upcoming episode of The Simpsons, Homer tries to vote for Obama and well...

N.W.A. channeled the rage of the streets... struck fear into the heart of White America... and turned 'Gangsta Rap' into a household word. 20 years after Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, MC Ren and DJ Yella exploded onto the scene with
"Straight Outta Compton" comes the definitive VH1 RockDoc. NWA: The World's Most Dangerous Group features new interviews with Ice Cube, DJ Yella, former manager Jerry Heller, director John Singleton and more. Narrated by Chris Rock.

BUPPIES TEASER

The lack of original black shows on TV is nothing new. Producers are creating shows for online distribution as a way to create a fanbase and make the transition to TV. Shows like Prom Queen and Rooomates are two very popular online shows that have online success, but both have a lack of diversity. Tatyana Ali’s upcoming web series Buppies represents the future of distribution where creators can bypass traditional distribution hurdles and deliver content directly to fans . Check out the trailer. KOSIGN will be compiling and featuring original urban content for online and mobile in the near future.

The Obama Camp and Hidden Beach have released a "soundtrack" to the grass roots movement of the Obama Campagin "Yes We Can!" The album is available for download or physical CD  now and all procedes go directly to the campaign. click here!

The tracklisting includes some songs worth having, "Promise Land" by Kanye and some other people and the Shontelle "Battle Cry" is not bad either. To be perfectly honest the only reason I bought this for my father was to support the cause. I think it includes too much old material (One is the magic #!? really!?) Even with Obama speeches laced over them, I'm not that moved. What would have been MORE inpressive would have been actual new hits from all the stars I see rockin their "Obama is My Homeboy" shirts to the gym! Two points for making a campaign piece that has never been done before though Hidden Beach.

It’s pretty safe to say that I’m not the only guy on the Michelle Obama bandwagon. With her background, grace, and consciousness, she never ceases to amaze me, and never so much as during her speech at the Democratic National Convention. She was awe inspiring. In fact, during a routine mixed-gender get together, I mentioned that I’d never seen a contemporary sister support her man on a public stage like that before.  The brothers in the room gave me the routine cosign, but the sisters in the circle got quiet. They looked at me, then they looked at each other, then they looked at me again. Then all hell broke loose.

Although my intention was to show my adoration for Michelle, whom I consider our Coretta Scott King, apparently I’d fired off a shot in the fragile truce of gender politics between black men and women. Hindsight is always 20/20, but it was too late. It was on.

Choclate News is the new skectch comedy show on Comedy Central and David Alan Grier. Set to air on October 15th, Chocolate News is a parody magazine show hosted by the comedian. Most people find him funny or NOT with few people in the middle. It will be hard not to draw comparisons to Dave Chappelle, but since Comedy Central has not had a black driven show since The Chappelle Show.

All you Fashionista’s get ready to gear up because Los Angeles Fashion week is almost here again! This fall Mercedes Benz Fashion Week will launch the Spring 2009 collections at Smashbox Studios in Culver City from October 12-16 2008.  Every year, designers around Los Angeles sign up to showcase their latest collections, and contribute to the trendsetting phenomenon that is L.A fashion week! This season Mercedes Benz Fashion Week has an interesting lineup of designers and it could be a mixed bag. Jenna Jameson is on the list to display her designs. Then, we have Lauren Conrad from MTV’s The Hills, showing her line of women’s contemporary clothing (again) And what I truly look forward to is “Orthodox” collection, European inspired and all about merging street wear with contemporary. always an interesting interpretation!  For a complete schedule click here.  So for Fashion Week Spring 2009, I look forward to seeing what’s to come… I'll have a lot of reviews on the shows later.  I strongly urge you to visit regularly through October.  If you are a buyer or online PR, Media or Press Related, you can register for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week online. More to come!

Mateo’s smooth vocals in his vocal arrangement on ‘Whatever You Like’ is a sure hit, and his raspy runs and soulful melodies on the dance record ‘Mysteria’ separates him from any regular sound out there. Mateo has a voice that isn’t easy to forget. It’s no wonder that Mateo was chosen for a single deal with Myspace Records. In Mateo’s myspace mix tape he puts his original twist on a range of previously recorded songs by other artists. I especially enjoyed “Hero” “Paper Planes” “4 Years To Save The World” “Beautiful” and “Don’t Shoot Me Down”. What Mateo has done, is shown us he knows how to deliver impacting music, music with feeling. Download a copy of this mix tape for yourself, as there is something for everyone in it. Especially the ladies! 

Obama’s support just keeps growing thanks to the contributing fashion designers retail fan base… Patricia Field New York has just launched a new unisex line of rock-star influenced Obama tee’s and thermals, and they are sure to keep you looking stylish and at the forefront of the fashion game. You can purchase these online at Patricia Field New York, and the tee shirts are $38 each. Yes, I’m a fan!