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“Soul Food” Stars Shine In Former Tyler Perry Exec Roger Bobb’s Directorial Debut

By: crperry84 Updated Category: Lifestyle
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Six-time NAACP Image Award winner Roger M. Bobb (For Colored Girls, Daddy’s Little Girls) marks his directorial debut with Raising Izzie, a GMC Network feature film. As the former Executive Vice President of Tyler Perry Studios, Raising Izzie is the first film produced under Roger’s new film and television production company, Bobbcat Films.

Soul Food veterans Vanessa Williams and Rockmond Dunbar reunite as co-stars for the project alongside two up-and-coming talents: Kyla Kenedy and Victoria Staley. The original screenplay was penned by David Martyn Conley and crowned the 2011 winner of the first annual GMC Faith and Family Screenplay Competition.

SYNOPSIS: Raising Izzie is the story of two young orphaned sisters and the caring teacher who changes their lives forever. When their mother passes away leaving them without an adult guardian, sisters Izzie (Kyla Kenedy) and Gertie Nash (Victoria Staley) are forced to grow up fast. Afraid her daughters will be separated if they are placed in the foster care system, their mother makes the necessary arrangements for Gertie and Izzie to live on their own, with a bank account, apartment and small on-line business to support themselves.

Older sister Gertie takes care of her little sister in addition to working and attending school. For a year, the girls are able to hide their predicament from their neighbors, their landlord and even their teachers. But when Tonya Freeman (Vanessa Williams), Gertie’s new teacher, becomes suspicious, the girls have to come up with a new plan to protect their secret. After Tonya confronts the girls and they confess to their situation, Tonya has to decide how to protect them and keep them together against the will of her husband Greg (Rockmond Dunbar).

Raising Izzie premieres on Saturday, July 21 and Sunday, July 22 at 7PM, 9PM, and 11PM.

Toronto Cutie NvS Releases Her New Video for “Between My Thighs”

By: @KareemTaylor Updated Category: Alternatives
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Toronto-bred soul-singer NvS is all about expressing love through her music, and with her latest video for “Between My Thighs”, she does just that.

Already the winner of Best New Artist at the Canadian Radio Awards, NvS is now signed to Bystorm Entertainment, a powerhouse label boasting as the home to artists including J. Cole and Hip-Hop legend, Notorious B.I.G.

Now working on her debut album, NvS tapped the producer that helped make 50 Cent a household name, Midi Mafia. She’s not stopping there, though. As executive producer, she’s also enlisted the help of legendary hit-making producer, Teddy Riley.

What’s your take on “Between My Thighs”? Are you excited for NvS’ debut?

Ask Ash Cash: What are Compound Interest and APR?

By: seandrasims Updated Category: Lifestyle
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AllHipHop.com’s resident Daily Word guru and all-around inspirational guy, Ash Cash, is back with his latest installment of “Ask Ash Cash.”

Watch the video below his response, as he offers more sound advice to readers:

Greetings my good folks! Welcome to another addition of Ask Ash Cash, where we go in the streets and answer all of your finance and business questions. Remember you can send your video questions to [email protected] or via Twitter (@IamAshCash – use hashtag #AskAshCash).

Dear Ash Cash: What are Compound Interest, Interest and APR? -Dee (Brooklyn, NY)

Peace, Dee. Thanks for the questions. Interest, Compound Interest, and APR and all important terms to know as it relates to savings and loans.

Interest has three different meanings, but we’ll concentrate on two. First, it’s the fee charged by a lender to a borrower to use their money. It’s usually expressed as an annual percentage of the amount borrowed, or the principal, as it is called in banking. The rate depends on many variables, but in most cases, the better your credit score, the lower the rate. The second definition is the return earned on an investment. If you invest your money and get any type of return that return is called interest, which is also expressed as an annual percentage.

Compound Interest in simple terms is earning interest on your interest. Compound interest is not only calculated on the initial principal, but also the accumulated interest of prior periods. It’s different from simple interest, because simple interest is calculated only as a percentage of your total principal.

APR, which stands for Annual Percentage Rate, is simply your interest rate expressed in Annual terms or “How much does it cost you to have your loan per year?”

EXCLUSIVE: Pusha T Performs in Miami

By: Mikey T The Movie Star Updated Category: MOBILE
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(AllHipHop News) G.O.O.D. Music’s Pusha T took his talents to Miami’s South Beach this weekend with a performance at Club Arkadia.

Cash Money’s newest member DJ Stevie J (not to be confused with “Love & Hip Hop’s Stevie J) manned the turntables through the night, as well as DJ Ideal, who spun a slew of hit records from the G.O.O.D. Music camp.

The guests DJs ushered in Pusha T to a number of his older and recent hits from both the mainstream and mixtape circuit. Pusha T is currently preparing for the release of his label family’s anticipated Cruel Summer compilation in August.

Watch AlHipHop.com’s exclusive Pusha T performance footage here:

Follow Mikey T The Movie Star on Twitter (@MTMovieStar).

The R and B Superheroes: Tank, Ginuwine and Tyrese?

By: @KareemTaylor Updated Category: Alternatives
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Tank and Tyrese, two-thirds of TGT (Tank, Ginuwine & Tyrese), recently spoke to fellow R&B singer Raheem DeVaughn about their album, where Tank revealed, “We’re about 12 songs [in]!”

Tyrese assures us there will be no special appearances on the album, and even gives his thoughts on today’s R&B, and the overuse of special guests: “They over-saturate it with appearances. Is it an album, or is it a mixtape? And then you got 30 different producers working on the album. The spirit and the inconsistency is all over the place. We’re working with two producers on the whole album, including T (Tank).”

The trio first appeared together on a remix of Tank’s single “Please Don’t Go”. Tyrese also releases details on the book he and Rev Run are co-authoring, titled Manology, set for a 2013 release.

Are you checking for TGT?