Exclusive: Deon Taylor and Roxanne Avent Taylor’s Hidden Empire Film Group is developing a scripted series centered on Percy Miller, the hip-hop mogul best known as Master P. It will chart his journey from childhood to the heights of his success in the music business.
Matthew Carnahan (House of Lies) has been tapped as showrunner for the untitled 10-part series, and will write it with Taylor. The Hidden Empire principal will also direct and exec produce with Avent Taylor, along with Master P, Wayne Barrow and Kristi Kilday of CP3 Productions, with Hidden Empire’s Omar Joseph serving as co-producer.
The series spanning 30 years of Miler’s life will follow him as he pursues a pro basketball career, watching as he blows out his knee, and is forced to reinvent himself, founding record label No Limit and becoming Master P—one of the biggest...
Matthew Carnahan (House of Lies) has been tapped as showrunner for the untitled 10-part series, and will write it with Taylor. The Hidden Empire principal will also direct and exec produce with Avent Taylor, along with Master P, Wayne Barrow and Kristi Kilday of CP3 Productions, with Hidden Empire’s Omar Joseph serving as co-producer.
The series spanning 30 years of Miler’s life will follow him as he pursues a pro basketball career, watching as he blows out his knee, and is forced to reinvent himself, founding record label No Limit and becoming Master P—one of the biggest...
- 11/4/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
WME has inked the Estate of the Notorious B.I.G., the latest signing for the agency since it launched WME Legends, its new division that is focused on managing estates and brands. The deal, unveiled Tuesday, was struck with the Brooklyn-born rap icon’s mother Voletta Wallace and his family.
Notorious B.I.G., aka Biggie Smalls and real name Christopher Wallace, was of the most influential hip hop artists of his generation when he was shot and killed in 1997 in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles. The four-time Grammy nominee fueled the East Coast rap surge with his 1994 debut album Ready to Die. He was one of the top-selling male solo artists and rappers on the U.S. pop and R&b charts at the time of his death; the killer has never been found.
Several posthumous Biggie albums were released including 1997’s Life After Death, 1999’s Born Again and 2005’s Duets: The Final Chapter,...
Notorious B.I.G., aka Biggie Smalls and real name Christopher Wallace, was of the most influential hip hop artists of his generation when he was shot and killed in 1997 in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles. The four-time Grammy nominee fueled the East Coast rap surge with his 1994 debut album Ready to Die. He was one of the top-selling male solo artists and rappers on the U.S. pop and R&b charts at the time of his death; the killer has never been found.
Several posthumous Biggie albums were released including 1997’s Life After Death, 1999’s Born Again and 2005’s Duets: The Final Chapter,...
- 4/20/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Immediately making good on its promise to sign superstar estates, WME’s Legends Group has brokered a deal to represent the assets of late rapper the Notorious B.I.G.
Born Christoper Wallace, the Brooklyn-raised icon’s enduring brand and all subsequent transactions around it will flow through the agency, which launched the speciality unit in March under Phil Sandhaus.
The deal was made with B.I.G.’s mother, Voletta Wallace, and family members, joining existing estate clients like Andy Kaufman, Eartha Kitt, Peter Tosh, the Cbgb brand and Ram Dass’ Love Serve Remember Foundation.
Noted as one of the greatest rappers of all time, B.I.G. was a four-time Grammy nominee who gained solo success after releasing his first single, “Juicy,” followed by his 1994 debut solo album, “Ready to Die.” The album produced two further hits, which helped east coast hip-hop gain prominence in a chart landscape dominated by west coast stars.
Born Christoper Wallace, the Brooklyn-raised icon’s enduring brand and all subsequent transactions around it will flow through the agency, which launched the speciality unit in March under Phil Sandhaus.
The deal was made with B.I.G.’s mother, Voletta Wallace, and family members, joining existing estate clients like Andy Kaufman, Eartha Kitt, Peter Tosh, the Cbgb brand and Ram Dass’ Love Serve Remember Foundation.
Noted as one of the greatest rappers of all time, B.I.G. was a four-time Grammy nominee who gained solo success after releasing his first single, “Juicy,” followed by his 1994 debut solo album, “Ready to Die.” The album produced two further hits, which helped east coast hip-hop gain prominence in a chart landscape dominated by west coast stars.
- 4/20/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
A new Netflix documentary aims to tell the unheard story of a tragic rapper, focusing on the personal, speaking to those who knew and miss him
“This was a four-year journey for us,” film-maker Emmett Malloy tells the Guardian of his ambitious new documentary that aims to tell the story of Christopher Wallace, more famously known as the Notorious Big. He was murdered at the age of 24 in Los Angeles and a week away from the 24th anniversary if his death, Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell is landing on Netflix.
Malloy partnered with Biggie’s estate manager Wayne Barrow, and the late rapper’s 68-year-old mother, Voletta Wallace in order to bring to fruition a true representation of the rapper’s real upbringing – the glorious moments and the glorified.
“This was a four-year journey for us,” film-maker Emmett Malloy tells the Guardian of his ambitious new documentary that aims to tell the story of Christopher Wallace, more famously known as the Notorious Big. He was murdered at the age of 24 in Los Angeles and a week away from the 24th anniversary if his death, Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell is landing on Netflix.
Malloy partnered with Biggie’s estate manager Wayne Barrow, and the late rapper’s 68-year-old mother, Voletta Wallace in order to bring to fruition a true representation of the rapper’s real upbringing – the glorious moments and the glorified.
- 3/1/2021
- by Malik Peay
- The Guardian - Film News
If you don’t know there’s a Netflix documentary coming soon about The Notorious B.I.G., now you know.
The film “Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell” about East Coast rapper Christopher Wallace, aka Biggie Smalls, delves into how his music not only made him a legend, but changed people’s lives.
“Big had a gift of talent that saved a lot of people’s lives but his,” one of the rapper’s friends says in the doc’s trailer. Biggie, who was killed in 1997 at the age of 24, can later be heard saying in a clip, “We’re just gonna do our thing forever. Forever and ever.”
“Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell” is directed by Emmett Malloy, who has helmed music videos for Vampire Weekend, The White Stripes, Beck, Avril Lavigne and Blink-182, and is known for his film “The Tribes of Palos Verdes.
The film “Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell” about East Coast rapper Christopher Wallace, aka Biggie Smalls, delves into how his music not only made him a legend, but changed people’s lives.
“Big had a gift of talent that saved a lot of people’s lives but his,” one of the rapper’s friends says in the doc’s trailer. Biggie, who was killed in 1997 at the age of 24, can later be heard saying in a clip, “We’re just gonna do our thing forever. Forever and ever.”
“Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell” is directed by Emmett Malloy, who has helmed music videos for Vampire Weekend, The White Stripes, Beck, Avril Lavigne and Blink-182, and is known for his film “The Tribes of Palos Verdes.
- 2/15/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Four years in the making, Netflix has shared the trailer for Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell, the first estate-approved documentary about the Notorious B.I.G.
The legendary rapper’s mother Voletta Wallace and close collaborator Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs are the documentary’s executive producers, with both providing exclusive interviews for the film. The film premieres on the streaming service on March 1st.
I Got a Story to Tell was first announced in 2017 (with the title One More Chance), but only recently completed. “The running joke about...
The legendary rapper’s mother Voletta Wallace and close collaborator Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs are the documentary’s executive producers, with both providing exclusive interviews for the film. The film premieres on the streaming service on March 1st.
I Got a Story to Tell was first announced in 2017 (with the title One More Chance), but only recently completed. “The running joke about...
- 2/15/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
The Notorious B.I.G.'s influence lives on.
On Thursday, Ascap honored the Brooklyn rap icon during the 30th annual Ascap Rhythm & Soul Music Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
Exclusive: Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Biggie Smalls' Son Talk 'Beautiful' Tribute to Late Rapper on 45th Birthday
The late rapper, who was born Christopher Wallace and died in 1997, received the coveted Founders Award, which was accepted by his wife, Faith Evans, son C.J. Wallace, and daughter T'yanna.
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Wayne Barrow and Mark Pitts, the rapper's former manager and estate consultant, were also onstage with the family, while Biggie’s DJs, Clark Kent, and DJ Enuff, treated the crowd to a roaring music battle featuring his song catalog.
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Sean "Diddy" Combs acknowledged Biggie's influence with a heartfelt video message introducing his sons, Justin and Christian Combs, who presented the award. The rap mogul signed "the greatest rapper alive" to his Bad...
On Thursday, Ascap honored the Brooklyn rap icon during the 30th annual Ascap Rhythm & Soul Music Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
Exclusive: Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Biggie Smalls' Son Talk 'Beautiful' Tribute to Late Rapper on 45th Birthday
The late rapper, who was born Christopher Wallace and died in 1997, received the coveted Founders Award, which was accepted by his wife, Faith Evans, son C.J. Wallace, and daughter T'yanna.
Getty Images
Wayne Barrow and Mark Pitts, the rapper's former manager and estate consultant, were also onstage with the family, while Biggie’s DJs, Clark Kent, and DJ Enuff, treated the crowd to a roaring music battle featuring his song catalog.
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Sean "Diddy" Combs acknowledged Biggie's influence with a heartfelt video message introducing his sons, Justin and Christian Combs, who presented the award. The rap mogul signed "the greatest rapper alive" to his Bad...
- 6/23/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
An authorized Notorious B.I.G. documentary is officially underway.
Tentatively titled Notorious B.I.G.: One More Chance, the project from Submarine Entertainment and ByStorm Films will be directed by The Malloys (Emmett Malloy and Brendan Malloy). It will be made in collaboration with his mother, Voletta Wallace, and the estate of Notorious B.I.G., and feature all of the music of the legendary hip-hop artist, who died in 1997.
David Koh, Dan Braun, Wayne Barrow and Keith Miller will produce the film, with Wallace, Stanley Buchthal, Josh Taekman, Mark Pitts and Josh Braun as executive producers. Submarine and ByStorm Films will serve as co-producers. Submarine — which has worked on...
Tentatively titled Notorious B.I.G.: One More Chance, the project from Submarine Entertainment and ByStorm Films will be directed by The Malloys (Emmett Malloy and Brendan Malloy). It will be made in collaboration with his mother, Voletta Wallace, and the estate of Notorious B.I.G., and feature all of the music of the legendary hip-hop artist, who died in 1997.
David Koh, Dan Braun, Wayne Barrow and Keith Miller will produce the film, with Wallace, Stanley Buchthal, Josh Taekman, Mark Pitts and Josh Braun as executive producers. Submarine and ByStorm Films will serve as co-producers. Submarine — which has worked on...
- 2/14/2017
- by Ashley Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Sundance hit acquired by Amazon Studios will open in limited release on June 23 ahead of wide roll-out on July 14.
The Big Sick co-writer Kumail Nanjiani – one half of the real-life love affair that inspired the story – stars alongside Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter and Ray Romano.
Michael Showalter directed The Big Sick, which premiered in Sundance. FilmNation represents international sales.
The 60th San Francisco International Film Festival will close with The Green Fog – A San Francisco Fantasia. The project is a new commission by the Film Society and Stanford Live in which the Kronos Quartet will perform a new score by Jacob Garchik to accompany a visual collage by Guy Maddin.South African drama Colors Of Heaven, the winner of two South African ‘Oscars’ at the Safta awards, premieres on Netflix on Wednesday [15]. The story of the fall and rise of South Africa black film star Muntu Ndebele stars Wandile Molebatsi, Jason Hartman...
The Big Sick co-writer Kumail Nanjiani – one half of the real-life love affair that inspired the story – stars alongside Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter and Ray Romano.
Michael Showalter directed The Big Sick, which premiered in Sundance. FilmNation represents international sales.
The 60th San Francisco International Film Festival will close with The Green Fog – A San Francisco Fantasia. The project is a new commission by the Film Society and Stanford Live in which the Kronos Quartet will perform a new score by Jacob Garchik to accompany a visual collage by Guy Maddin.South African drama Colors Of Heaven, the winner of two South African ‘Oscars’ at the Safta awards, premieres on Netflix on Wednesday [15]. The story of the fall and rise of South Africa black film star Muntu Ndebele stars Wandile Molebatsi, Jason Hartman...
- 2/14/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Amazon Studios has appointed Lionsgate as its theatrical distributor on the Sundance hit.
The Big Sick will open in limited release on June 23 ahead of wide roll-out on July 14.
Co-writer Kumail Nanjiani – one half of the real-life love affair that inspired the story – stars alongside Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter and Ray Romano.
Michael Showalter directed The Big Sick, which premiered in Sundance. FilmNation represents international sales.
The 60th San Francisco International Film Festival will close with The Green Fog – A San Francisco Fantasia. The project is a new commission by the Film Society and Stanford Live in which the Kronos Quartet will perform a new score by Jacob Garchik to accompany a visual collage by Guy Maddin.South African drama Colors Of Heaven, the winner of two South African ‘Oscars’ at the Safta awards, premieres on Netflix on Wednesday [15]. The story of the fall and rise of South Africa black film star Muntu Ndebele stars Wandile Molebatsi, Jason...
The Big Sick will open in limited release on June 23 ahead of wide roll-out on July 14.
Co-writer Kumail Nanjiani – one half of the real-life love affair that inspired the story – stars alongside Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter and Ray Romano.
Michael Showalter directed The Big Sick, which premiered in Sundance. FilmNation represents international sales.
The 60th San Francisco International Film Festival will close with The Green Fog – A San Francisco Fantasia. The project is a new commission by the Film Society and Stanford Live in which the Kronos Quartet will perform a new score by Jacob Garchik to accompany a visual collage by Guy Maddin.South African drama Colors Of Heaven, the winner of two South African ‘Oscars’ at the Safta awards, premieres on Netflix on Wednesday [15]. The story of the fall and rise of South Africa black film star Muntu Ndebele stars Wandile Molebatsi, Jason...
- 2/14/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
TBS is working on a scripted comedy series based on the life and lyrics of the iconic rapper Notorious B.I.G.
The show, titled “Think Big,” follows an inner-city teen trying to earn a living for his young daughter and son. The network did not reveal which lyrics exactly are the basis for the series, but there’s a slew of good one-liners that fans could try and pinpoint.
“Think Big” was created by Mass Appeal, which will produce the series along with Wayne Barrow from Bystorm Films and Biggie’s mother Voletta Wallace for Notorious Big, Inc.
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The “Mo Money Mo Problems” rapper, whose real name is Christopher Wallace, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles in 1997. Raised in Brooklyn, the hip-hop mogul is known as one of the greatest...
The show, titled “Think Big,” follows an inner-city teen trying to earn a living for his young daughter and son. The network did not reveal which lyrics exactly are the basis for the series, but there’s a slew of good one-liners that fans could try and pinpoint.
“Think Big” was created by Mass Appeal, which will produce the series along with Wayne Barrow from Bystorm Films and Biggie’s mother Voletta Wallace for Notorious Big, Inc.
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The “Mo Money Mo Problems” rapper, whose real name is Christopher Wallace, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles in 1997. Raised in Brooklyn, the hip-hop mogul is known as one of the greatest...
- 7/28/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
TBS is going for big laughs with its next project — like, B.I.G. laughs.
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The network is currently developing Think B.I.G., a scripted series about an inner-city teen working towards a better life for his two children, TVLine has learned. According to TBS, the plotlines will be “loosely based on the lyrics of the late rapper The Notorious B.I.G.”
Think B.I.G. is being created and produced by Mass Appeal; Bystorm Films’ Wayne Barrow and Notorious B.I.G. Inc.’s Voletta Wallace are also on board.
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The network is currently developing Think B.I.G., a scripted series about an inner-city teen working towards a better life for his two children, TVLine has learned. According to TBS, the plotlines will be “loosely based on the lyrics of the late rapper The Notorious B.I.G.”
Think B.I.G. is being created and produced by Mass Appeal; Bystorm Films’ Wayne Barrow and Notorious B.I.G. Inc.’s Voletta Wallace are also on board.
- 7/28/2016
- TVLine.com
TBS is looking to Notorious B.I.G. for its next scripted series. The Turner-owned cable network announced Thursday that it is developing a scripted comedy inspired by the late rapper. Titled Think B.I.G., the series will chronicle the misadventures of an inner-city teen desperately trying to create a better future for his daughter and infant son. The plot will be loosely based on his lyrics. The comedy is being produced and created by Mass Appeal, in partnership with Wayne Barrow of Bystorm Films and Voletta Wallace for Notorious B.I.G. Inc. Think B.I.
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- 7/28/2016
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chicago – Biggie Smalls deserves better than ‘Notorious’. It’s not that there’s anything drastically wrong with this reasonably well-made and very well-performed biopic but it’s a by-the-numbers, predictable film about an icon who was simply one of the best that ever lived. The ‘Big Poppa’ who could ‘Hypnotize’ with his rhymes should have more than an average biopic.
Blu-Ray Rating: 3.5/5.0 The problem with “Notorious” is simple - if you care enough about The Notorious B.I.G. to watch a movie about his life than you will learn absolutely nothing from the film. It hits all of the major points - his drug-dealing youth, supportive mother, relationships with Faith Evans and Lil Kim, partnership with Puff Daddy, rivalry with Tupac, the two shootings, roll credits. There’s not enough edge for a man who brought so much to his flow and not enough surprises for a man who...
Blu-Ray Rating: 3.5/5.0 The problem with “Notorious” is simple - if you care enough about The Notorious B.I.G. to watch a movie about his life than you will learn absolutely nothing from the film. It hits all of the major points - his drug-dealing youth, supportive mother, relationships with Faith Evans and Lil Kim, partnership with Puff Daddy, rivalry with Tupac, the two shootings, roll credits. There’s not enough edge for a man who brought so much to his flow and not enough surprises for a man who...
- 4/30/2009
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Over ten years after his unsolved murder, Brooklyn boy Christopher Wallace, the rapper known worldwide as The Notorious B.I.G., or Biggie Smalls, or a host of other aliases, remains mysterious. Sure, there's the Biggie-on-tape, the Biggie who spit rhymes, and the martyred, seminal figure who made Brooklyn the center of the world during his heyday in the 90s. But who was he as a man, as a father, as a son, as a hustler? Notorious, the splashy biopic opening this week, offers an answer. According to Wayne Barrow, Biggie's former co-manager, the key to Biggie is that 'he made fat black cats sexy.' Barrow loves this line; in fact, his Notorious cameo has him thanking Biggie (eerily embodied by Jamal Woolward, aka Brooklyn rapper Gravy, formerly best known for being the dude who got shot in the buttocks outside Hot 97) for, again, making fat black cats sexy.
- 1/14/2009
- TribecaFilm.com
Chicago – This 11-image slideshow contains official press images for Fox Searchlight’s “Notorious,” which stars Jamal Woolard, Derek Luke, Anthony Mackie, Antonique Smith, Naturi Naughton, and Angela Bassett, from writers Reggie Rock Bythewood and Cheo Hodari Coker and director George Tillman Jr.. The film opens on Jan. 16, 2009.
Official synopsis: “In just a few short years, Notorious B.I.G. rose from the streets of Brooklyn to become one of the most influential hip hop artists of all time. B.I.G. was a gifted storyteller; his narratives about violent life on the streets were told with a gritty, objective realism that won him enormous respect and credibility. His stories were universal and gave a voice to his generation.”
You can click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through this slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All photos credited to Phil Caruso and courtesy of Fox Searchlight.
Notorious...
Official synopsis: “In just a few short years, Notorious B.I.G. rose from the streets of Brooklyn to become one of the most influential hip hop artists of all time. B.I.G. was a gifted storyteller; his narratives about violent life on the streets were told with a gritty, objective realism that won him enormous respect and credibility. His stories were universal and gave a voice to his generation.”
You can click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through this slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All photos credited to Phil Caruso and courtesy of Fox Searchlight.
Notorious...
- 1/8/2009
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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