Derek Luke steps into the rap game in his new role as Sean "Puffy" Combs in the biopic Notorious about the late rapper B.I.G.
By Dominga Martin
On January 16th the world will see Derek Luke as they never have before-dancing, rapping and getting jiggy...or shall I say, Diddy?
When the buzz hit the street that Mr. Luke was cast as hip-hop mogul "Puffy" in the film Notorious, I had my doubts. After all, Derek Luke is a serious actor isn't he? Does he have what it takes to play one of the rap industry's biggest hype men? Yes! After reviewing the film, Mr. Luke had my vote, along with a few other cast members who add to the ensemble of this highly anticipated biopic.
Director George Tillman (Soul Food) takes us inside the real life tale of Brooklyn rapper Christopher Wallace (AKA Notorious B.I.G.). Read more
There are many reasons why I am glad to call the Northwest my home and the resurgence in the past few years of a legitimate Hip-Hop scene is merely the latest. I have never been a huge fan of Gangsta Rap though there are some aspects of it that I really enjoy and the more genuine it is the more apt I am to like, though I suppose that goes for any particular style. Likewise, I have never been one to take a bite of the posing and posturing mainstreams acts the genre has produced, especially in recent years. And again, that tends to be true all around.
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