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While fans patiently await the next Kendrick Lamar album, it was revealed on Friday (Jan 14.) that the Pultizer Prize-winning recording artist will be producing his first film in 2022. Under his pgLang imprint, Lamar will be working alongside partner and manager Dave Free and the creators of South Park Matt Stone and Trey Parker on a live-action comedy film by Paramount Pictures.

Lamar and pgLang partner Dave Free will produce the project alongside Stone and Parker. Paramount will handle theatrical distribution, home entertainment, and TV licensing rights on the project, with Paramount Plus acquiring streaming rights. https://t.co/KqumxT8geL pic.twitter.com/sC1mkIqzQk

— Variety (@Variety) January 13, 2022

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Written by Vernon Chatman, the film’s concept is about a young black man who is a slave reenactor at a living history museum and discovers that his girlfriend’s ancestors once owned his own ancestors as slaves. “On behalf of Paramount Pictures and the wider ViacomCBS family, we look forward to ushering in the first theatrical collaboration from these creative visionaries, and galvanizing audiences worldwide around a powerful storytelling experience,” Paramount Pictures president and CEO Brian Robbins says about the project.

Paramount will handle theatrical distribution, home entertainment, and TV licensing rights on the project, with Paramount Plus acquiring streaming rights. While Lamar and Free’s first film, South Park’s Stone and Parker bring five-time Emmy-winning experience. The duo recently inked a new deal with MTV that sees South Park air through to season 30. South Park is currently on season 25.

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In 2021, Kendrick Lamar returns to music with the appearances on tracks “family ties” and “rover brothers” on his new artist and cousin Baby Keem’s debut album, the melodic blue. Last year, K. Dot revealed his next album will be his last on TDE. No official release date for the upcoming comedy film.

More as the story develops.

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Fat Joe is an undisputed Hip-Hop legend.

The Bronx native first stepped onto the scene in the early 90s after being inspired by Hip-Hop pioneers such as KRS One, Slick Rick and more. He was heavily influenced by his brother to start rapping.

From there he released his first record, which caught the attention of the late music and marketing executive, Chris Lighty. While Fat Joe continued to gain momentum as a rapper, he had his eye on discovering new talent.

This led him to develop and push the talents of Big Pun (short for Big Punisher) to the spotlight. Terror Squad was formed. Pun went on to release his Grammy nominated, platinum debut album, Capital Punishment in 1998.

Unfortunately in 2000, Big Pun suffered a heart attack that led to his death two days after missing an Saturday Night Live performance with Jennifer Lopez and Fat Joe.

Big Pun’s death would take a heavy toll on Fat Joe, but he would double his effort in order to keep Pun’s memory alive. Prior to this death, Pun mentored Terror Squad’s First Lady, Remy Ma.

She would be an instrumental part of the group. As the First Lady, Remy gave a stand out verse on the group’s biggest hit, “Lean Back.”

The song topped Billboard’s Hot 100 chart for 3 weeks during the Summer of 2004.

After battling legal trouble, Remy Ma would come home to create the Grammy nominated track, “All The Way Up,” with Fat Joe.

From the streets of the Bronx to Hip-Hop superstar, executive father and husband, Fat Joe has remained an exemplary figure in Hip-Hop.

With each stage in his career he continues to display, why, “yesterday’s price is not today’s price.”

Check out his Behind The Music episode only on Paramount Plus.

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