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Ol’ Dirty Bastard ‘Biography’ Documentary Coming to A&E

‘Biography: Ol’ Dirty Bastard’ has exclusive rights to never-before-seen archival footage filmed by the late Wu-Tang Clan rapper’s wife.
The life of Wu-Tang Clan founding member Ol’ Dirty Bastard will be commemorated in an all-new A&E Network documentary.
Biography: Ol’ Dirty Bastard marks the first documentary to be approved by the late Grammy-nominated rapper’s estate…

HipHopDX

50 GREATEST HIP HOP ALBUM COVERS OF ALL TIME

For most music lovers, the cover art is the visual gateway to their sonic sojourn. Before the first beat drops or word is uttered, that first impression is often the packaging for the album or cassette. Album art in itself often tells a story and sets the tone for the auditory journey. While the cover art’s impact has been diminished a tad in the digital times, in the analog…

Medium

Messiah Jacobs: The Black Hollywood Producer on a Mission To Bring Diversity and Inclusion to The Film Industry

Messiah Jacobs is making a point of using film to convey black stories and to bring diversity and inclusion to the movie industry…

HYPEBEAST

Brooklyn's OddFellows Ice Cream Shop Honors Ol' Dirty Bastard With New Flavors

Brooklyn-based ice cream purveyor, OddFellows Ice Cream Co., has the remedy for the forthcoming sizzling summer with a slate of new flavors honoring legendary rapper and founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan, Ol’ Dirty Bastard…

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Cannes Deals For ‘Givers Of Death’ And ‘Last Of The Grads’; Bill Nighy’s ‘Buckley’s Chance...

Buffalo 8 has acquired worldwide rights at the just-wrapped Cannes virtual market to Givers of Death, an apocalyptic sci-fi thriller written and directed by and starring Addison Henderson. The pic, which is coming off its world premiere…

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THE VOICE

Clyde W. Ford pens deal to help amplify underrepresented voices

AWARD-WINNING HarperCollins author Clyde W. Ford has signed a management agreement with Four Screens, the production, development and management firm specializing in diversity representation…

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YAHOO

Four Screens is a Media Company Fighting Underrepresentation in Hollywood

Hollywood does not represent people of color as much as it should. In fact, Deadline states that the undervaluing of black-led projects costs Hollywood a whopping $10 billion each year. The Washington Post supports this statement, revealing the statistics that prove Hollywood has a serious…

BLACK ENTERPRISE

BLACK ENTERPRISE

Messiah Jacobs Pushes For Diversity and Ownership of Intellectual Property in Hollywood

With a résumé that spans more than 20 years, Black-owned and operated Four Screens has worked with many successful names in Hollywood. That growing list includes Robert Townsend, Vivica A. Fox, Tiffany Haddish, Billy Dee Williams, Monica Calhoun, and most recently, the Estate of Joe Frazier…

BLACK ENTERPRISE
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LINKEDIN NEWS

FOUR SCREENS INKS MANAGEMENT DEAL WITH ADDISON HENDERSON, AN AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL WINNER

Four Screens has signed filmmaker Addison Henderson, who recently directed and wrote the action thriller movie G.O.D. Givers of Death. G.O.D. Givers of Death was awarded the prestigious Best Screenplay Award of 2020 by the American Black Film Festival…

ANB Media

ANB MEDIA

Four Screens Names FanGirl Licensing Agent for Wu-Tang Clan’s ODB

The estate of Ol’ Dirty Bastard and Four Screens Management have selected FanGirl Consulting & Brand Management as its global licensing agent…

ANB Media
GAME RADAR

GAME RADAR

ODB of the Wu-Tang Clan gets his own graphic novel set in a sci-fi hip-hop New York City

ODB of the Wu-Tang Clan gets his own tribute graphic novel that blends sci-fi, horror, and hip-hop Oni Press is paying homage to Ol’ Dirty Bastard of legendary hip-hop collective the Wu-Tang Clan by…

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LinkedIn News

FOUR SCREENS MANAGEMENT SIGNS AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR ABDUL MALIK ABBOTT

Four Screens is expanding its management roster with the signing of Director Abdul Malik Abbott, a multifaceted filmmaker and artist, known for his legendary hip hop cult classic State Property, featuring Jay Z…

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PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE

Frazier family, friends and fans celebrate his legacy on March 8

When two undefeated heavyweight champions met on March 8, 1971, a left hook by Philadelphia’s “Smokin’” Joe Frazier knocked Muhammad Ali off his feet and onto the canvas in the 15th round…

Screen Rant

Screen Rant

The Legacy of Wu Tang Clan's Ol Dirty Bastard To Be Celebrated in New Homage From Oni Press

A first look at Oni Press & Wu-Tang Clan’s upcoming anthology graphic novel, ODB: Oddities, Discord and B-Sides – Lyrical Ruckus in the City…

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THE SOURCE

A&E TO AIR FIRST-EVER OL’ DIRTY BASTARD BIOGRAPHY EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY FOUR SCREENS

A&E Network has announced they have greenlit a forthcoming documentary, Biography: Ol’ Dirty Bastard. The two-hour film will be the first official documentary about the Grammy-nominated musician and founding member…

LOS ANGELES TIMES

Expect more Ol’ Dirty Bastard in 2014

Nearly a decade after his death, Ol’ Dirty Bastard rose, in hologram-like form, to perform alongside Wu-Tang Clan at Rock the Bells 10th-anniversary outing last year…

THE WRAP

Rap Legend Ol’ Dirty Bastard Remembered in Graphic Novel ‘ODB: Oddities, Discord, & B-Sides — Lyrical Ruckus in the City’

The late Wu-Tang Clan founding member Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s story is being brought to life with a genre twist by comic publisher Oni Press in “ODB: Oddities, Discord, & B-Sides — Lyrical Ruckus in the City…

PASTE

Oni Press to Honor Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s New York in New Graphic Novel, Reveal Variant Covers

Oni Press—the publishing house behind titles like Scott Pilgrim and Rick and Morty—will be honoring Wu-Tang Clan founder and MC Ol’ Dirty Bastard with a new graphic novel titled ODB: Oddities, Discord, & B-Sides – Lyrical Ruckus in the City. The book is a fully illustrated, 112-page reimagining…

Licensing International

Super7 Reveals First Hip-Hop Reaction Figure with ODB

San Francisco, California – November 15, 2020 – Super7 is excited to bring hip-hop to its world of ReAction Figures with the release of Ol’ Dirty Bastard, an American music icon and founding member of the legendary rap group…

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MESSIAH JACOBS

Messiah Jacobs has 20 years of experience in the business of production, primarily as a hands-on producer and dealmaker. A powerhouse of ideas and strategy, Jacobs has been integral in developing content celebrating Black culture…