Metro Boomin warned us before he and Future dropped We Don’t Trust You: “Pick a side.”
As J. Cole has learned over the past 12 hours, anyone not firmly on one side of the Drake and Kendrick Lamar divide is liable to get caught in the crossfire. Last night, he dropped Might Delete Later, a surprise EP of tracks that might have been lauded as another solid offering from the rap vet — or maybe the conversation would be about his troubling (and trite) transphobic bars on “Pi.” But instead, the...
As J. Cole has learned over the past 12 hours, anyone not firmly on one side of the Drake and Kendrick Lamar divide is liable to get caught in the crossfire. Last night, he dropped Might Delete Later, a surprise EP of tracks that might have been lauded as another solid offering from the rap vet — or maybe the conversation would be about his troubling (and trite) transphobic bars on “Pi.” But instead, the...
- 4/5/2024
- by Andre Gee
- Rollingstone.com
Noname has finally released her second studio album, Sundial. Stream the record below.
Sundial is the proper follow-up to Noname’s 2018 debut LP, Room 25, which Consequence named as one of the top albums of the 2010s. Originally, the 31-year-old rapper was going to release a record entitled Factory Baby in 2019, but she scrapped that album, writing on social media at the time that she may quit music altogether.
Thankfully, she didn’t follow through on that threat, and we get to finally dive into the world of Sundial. Spanning 10 tracks and running just over 30 minutes, the new record is lined with powerful themes and lush with features, including appearances from billy woods, Common, Jay Electronica, Eryn Allen Kane, Jimetta Rose, The Voices of Creation, Ayoni, $ilkMoney, and Stout.
Noname first announced the album last month, and planned on releasing “balloons” as a single, but changed her mind, writing that she...
Sundial is the proper follow-up to Noname’s 2018 debut LP, Room 25, which Consequence named as one of the top albums of the 2010s. Originally, the 31-year-old rapper was going to release a record entitled Factory Baby in 2019, but she scrapped that album, writing on social media at the time that she may quit music altogether.
Thankfully, she didn’t follow through on that threat, and we get to finally dive into the world of Sundial. Spanning 10 tracks and running just over 30 minutes, the new record is lined with powerful themes and lush with features, including appearances from billy woods, Common, Jay Electronica, Eryn Allen Kane, Jimetta Rose, The Voices of Creation, Ayoni, $ilkMoney, and Stout.
Noname first announced the album last month, and planned on releasing “balloons” as a single, but changed her mind, writing that she...
- 8/11/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
Noname has announced the release of a new album: Sundial will arrive on August 11th. The first single, a collaboration with Jay Electronica and Eryn Allen Kane called “Balloons,” will precede the album on July 21st.
Upon its arrival, Sundial will mark Noname’s first new album since her astonishing 2018 debut, Room 25. Consequence named Room 25 one of the top albums of the 2010s.
In 2019, Noname announced a follow-up album called Factory Baby, but later scrapped the project after revealing she had trouble finding producers “to link up with and who I genuinely connect with sonically.”
In the time since releasing Room 25, her musical output has been limited to a single called “Rainforest” (which was originally destined for Factory Baby), a remix of Anderson .Paak’s “Lockdown,” and the Madlib-produced “Song 33,” which served as a response track to J Cole’s “Snow On Tha Bluff.”
Editor’s Note: This article has...
Upon its arrival, Sundial will mark Noname’s first new album since her astonishing 2018 debut, Room 25. Consequence named Room 25 one of the top albums of the 2010s.
In 2019, Noname announced a follow-up album called Factory Baby, but later scrapped the project after revealing she had trouble finding producers “to link up with and who I genuinely connect with sonically.”
In the time since releasing Room 25, her musical output has been limited to a single called “Rainforest” (which was originally destined for Factory Baby), a remix of Anderson .Paak’s “Lockdown,” and the Madlib-produced “Song 33,” which served as a response track to J Cole’s “Snow On Tha Bluff.”
Editor’s Note: This article has...
- 7/17/2023
- by Alex Young
- Consequence - Music
Noname has announced she will be releasing new album Sundial in July. The Chicago rapper shared the news on Sunday, April 9, a week before her first performance at this year’s Coachella on April 16; she’s also set to play the second weekend on April 23.
She made the brief announcement via Instagram, where the only post that currently exists is her announcing the name of the album and the month it will be released in white letters on a black background. She added, “Thank you for everything” with a sun emoji.
She made the brief announcement via Instagram, where the only post that currently exists is her announcing the name of the album and the month it will be released in white letters on a black background. She added, “Thank you for everything” with a sun emoji.
- 4/9/2023
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
If you’ve never bought sneakers anywhere but on an app, you probably can’t sit at the same table as Roc Marciano. And when, on 2017’s “Rosebudd’s Revenge,” he raps, “I’m in Miami wearing your rent on a pair of kicks,” you just know that wherever he gets his from is as top-secret as the spots where he buys all those rare records that make up the samples on his tracklists. What Roc, a 20-plus-years veteran, does is give the listener limited-edition, ultramodern vibes, but with quaint,...
- 8/27/2021
- by Will Dukes
- Rollingstone.com
For over a decade, J. Cole has rapped as the enlightened everyman, navigating issues of race, class, and gender like a thoughtful jock. His latest release, The Off-Season, finds him pondering inventive gun violence prevention measures one moment, and lobbing sexist locker-room insults the next (“Check your genitalia, pussy-niggas bleedin’ on yourself,” he raps on “95.South”). Still, the album is generally absent the overt social critiques that have built his reputation as a rapper of substance.
Last summer, on “Snow on tha Bluff,” his last lengthy engagement with ideas of Black liberation,...
Last summer, on “Snow on tha Bluff,” his last lengthy engagement with ideas of Black liberation,...
- 5/21/2021
- by Mankaprr Conteh
- Rollingstone.com
J. Cole has dropped new song “Interlude” in advance of the release of his sixth studio album, The Off-Season, which is slated to arrive on May 14th.
“I be coming in peace, but fuck me/Best beware of the others/This shit deep, undercovers creep/This southern heat make unbearable summers,” he raps on the brief new track. “Just last week, seen your mama weep/crying ’cause she don’t wanna bury your brother/The blood leaks while thе EMTs gotta carry her baby like surrogate mothеrs.”
The rapper announced the album earlier this week,...
“I be coming in peace, but fuck me/Best beware of the others/This shit deep, undercovers creep/This southern heat make unbearable summers,” he raps on the brief new track. “Just last week, seen your mama weep/crying ’cause she don’t wanna bury your brother/The blood leaks while thе EMTs gotta carry her baby like surrogate mothеrs.”
The rapper announced the album earlier this week,...
- 5/7/2021
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
J. Cole will release his next album, The Off-Season, next Friday, May 14th.
The rapper announced the new LP on Twitter Tuesday, May 4th, sharing what’s ostensibly the album cover and a short note, “Just know this was years in the making.” No other additional information, such as a track list, was immediately available.
Just know this was years in the making.
My new album The Off-Season available everywhere 5/14 pic.twitter.com/aBw4po8fvx
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) May 4, 2021
The Off-Season will mark J. Cole’s sixth studio album and follow his 2018 offering,...
The rapper announced the new LP on Twitter Tuesday, May 4th, sharing what’s ostensibly the album cover and a short note, “Just know this was years in the making.” No other additional information, such as a track list, was immediately available.
Just know this was years in the making.
My new album The Off-Season available everywhere 5/14 pic.twitter.com/aBw4po8fvx
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) May 4, 2021
The Off-Season will mark J. Cole’s sixth studio album and follow his 2018 offering,...
- 5/4/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
The 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards were handed out on Tuesday night, October 27, during a ceremony hosted by comedy supergroup 85 South. These 15th annual kudos honor the genre’s best achievements of the past year, so who were the big winners? Scroll down for our complete list in all 17 categories, updated live throughout the night.
DaBaby went into this evening with the most nominations (12) including Artist of the Year and two bids for Album of the Year. Roddy Ricch was close behind with 11 noms, also including Artist of the Year. In fact, DaBaby and Ricch share several of their nominations as their chart-topping collaboration “Rockstar” is nominated for five awards.
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Megan Thee Stallion and Drake followed with eight bids apiece. Both were also up for Artist of the Year, while Megan additionally contended for Song of the Year (“Savage” remix...
DaBaby went into this evening with the most nominations (12) including Artist of the Year and two bids for Album of the Year. Roddy Ricch was close behind with 11 noms, also including Artist of the Year. In fact, DaBaby and Ricch share several of their nominations as their chart-topping collaboration “Rockstar” is nominated for five awards.
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Megan Thee Stallion and Drake followed with eight bids apiece. Both were also up for Artist of the Year, while Megan additionally contended for Song of the Year (“Savage” remix...
- 10/27/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
The BET Hip Hop Awards, honoring the music genre’s best achievements of the year, will be held tonight at 9:00pm, but who will the big winners be? Hundreds of Gold Derby users have placed their bets in 10 categories here in our predictions center. Those predictions have been combined to generate our official racetrack odds. Scroll down to see all of those forecasts with nominees listed in order of their odds and our projected winners highlighted in gold.
Last year’s Best New Artist champ DaBaby came into these kudos with the most nominations of any artist (12), and we’re also betting on him to be one of the biggest winners. He’s the front-runner for Artist of the Year as well as three other categories for his chart-topping hit “Rockstar” featuring Roddy Ricch: Best Collaboration, Best Video and Impact Track.
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Last year’s Best New Artist champ DaBaby came into these kudos with the most nominations of any artist (12), and we’re also betting on him to be one of the biggest winners. He’s the front-runner for Artist of the Year as well as three other categories for his chart-topping hit “Rockstar” featuring Roddy Ricch: Best Collaboration, Best Video and Impact Track.
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- 10/27/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
The 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards nominations, announced on Sept. 29, showed some major love to DaBaby, Roddy Ricch, Megan Thee Stallion and Drake. DaBaby leads with an even dozen bid, including Hip Hop Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and twice for Album of the Year. He is the first artist in the 15-year history of these awards to score two nominations in Hip Hop Album of the Year, for “Blame It On Baby” and “Kirk.” Scroll down for the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards nominations list.
Roddy Ricch is right behind DaBaby with 11 bids. He contends for Hip Hop Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and twice in Song of the Year for “The Box” and his collab with DaBaby, “Rockstar.” Drake and Megan Thee Stallion are tied with eight apiece. Both are nominated in Artist of the Year and Song of the Year, while Megan Thee...
Roddy Ricch is right behind DaBaby with 11 bids. He contends for Hip Hop Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and twice in Song of the Year for “The Box” and his collab with DaBaby, “Rockstar.” Drake and Megan Thee Stallion are tied with eight apiece. Both are nominated in Artist of the Year and Song of the Year, while Megan Thee...
- 9/29/2020
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
DaBaby and Roddy Ricch led the nominees for BET’s 15th annual “Hip Hop Awards” with 12 and 11 nominations respectively, the network announced. Drake and Megan Thee Stallion followed with eight nods each. The awards will air on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 9 p.m Et/Pt.
The full list of nominees appears below.
Other notable nominations include Future, who received six, Lil Baby with four, and Beyoncé, DJ Khaled, Travis Scott and Mustard, each with three.
Best New Hip-Hop Artist nominees include Flo Milli, Jack Harlow, Mulatto, Nle Choppa, Pop Smoke, and Rod Wave.
Connie Orlando, EVP Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy at BET will oversee the annual show, with Jesse Collins serving as executive producer with Jeannae Rouzan–Clay.
Internationally, the show will simulcast on BET Africa at 3:00am Cat on October 28th, followed by international broadcasts in France on October 30th at 9:55pm Cest, the UK on October 31st at 9:00pm BST,...
The full list of nominees appears below.
Other notable nominations include Future, who received six, Lil Baby with four, and Beyoncé, DJ Khaled, Travis Scott and Mustard, each with three.
Best New Hip-Hop Artist nominees include Flo Milli, Jack Harlow, Mulatto, Nle Choppa, Pop Smoke, and Rod Wave.
Connie Orlando, EVP Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy at BET will oversee the annual show, with Jesse Collins serving as executive producer with Jeannae Rouzan–Clay.
Internationally, the show will simulcast on BET Africa at 3:00am Cat on October 28th, followed by international broadcasts in France on October 30th at 9:55pm Cest, the UK on October 31st at 9:00pm BST,...
- 9/29/2020
- by Jem Aswad
- Variety Film + TV
J. Cole has released two new songs, his self-produced “The Climb Back” and “Lion King on Ice,” which he co-produced with T-Minus and Jetson. The singles are the rapper’s first two tracks from his upcoming The Fall Off album.
On “The Climb Back,” the rapper addresses the cyclical nature of working to get ahead, both in the rap game and in life. “Everything come back around full circle/Why do lies sound pleasant but the truth hurtful,” he raps. “Everybody gotta cry once in a while/But how long...
On “The Climb Back,” the rapper addresses the cyclical nature of working to get ahead, both in the rap game and in life. “Everything come back around full circle/Why do lies sound pleasant but the truth hurtful,” he raps. “Everybody gotta cry once in a while/But how long...
- 7/23/2020
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
While life as we know it may be on pause, in music, things are moving faster than ever, with high turnover in the upper ranks of the Top 100 Songs Chart and a new artist rising on TikTok seemingly ever week. The up-and-comers on the latest Breakthrough 25 chart, which ranks the fastest-rising new artists of the month, run the gamut from TikTok stars to emo-folk darlings.
Orlando rapper and singer Tyla Yaweh leads this month’s class, gaining over 16 million streams in June thanks to the Post Malone-featuring “Tommy Lee,...
Orlando rapper and singer Tyla Yaweh leads this month’s class, gaining over 16 million streams in June thanks to the Post Malone-featuring “Tommy Lee,...
- 7/7/2020
- by Emily Blake
- Rollingstone.com
Drake captured the Number One spot on the Artists 500 for the third week in a row, pulling in 122.6 million streams for the week of June 12th through June 18th.
The Toronto rapper’s closest challenger was Lil Baby, who underscored an impressive week on the charts with a rise from Number Five to Number Two, but he ultimately didn’t have quite enough to eke past Drake. As a testament to Drake’s overall streaming prowess, the rapper held onto Number One on the RS500 even as his latest single,...
The Toronto rapper’s closest challenger was Lil Baby, who underscored an impressive week on the charts with a rise from Number Five to Number Two, but he ultimately didn’t have quite enough to eke past Drake. As a testament to Drake’s overall streaming prowess, the rapper held onto Number One on the RS500 even as his latest single,...
- 6/22/2020
- by RS Charts
- Rollingstone.com
DaBaby and Roddy Ricch’s “Rockstar” won a fiercely contested battle for Number One on the latest Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart. “Rockstar,” which enjoyed a slight boost thanks to the timely release of a “BLM Remix,” racked up 27.6 million streams and more than 13,000 downloads. It enjoyed a slight edge over Lil Baby’s bracing “Bigger Picture,” which picked up 26.4 million streams and close to 8,000 downloads.
Another new song debuted at Number Three on the Rs 100: Tekashi 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj’s “Trollz.” “Trollz” out-sold both “Bigger Picture...
Another new song debuted at Number Three on the Rs 100: Tekashi 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj’s “Trollz.” “Trollz” out-sold both “Bigger Picture...
- 6/22/2020
- by RS Charts
- Rollingstone.com
Noname has released her first solo song of the year. “Song 33” references the killings of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter activist Oluwatoyin Salau and also appears to address J. Cole’s new track, “Snow on Tha Bluff.”
On the Madlib-produced single, the Chicago rapper discusses Salau’s disappearance and killing. “A baby just 19/I know I dream all black/I seen her everything immortalized in tweets, all caps/They say they found her dead,” she raps. “One girl missing another one go missing/One girl missing another.”
In another...
On the Madlib-produced single, the Chicago rapper discusses Salau’s disappearance and killing. “A baby just 19/I know I dream all black/I seen her everything immortalized in tweets, all caps/They say they found her dead,” she raps. “One girl missing another one go missing/One girl missing another.”
In another...
- 6/19/2020
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
J. Cole’s new song about the Black Lives Matter movement is causing division. Cole released “Snow On Tha Bluff” on Monday. The song touches on police brutality and systematic racism. It primarily focuses, however, on an unnamed woman’s approach to activism. “My Iq is average, there’s a young lady out there, she way smarter than me/I scrolled through her...
- 6/17/2020
- by Shakiel Mahjouri
- ET Canada
On Tuesday night, J. Cole decided to release a song that he must have meant as a salve for this contentious moment. It was called “Snow On Tha Bluff,” and it entered the world with all the confidence of a celebrity who feels they are of the people, while being above their reproach. At the 48-second mark, the North Carolina rapper introduces his plight: “It’s something about the queen tone that’s botherin’ me.” From there, Cole unravels a tale about an unnamed woman upset at a variety of worthy targets — “crackers,...
- 6/17/2020
- by Charles Holmes
- Rollingstone.com
J. Cole is lending his voice to the Black Lives Matter movement. On Tuesday night, the rapper surprised fans with the release of his new single "Snow on Tha Bluff," which shares the same title as Damon Russell's 2011 film and is the first track J. Cole has dropped this year. Over the course of the nearly four minute song, he addresses the Black Lives Matter movement, police brutality, discrimination and more. The Grammy winner begins by referencing the recent surge in activism on social media by referring to a "young lady" scrolling through her timeline in an effort to educate herself on recent events. "There's a young lady out there, she way smarter than...
- 6/17/2020
- E! Online
J. Cole has released his first song of 2020. On the introspective track, “Snow on Tha Bluff,” the rapper discusses the current discourse around the Black Lives Matter movement, particularly on social media.
On the free-flowing song, he opens by addressing a social media thread made by someone who’s “mad at these murder police” among others, including being “mad at the celebrities, low key I be thinkin she talking bout me,” he raps. “Now I ain’t no dummy to think I’m above criticism so when I see something that’s valid I listen,...
On the free-flowing song, he opens by addressing a social media thread made by someone who’s “mad at these murder police” among others, including being “mad at the celebrities, low key I be thinkin she talking bout me,” he raps. “Now I ain’t no dummy to think I’m above criticism so when I see something that’s valid I listen,...
- 6/17/2020
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Snoop Dogg is turning over a new leaf. Actually, for Snoop, it’s a very familiar leaf. The rapper/marijuana enthusiast launched a new line of cannabis products, Leafs by Snoop, in Denver, Colorado, on Tuesday. Also Read: Snoop Dogg Sued for Allegedly Ripping Off Drug Drama 'Snow on tha Bluff' “Leafs by Snoop — make sure you go get you some. My product is now available,” the rapper said in an Instagram video announcing the launch Tuesday. According to a product video, the line — billed as “a premiere cannabis brand” — consists of flower, concentrate and edible products. The edibles include chocolate bars which,...
- 11/10/2015
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
The writer and director of the film “Snow on tha Bluff” says he’s getting the cold shoulder from Snoop Dogg, and he’s suing-mad about it. “Bluff” director Damon Russell is suing Calvin Broadus a.k.a. Snoop Dogg, Jt the Bigga Figga and the Snoop-affiliated urban streaming app Trap Flix, claiming that they made an unauthorized sequel to the film, according to court papers obtained by TheWrap. In the lawsuit, filed in federal court in California on Friday, Russell says that he and Curtis Snow, a resident of the Atlanta neighborhood The Bluff, agreed to work together on “Snow on tha Bluff,...
- 8/19/2015
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Thomas McCarthy's The Cobbler hits theaters this weekend, though you wouldn't likely know it considering I haven't even received an email about it and that's no big surprise after the savaging it received at the Toronto Film Festival last year. However, something good has come out of its release, which is a sit down with Adam Sandler's co-star in the film, Method Man. Speaking with Rotten Tomatoes (via FilmDrunk), Method Man revealed his top five (six) favorite films and it's not necessarily the list that's so great (though trust me, you aren't likely to guess them), but more his explanations. First, the list: Frailty (dir. Bill Paxton) The Station Agent (dir. Thomas McCarthy) Napoleon Dynamite (dir. Jared Hess) Snow On Tha Bluff (dir. Damon Russell) The Raid / Dredd (dir. Gareth Evans / Pete Travis) Now the best explanation for why he liked any of these movies comes with his explanation for Napoleon Dynamite,...
- 3/12/2015
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Snow On Tha Bluff is a film that I produced that illuminates Atlanta’s forgotten neighborhood, The Bluff, known for its violent crime, heroin market and extreme poverty. The film follows real-life criminal Curtis Snow as he robs drug dealers and attempts to provide for his child. The most controversial element of our film is that some of the footage is real while other scenes are staged. After our films are in the can, we as filmmakers are met with the daunting task of marketing our work. Our eyes are met with a towering cascade of media everyday, and, for any …...
- 7/26/2013
- by Chris Knittel
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Netflix has been good to me this year. It's shown me how to steal diamonds through diplomacy in Africa, the secret behind great sushi, and perhaps the best found footage film I've ever seen. For those who haven't seen it, Snow On Tha Bluff is a found footage film following the life of Curtis Snow, a drug dealer living in The Bluff in Atlanta. Here's the beginning to bring you up to speed.
From that point we are taken on the wild ride that is based on the real life of Snow himself - I tell you this now so that you won't spend five minutes searching on your phone whilst watching this fantastic look into a harder side of life. Shot on location and featuring real relatives and friends of Snow, I still have trouble believing it's not real. The dialogue, events, and drama involved seem 100% real. The fact...
- 12/28/2012
- by Mick Joest
- GeekTyrant
One of the most controversial and discussed films on S & A has defintely been the raw mockumenatry (or is it a documentary? - there's still a difference of opinion) movie Snow On Tha Bluff. You can search S & A to find the various items we've posted about it, and numerous comments it has received. The film is, no doubt, an indie sucess; and now the producer of Bluff, Chris Knittel, and the director, Damon Russell, have a new documentary film project which they are currently casting for. The premise for their new film project clearly deals with American soliders who have served in either Iraq or Afghanistan, their experiences there and the lasting effects...
- 10/17/2012
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
After debuting at the Slamdance Film Festival in 2011, Damon Russell’s Snow on Tha Bluff had a small theatrical release earlier this year. Writing about it then, Filmmaker’s own Brandon Harris described the film as “An incredible combination of found footage, no-budget narrative ingenuity and pulled-from-the-streets doc immediacy, [which] discovers in its incredibly charismatic and troubled protagonist, Curtis Snow, an American life many of us would probably rather forget about.”
Since becoming available through such platforms as iTunes and Netflix Watch Instantly, Snow on Tha Bluff has found a new and highly engaged audience which has discovered and been electrified by the film. Filmmaker asked one of those viewers, 2012 “25 New Faces” alum Hannah Fidell, to interview both Snow on Tha Bluff‘s co-writer/director Russell (himself a “25 New Face” from 2011) and co-writer/star Curtis Snow about the film, its making, and the reason it has received such a strong response from viewers.
Since becoming available through such platforms as iTunes and Netflix Watch Instantly, Snow on Tha Bluff has found a new and highly engaged audience which has discovered and been electrified by the film. Filmmaker asked one of those viewers, 2012 “25 New Faces” alum Hannah Fidell, to interview both Snow on Tha Bluff‘s co-writer/director Russell (himself a “25 New Face” from 2011) and co-writer/star Curtis Snow about the film, its making, and the reason it has received such a strong response from viewers.
- 9/6/2012
- by Hannah Fidell
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Anyone who regularly follows S & A, knows that we chronicled Damon Russell's docu(or mocku)drama, Snow on Tha Bluff, more times than we can count. It's the little movie that could; or if you prefer, the little ratchet movie that could. By now, you know the premise is about an "Atlanta robbery boy and crack dealer, Curtis Snow, who steals a camera from some college kids in a dope deal and made a documentary about his life." Of course the hook is whether it's all real or a fake mockumenatry (I'm convinced the latter); it has its defenders, usually those who like to "keep it real," and suburban wanna-be-hip nerdy white guys who...
- 8/30/2012
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
The much commented about film Snow On Tha Bluff is currently streaming on Netflix. Now you can weigh in on the conversation is it real, as in a documentary or docu-drama, or whether it's a *fake* or a mockumentary. The story goes . . . After a dope deal gone wrong, Atlanta street thug Curtis Snow starts filming his everyday life with a stolen camera. The footage he captures depicts the grittiness of his life on the harsh city streets where anything goes. Brutal and unforgettable, Snow on tha Bluff, is the most authentic look at life on the streets ever captured. Snow On Tha Bluff is Executive-produced by Michael K. Williams, and directed by...
- 7/24/2012
- by Natasha Greeves
- ShadowAndAct
A jolt of, uh, dope into the veins of the micro-indie/found footage scene, “Snow On Tha Bluff” is a wildly kinetic tour through one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the United States; an endlessly entertaining and captivating portrait of a “robbery boy” and crack dealer. Filmmaker Damon Russel completely disappears, letting subject Curtis Snow carry the entire film, resulting in gritty, authentic document of the culture and lifestyle in Atlanta’s favorite little quarters.
Starting with an audience surrogate of sorts, a group of nervous college kids head to the Bluff (a crime ridden area in Atlanta) in hopes of scoring some drugs. The male in charge shotgun tapes the entire experience, likely to show to his buddies the “insane shit” they had done that day. Well, he gets more than what he bargains for once he meets the dealer Snow -- after encouraging them to taxi him to his home,...
Starting with an audience surrogate of sorts, a group of nervous college kids head to the Bluff (a crime ridden area in Atlanta) in hopes of scoring some drugs. The male in charge shotgun tapes the entire experience, likely to show to his buddies the “insane shit” they had done that day. Well, he gets more than what he bargains for once he meets the dealer Snow -- after encouraging them to taxi him to his home,...
- 4/19/2012
- by Christopher Bell
- The Playlist
Here’s the just issued press release announcing the nominees for the 2011 Heterodox Award, given by Cinema Eye Honors and sponsored by Filmmaker.
New York – The Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking today announced the five nominees for its second annual Cinema Eye Heterodox Award, sponsored by Filmmaker Magazine. The 2012 Heterodox Award will be presented at the Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking on January 11 at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens, New York.
The Cinema Eye Heterodox Award honors a narrative film that imaginatively incorporates nonfiction strategies, content and/or modes of production. These films illuminate the formal possibilities of nonfiction filmmaking while raising provocative questions about on-going documentary orthodoxy and the perceived boundaries between narrative and nonfiction filmmaking. Last year’s inaugural Heterodox Award went to Matt Porterfield’s Putty Hill.
“As more and more nonfiction films integrate artistic fictional devices and narrative structures, and...
New York – The Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking today announced the five nominees for its second annual Cinema Eye Heterodox Award, sponsored by Filmmaker Magazine. The 2012 Heterodox Award will be presented at the Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking on January 11 at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens, New York.
The Cinema Eye Heterodox Award honors a narrative film that imaginatively incorporates nonfiction strategies, content and/or modes of production. These films illuminate the formal possibilities of nonfiction filmmaking while raising provocative questions about on-going documentary orthodoxy and the perceived boundaries between narrative and nonfiction filmmaking. Last year’s inaugural Heterodox Award went to Matt Porterfield’s Putty Hill.
“As more and more nonfiction films integrate artistic fictional devices and narrative structures, and...
- 1/3/2012
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Well, it’s that time of year where an onslaught of nationwide film festivals take place. The Atlanta Film Festival will kick things off April 28-May 7 with a strong and diverse selection of films.
Here are a few films screening at the festival that we’ve highlighted on this site:
An African Nation
African United
Bouncing Cats
The First Grader
Say Grace Before Drowning (by S&A Filmmaker Challenge winner Nikyatu Jusu)
Rejoice And Shout
The Start Of Dreams
Things Fall Apart
A fair number of panels and workshops will take place covering various aspects of the business including The Impact and Importance of Film Tax Incentives, The Importance of Pre-production Planning, What Every Filmmaker Needs to Know About Film Critics, Making Your Home or Office A Shooting Location, How To Pitch Your Project, Distribution and Deliverables in the Digital Age and How To Get An Agent.
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Here are a few films screening at the festival that we’ve highlighted on this site:
An African Nation
African United
Bouncing Cats
The First Grader
Say Grace Before Drowning (by S&A Filmmaker Challenge winner Nikyatu Jusu)
Rejoice And Shout
The Start Of Dreams
Things Fall Apart
A fair number of panels and workshops will take place covering various aspects of the business including The Impact and Importance of Film Tax Incentives, The Importance of Pre-production Planning, What Every Filmmaker Needs to Know About Film Critics, Making Your Home or Office A Shooting Location, How To Pitch Your Project, Distribution and Deliverables in the Digital Age and How To Get An Agent.
We’ll continue...
- 4/12/2011
- by Cynthia
- ShadowAndAct
As a final tribute to the 2011 Slamdance Film Festival and its nurturing of first-time, independent filmmakers, here’s one last interview. We’ve gone back and talked with the filmmakers of Beneath Contempt, whose initial January 21st interview with Sound on Sight can be found here.
In this unique interview, Director Ben Brewer and Executive Producer Anna Rau, reflect on their time at Slamdance, which was, for both of them, the first festival they’ve attended as filmmakers. Both Brewer and Rau are recent graduates from Emerson College and the excitement, inspiration and confidence gleaned from their experience at Slamdance is palpable. Read on to find out what these young filmmakers learned and who Brewer emailed to express that he would “be willing to hold his coffee on whatever movie he makes next.”
Ben Brewer, Director of Beneath Contempt
What other film festivals have you been to and how does Slamdance compare?...
In this unique interview, Director Ben Brewer and Executive Producer Anna Rau, reflect on their time at Slamdance, which was, for both of them, the first festival they’ve attended as filmmakers. Both Brewer and Rau are recent graduates from Emerson College and the excitement, inspiration and confidence gleaned from their experience at Slamdance is palpable. Read on to find out what these young filmmakers learned and who Brewer emailed to express that he would “be willing to hold his coffee on whatever movie he makes next.”
Ben Brewer, Director of Beneath Contempt
What other film festivals have you been to and how does Slamdance compare?...
- 2/5/2011
- by Alice gray
- SoundOnSight
[1] Slamdance has officially announced the 2011 Feature Competition slate for the 17th Annual Slamdance Film Festival taking place January 21-27, 2011 in Park City, Utah. For those of you who don't know, the festival was founded in 1995 by filmmakers whose movies didn't get into Sundance, and has since become a yearly film festival spotlighting "emerging filmmaking talent and their new work." Slamdance touts that their festival is "programmed by filmmakers for filmmakers." While Sundance is still the big show in Park City, big filmmakers like Christopher Nolan (Memento), Marc Forster (Monster's Ball) and Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite) are often mentioned as Slamdance discoveries. Hit the jump to read the full press release which includes the full line-up for the 2011 Festival. For Immediate Release Slamdance Film Festival Announces 2011 Feature Film Competition “All Is Not Lost” for Filmmakers in Park City and Commercially Year-Round Los Angeles - December 7, 2010 – Slamdance today announced the 2011 Feature Competition...
- 12/8/2010
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
The Slamdance Film Festival wasn't that far behind The Sundance Film Festival in releasing their film line-up, and it's a compelling mix of titles. For those of you who don't know, Slamdance is another film festival that is going on at the exact same time, and in the exact same place as Sundance, and that's in Park City Ut, from January 21-28th. Slamdance focuses more on genre type indie films.
Check out the list below and tell us what you think! Do any of you plan on attending? I always try to catch a few of these films while up up in Park City.
Slamdance Film Festival Announces 2011 Feature Film Competition
"All Is Not Lost" for Filmmakers in Park City and Commercially Year-Round
Los Angeles - December 7, 2010 - Slamdance today announced the 2011 Feature Competition slate for the 17th Annual Slamdance Film Festival taking place January 21-27, 2011 in Park City,...
Check out the list below and tell us what you think! Do any of you plan on attending? I always try to catch a few of these films while up up in Park City.
Slamdance Film Festival Announces 2011 Feature Film Competition
"All Is Not Lost" for Filmmakers in Park City and Commercially Year-Round
Los Angeles - December 7, 2010 - Slamdance today announced the 2011 Feature Competition slate for the 17th Annual Slamdance Film Festival taking place January 21-27, 2011 in Park City,...
- 12/7/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
With the complete Sundance lineup now out in public you had to know that Slamdance couldn't be far behind. And it wasn't. The complete list of competition selections for Slamdance 2011 was announced today and it's a compelling mix of titles.
On the genre front Fernando Barreda Luna's found footage shocker Atrocious is the festival's one true horror entry while Simon Arthur's Silver Tongues also sounds like it could delve into dark thriller territory. Experimental effort The Beast Pageant is probably worth a look as well and I've been hearing growing buzz about inner city crime moc doc Snow On The Bluff as well.
On the real documentary side of things there are a couple music themed pieces - Road Dogs and Last Fast Ride - cranked up to 11. Stephan Wassman's Scrapper - the story of a group of men who collect scrap from a Us military bombing...
On the genre front Fernando Barreda Luna's found footage shocker Atrocious is the festival's one true horror entry while Simon Arthur's Silver Tongues also sounds like it could delve into dark thriller territory. Experimental effort The Beast Pageant is probably worth a look as well and I've been hearing growing buzz about inner city crime moc doc Snow On The Bluff as well.
On the real documentary side of things there are a couple music themed pieces - Road Dogs and Last Fast Ride - cranked up to 11. Stephan Wassman's Scrapper - the story of a group of men who collect scrap from a Us military bombing...
- 12/7/2010
- Screen Anarchy
The Slamdance Film Festival which takes place each year in Utah at the same time as the Sundance Film Festival has just announced its program for the 2011 edition. The festival was founded in 1995 by Dan Mirvish, Jon Fitzgerald, Shane Kuhn and Peter Baxter and has since become a year-round organization championing emerging filmmaking talent and their new work. The aim is to provide what its supporters consider a truer representation of independent filmmaking).
The fest has earned a solid reputation for premiering films by first-time writers and directors working within the creative confines of limited budgets. Festival discoveries have included directors such as Christopher Nolan (Memento), Marc Forster (Monster’s Ball) and Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite).
The 17th annual fest will screen 10 narrative films and eight documentary features in competition from Jan. 21-27. Fourteen of the movies are world premieres. As part of this year’s festival theme — “All Is...
The fest has earned a solid reputation for premiering films by first-time writers and directors working within the creative confines of limited budgets. Festival discoveries have included directors such as Christopher Nolan (Memento), Marc Forster (Monster’s Ball) and Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite).
The 17th annual fest will screen 10 narrative films and eight documentary features in competition from Jan. 21-27. Fourteen of the movies are world premieres. As part of this year’s festival theme — “All Is...
- 12/7/2010
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
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