Veteran filmmaker Spike Lee‘s latest joint, Chiraq pays an unfortunate homage to the gang and gun violence in the city of Chicago, when the girlfriend (Teyonah Parris) of a Chicago gang leader (Nick Cannon) persuades other frustrated women to withhold sex until their men agree to end the senseless cycle of violence. “That premise comes from […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Kind words were in short supply for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel at the premiere of Spike Lee‘s “Chi-Raq” on Tuesday night. Emmanuel fired the city’s police superintendent Tuesday after tensions flared over the release of a graphic video that showed a black teenager, Laquan McDonald, being shot 16 times by a […]
Nick Cannon stopped by the Sana G Morning Show on 106 KMEL– The Bay’s #1 for Hip Hop & R&B- to talk about his role in the new Spike Lee joint “Chiraq.” While in studio Nick also discussed how his recent health issues are making him make changes in his life by fixing his diet, […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Flanked by parents holding photographs of the children they’ve lost to gun violence in Chicago, filmmaker Spike Lee on Thursday defended his choice to make a movie about the city with the Iraq-inspired title “Chiraq.” “This is not a joke. This is not a game,’ the Oscar-nominated director said at a news […]
Chicago natives Jennifer Hudson, Common have been cast in Spike Lee’s upcoming film “Chiraq,” according to Screen Daily. Also slated to appear are John Cusack, Jeremy Piven and Samuel L. Jackson. Despite early reports, Chicago native Kanye West will not appear in the film. An update on the plot has also been released. It’s now […]
Director Spike Lee is slated to delve into Chicago’s violence problem in a new film that bears the controversial moniker, Chiraq — a term used…
Chiraq” is a word you may or may not have heard of if you’re not from the mean streets of the Windy City, Chicago. To be specific, “Chiraq,” is a slang word from the ‘hood that became synonymous with Chicago “because of its violent history and crime rates one of Americas most dangerous cities,” according […]
