Who's Who In Black Hollywood with Adell Henderson: Recent Episodes

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During each episode of the 'Who's Who in Black Hollywood' podcast, media exec Adell Henderson has conversations with entertainers, executives, athletes and influencers, who share career highlights, current projects, and stories of how their lives were shaped by Black Hollywood characters, projects and professionals.

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While on tour promoting the release of her new book 'Uphill: A Memoir,' Emmy Award winning journalist Jemele Hill made time to share stories of growing up Black and proud in Detroit, receiving hate mail and being called the n-word for the first time while attending Michigan State University, and how she came close to receiving an HBCU education after Florida A&M University offered her a scholarship.

Jemele Hill is the former cohost of ESPN’s SportsCenter and 2018 NABJ Journalist of the Year. Hill is a contributing writer for the Atlantic, where she covers the intersection of sports, race, politics, and culture. She is also the producer of a Disney/ESPN documentary with Colin Kaepernick. She grew up in Detroit, graduated from Michigan State University, and now lives in Los Angeles.

Adell Henderson is a multimedia professional with over 25 years of experience including stints with Black media powerhouses such as Black Entertainment Television (BET) and the trailblazing Black men’s publication, KING Magazine.

Real Times Media (RTM) was established in 2003, but its legacy stretches back over 100 years. As the parent company to five of the country’s most respected Black-owned news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, RTM remains committed to delivering quality news, events, and entertainment for African American audiences.

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JemeleHillUphill #JemeleHill #Detroit #SpartansWill #BlackHollywood #ESPN #WhosWhoInBlackHollywood #RealTimesMedia #WhosWhoInBlack

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This time around on the podcast, host Adell Henderson catches up with Hollywood producer, actor and music legend, Ice Cube to talk about the 5th season of the BIG3, team ownership and partnership opportunities through NFTs, and his Mount Westmore supergroup with Snoop Dogg, e-40 and Too $hort. Beyond his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame music career with N.W.A. and as a multi-platinum selling solo artist, Cube has established himself as one of entertainment’s most reliable, successful and prolific figures. In the film arena, he’s an accomplished producer (Friday, Barbershop 2: Back In Business, Are We There Yet?), writer (Friday, The Players Club, The Janky Promoters) and director (The Players Club) who is best known for his acting.

Founded by Ice Cube, and entertainment executive Jeff Kwatinetz, the BIG3 is the global FIREBALL3 basketball league featuring some of the best players to ever play the game. The league’s fifth season can be watched live Saturdays on CBS and Paramount+, and live Sundays on DAZN and VYRE Network.

Adell Henderson is a multimedia professional with over 25 years of experience including stints with Black media powerhouses such as Black Entertainment Television (BET) and the trailblazing Black men’s publication, KING Magazine. 

Real Times Media (RTM) was established in 2003, but its legacy stretches back over 100 years. As the parent company to five of the country’s most respected Black-owned news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, RTM remains committed to delivering quality news, events, and entertainment for African American audiences.

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IceCube #Big3 #BIG3Season5 #NWA #Cubevision #NFT #MountWestmore #SnoopDogg #E40 #TooShort #BadMFs #BigSubwoofer #FreeGame #Activated #WestCoast #Motivation #Inspiration #SouthCentral #LosAngeles #Atlanta #Hollywood #WWIBH

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Elon D. Johnson is the Senior Creative Executive of Production and Development at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. In this role, she works closely with the President of Production and Development in discovering, fielding, creating, elevating, developing and executing television series and films, along with feature films and OTT content.

With more than a decade of experience in television and film Johnson, an Emmy Award-nominated producer, has facilitated the creation and execution of various critically acclaimed shows on several networks including ABC, NBC, FOX, VH1, MTV, BET and FUSE TV. 

Adell Henderson is a multimedia professional with over 25 years of experience including stints with Black media powerhouses such as Black Entertainment Television (BET) and the trailblazing Black men’s publication, KING Magazine. 

Real Times Media (RTM) was established in 2003, but its legacy stretches back over 100 years. As the parent company to five of the country’s most respected Black-owned news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, RTM remains committed to delivering quality news, events, and entertainment for African American audiences.

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ElonJohnson #TylerPerryStudios #Atlanta #TylerPerry #AllTheQueensMen #MTV #BET #LoveAndHipHop #LAHH #MTVNews #SoulTrain #TheSource #HipHop #VH1 #Fuse #Harpo #MobWives #Motivation #Inspiration #MotivationalSpeaker #Atlanta #Hollywood #WWIBH

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NBA Hall of Famer Spencer Haywood came through and talked about him being portrayed in the controversial drama series 'Winning Time' on HBO, what great athletes and entertainers to expect as guests on his new 'Spencer Haywood Rule' podcast, and how his Supreme Court ruling allowed former high school and college athletes to become eligible to enter the NBA and NFL.

Haywood is an NBA champion, an Olympic Gold medalist, and a 4 x NBA all-star. During his current tenure as chairman of the National Basketball Retired Players Association, he promised and succeeded in his fight for full health care for retired players.

Adell Henderson is a multimedia professional with over 25 years of experience including stints with Black media powerhouses such as Black Entertainment Television (BET) and the trailblazing Black men’s publication, KING Magazine.

Real Times Media (RTM) was established in 2003, but its legacy stretches back over 100 years. As the parent company to five of the country’s most respected Black-owned news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, RTM remains committed to delivering quality news, events, and entertainment for African American audiences.

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SpencerHaywood #NBA #SpencerHaywoodRule #MichaelJordan #AllenIverson #KobeBryant #BarrySanders #NFL #HallOfFame #Detroit #WinningTime #HBO #WoodHarris #Lakers #Showtime #Motivation #Inspiration #MotivationalSpeaker #Atlanta #Hollywood #WWIBH

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Entertainment Attorney Tony Mulrain is a prominent sports, entertainment, and social media attorney with 25 years of practice experience. In this episode he talks about going to high school with Sean 'Diddy' Combs, how Tichina Arnold put him in the game, strategies on negotiating the best TV/film deals, and how he ended having lunch every other week with Clarence 'The Black Godfather' Avant.

Mulrain is a Partner at Mintz law firm. He's a nationally recognized sports and entertainment attorney and Co-Chair of Mintz's Sports and Entertainment Group, Anthony has been named a "Sports and Entertainment Industry Trailblazer" by the National Law Journal and "Power Player" by Sports Business Journal.

Adell Henderson is a multimedia professional with over 25 years of experience including stints with Black media powerhouses such as Black Entertainment Television (BET) and the trailblazing Black men’s publication, KING Magazine.

Real Times Media (RTM) was established in 2003, but its legacy stretches back over 100 years. As the parent company to five of the country’s most respected Black-owned news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, RTM remains committed to delivering quality news, events, and entertainment for African American audiences.

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TonyMulrain #Mintz #SeanCombs #Diddy #ClarenceAvant #TheBlackGodfather #TichinaArnold #Bronx #GeneralCounsel #EnterainmentLaw #Entrepreneur #EntertainmentBusiness #Sports #Community #ShowBusiness #Change #ChangeMakers #MoreThanEntertainment #Atlanta #Hollywood #WWIBH

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Datwon Thomas is a hip-hop aficionado/media mogul who is currently Editor-In-Chief of VIBE Magazine, but is extremely well known for imagining and delivering the iconic men's lifestyle guide, KING Magazine. He stopped by the podcast to talk about how his career journey in journalism went from dealing with the hottest rappers, models, entertainers and professional athletes, to producing television for the American Music Awards, Country Music Awards and the Billboard Music Awards.

These days Datwon is also the Vice President of Cultural Media for PMC/MRC. His resume also includes Founder and Editorial Director of the urban car enthusiast's favorite, RIDES Magazine, Editor-in-Chief of hip-hop's street authority, XXL Magazine, and Founder/Editorial Director of XXL Presents Hip-Hop Soul, a publication dedicated to documenting the successful hybrid genre of R&B and Hip-Hop.

Adell Henderson is a multimedia professional with over 25 years of experience including stints with Black media powerhouses such as Black Entertainment Television (BET) and the trailblazing Black men’s publication, KING Magazine.

Real Times Media (RTM) was established in 2003, but its legacy stretches back over 100 years. As the parent company to five of the country’s most respected Black-owned news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, RTM remains committed to delivering quality news, events, and entertainment for African American audiences.

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DatwonThomas #VIBEMagazine #KINGMagazine #KINGCrownJewels #XXL #RIDESMagazine #AmericanMusicAwards #CountryMusicAwards #BillboardMusicAwards #HipHop #Brooklyn #Motivation #Inspiration #MotivationalSpeaker #Atlanta #Hollywood #WWIBH

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Such a great inspirational conversation with the Fortune 500, NFL and NBA motivational speaker Inky Johnson. He talks about overcoming the countless amount of challenges he faced when his NFL dreams were crushed after a life threatening, career ending injury which paralyzed his right arm and hand. He explains how his faith literally put him next to Oprah so he could see what was possible. He spoke on the process that took him from living in a two bedroom home with 14 people to becoming one of the most sought after speakers in the world.

Inky can also be seen and heard each week on his podcast, 'Serendipity With Inky Johnson,' which is described as an insightful dialogue about the occurrence and development of events in one's life that happen by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

Adell Henderson is a multimedia professional with over 25 years of experience including stints with Black media powerhouses such as Black Entertainment Television (BET) and the trailblazing Black men’s publication, KING Magazine.

Real Times Media (RTM) was established in 2003, but its legacy stretches back over 100 years. As the parent company to five of the country’s most respected Black-owned news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, RTM remains committed to delivering quality news, events, and entertainment for African American audiences.

https://whoswhoinblack.com/

InkyJohnson #SerendipityWithInkyJohnson #Inkspiration #OprahWinfrey #EricThomas #NFL #Motivation #Inspiration #MotivationalSpeaker #Atlanta #VFL #Hollywood #WWIBH

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This episode we sit with Hollywood publicist turned investor Arian Simone. During this conversation, the Detroit native talks about how her entrepreneurial journey at Florida A&M University took her from retail to placing Nelly's Apple Bottom jeans products on Tyra Banks and Oprah to homelessness. Her fearless hustle enabled her to bounce back securing major success as a A-List publicist with clients that included Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, and up and coming Hollywood producer Will Packer (Stomp the Yard, Ride Along).

Arian is also a co-founder of the Fearless Fund, which invests in women of color led businesses seeking pre-seed, seed level or series A financing.

Adell Henderson is a multimedia professional with over 25 years of experience including stints with Black media powerhouses such as Black Entertainment Television (BET) and the trailblazing Black men’s publication, KING Magazine.

Real Times Media (RTM) was established in 2003, but its legacy stretches back over 100 years. As the parent company to five of the country’s most respected Black-owned news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, RTM remains committed to delivering quality news, events, and entertainment for African American audiences.

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ArianSimone #VCFund #FearlessFund #OprahWinfrey #TyraBanks #LilWayne #ChrisBrown #FAMU #HBCU #Hollywood #WWIBH

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In this episode, entertainment attorney Nyanza Shaw shares her journey of struggling to make ends meet practicing law in Hollywood to hustling her way into building her own reputable firm to recently being hired as Executive Vice President of Scripted Business and Legal Affairs at Fremantle (America's Got Talent, Family Feud, The X Factor). She also breaks down the importance of relationships, networking, and Kanye West disrupting the system.

Shaw is an Innovative and accomplished transactional attorney with over two decades of experience focusing on entertainment, business, media, technology, and intellectual property matters.

Adell Henderson is a multimedia professional with over 25 years of experience including stints with Black media powerhouses such as Black Entertainment Television (BET) and the trailblazing Black men’s publication, KING Magazine.

Real Times Media (RTM) was established in 2003, but its legacy stretches back over 100 years. As the parent company to five of the country’s most respected Black-owned news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, RTM remains committed to delivering quality news, events, and entertainment for African American audiences.

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NyanzaShaw #Fremantle #KanyeWest #AmericasGotTalent #FamilyFeud #EntertainmentLaw #DrDre #Hollywood #WWIBH

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This classic episode features a conversation with 9-time Grammy Award winning producer Bryan-Michael Cox who shares his origin story growing up in Houston, partnering with Jermaine Dupri, working with megastars including Mariah Carey, Usher, Toni Braxton and Mary J. Blige.

Cox has been responsible for more than 100 million album sales, 35 number-one hits, 12 Grammy Award nominations, and attained a Guinness World Record for the longest consecutive period of chart success (after spending over five years on the Billboard chart continuously), breaking the record was previously held by The Beatles.

Adell Henderson is a multimedia professional with over 25 years of experience including stints with Black media powerhouses such as Black Entertainment Television (BET) and the trailblazing Black men’s publication, KING Magazine.

Real Times Media (RTM) was established in 2003, but its legacy stretches back over 100 years. As the parent company to five of the country’s most respected Black-owned news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, RTM remains committed to delivering quality news, events, and entertainment for African American audiences.

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BryanMichaelCox #Grammy #MariahCarey #Usher #ToniBraxton #MaryJBlige #JermaineDupri #Hollywood #WWIBH

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Our guest Mitchell Marchand is here sharing amazing stories about hanging out with 2pac, working on set with Spike Lee during 'Do the Right Thing,' writing for Oprah, and enjoying the pleasure of experiencing Hollywood success with his best friends/high school classmates Marlon Wayans and Omar Epps.

Mitch is an Emmy nominated writer, actor and producer who is often best known for delivering the closing line in the hip-hop cult classic film, Juice, "You got the Juice now man..." He's currently the executive story editor/writer on Netflix's hit sitcom "The Upshaws" starring Mike Epps, but his extensive credits also include penning lines for the 73rd Emmy Awards, the 93rd Oscars, the 2021 BET Awards, Lip Sync Battle, Marlon and The Mo'Nique Show.

Marchand received his first Emmy nomination as a writer on CBS's "John Lewis: Celebrating A Hero" special with Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Brad Pitt, Gayle King and Trevor Noah.

Adell Henderson is a multimedia professional with over 25 years of experience including stints with Black media powerhouses such as Black Entertainment Television (BET) and the trailblazing Black men’s publication, KING Magazine.

Real Times Media (RTM) was established in 2003, but its legacy stretches back over 100 years. As the parent company to five of the country’s most respected Black-owned news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, RTM remains committed to delivering quality news, events, and entertainment for African American audiences.

MitchellMarchand #TheUpshaws #NYC #TupacShakur #HipHop #OprahWinfrey #Hollywood #TylerPerry #JohnLewis

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Our guest Shaka Senghor has been seen on Oprah Winfrey's Emmy award-winning Super Soul Sunday, he's a New York Times best selling author, Head of Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at TripActions, an entrepreneur, inspiring speaker, and a leading voice in criminal justice reform.

We talk about his new book, Letters to the Sons of Society: A Father's Invitation to Love, Honesty, and Freedom, how he went from serving 19 years in prison for 2nd degree murder to joining Oprah's inner circle, being featuring on the new Grammy nominated Nas album King's Disease II and how genuine relationships trump transitional ones.

Adell Henderson is a multimedia professional with over 25 years of experience including stints with Black media powerhouses such as Black Entertainment Television (BET) and the trailblazing Black men’s publication, KING Magazine.

Real Times Media (RTM) was established in 2003, but its legacy stretches back over 100 years. As the parent company to five of the country’s most respected Black-owned news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, RTM remains committed to delivering quality news, events, and entertainment for African American audiences.

ShakaSenghor #LettersToTheSonsOfSociety #Detroit #Family #HipHop #OprahWinfrey #Hollywood #KingsDiseaseII

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Celebrity hairstylist Larry Sims talks about how his new Janet Jackson cover shoot for Allure Magazine came to be, how he ended up living with Missy Elliott, and what it's like being in business with long time friend/client Gabrielle Union.

Larry's most notable hair clients includes Kerry Washington, Gabrielle Union, Queen Latifah, Zendaya and Mary J. Blige. Sims also starred in Bravo’s reality show, “Invite Only: Cabo.” In 2020, Larry became a business partner with Gabrielle Union during the relaunch of her hair care collection for textured hair, Flawless By Gabrielle Union.

Adell Henderson is a multimedia professional with over 25 years of experience including stints with Black media powerhouses such as Black Entertainment Television (BET) and the trailblazing Black men’s publication, KING Magazine.

Real Times Media (RTM) was established in 2003, but its legacy stretches back over 100 years. As the parent company to five of the country’s most respected Black-owned news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, RTM remains committed to delivering quality news, events, and entertainment for African American audiences.

LarrySims #JanetJackson #AllureMagazine #QueenLatifah #MissyElliott #Zendaya #GabrielleUnion #FlawlessByGabrielleUnion #Hollywood

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Hollywood creative director Cassandra Butcher shares how she always knew she'd work in television, how she broke color barriers with Beyoncé while filming 'The Fighting Temptations,' and how amazing her friendship was with the Academy-Award nominated director, John Singleton.

Cassandra is the CMO of BRON Studios (Bombshell, Judas and the Black Messiah) and Co-Creative Director of BRON Life. She also oversees BRON’s creative, publicity and media Awards strategy which resulted in numerous nominations and awards including 5 Academy Awards for films, Bombshell, Joker and Judas and the Black Messiah.

Adell Henderson is a multimedia professional with over 25 years of experience including stints with Black media powerhouses such as Black Entertainment Television (BET) and the trailblazing Black men’s publication, KING Magazine.

Real Times Media (RTM) was established in 2003, but its legacy stretches back over 100 years. As the parent company to five of the country’s most respected Black-owned news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, RTM remains committed to delivering quality news, events, and entertainment for African American audiences.

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CassandraButcher, #BronStudios #Joker #Judas #Bombshell #Hollywood #JohnSingleton

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In this episode, Emmy and 8-time NAACP Image award-winning television Executive Producer P. Frank Williams breaks down how his passion for journalism and hip-hop took him from the Los Angeles Times to The Source Magazine to producing television to earning TV writing/producing credits which include the NAACP Image Awards on NBC, BET Honors, BET Hip Hop Awards, BET Awards, NAACP Image Awards on FOX and the 2005 Hip Hop Honors on VH1. He was on NBC’s Emmy winning team for the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. Williams also works as a director and senior producer for TV One's acclaimed "Unsung" and "Unsung Hollywood" documentary series. The show won 2019, 2018, 2015, 2013, 2012 and 2011 Image Awards.

Adell Henderson is a multimedia professional with over 25 years of experience including stints with Black media powerhouses such as Black Entertainment Television (BET) and the trailblazing Black men’s publication, KING Magazine.

Real Times Media (RTM) was established in 2003, but its legacy stretches back over 100 years. As the parent company to five of the country’s most respected Black-owned news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, RTM remains committed to delivering quality news, events, and entertainment for African American audiences.

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TheSource #TVOne #Tupac #Biggie #WuTangClan #HipHop #SugeKnight #Oakland #TMZ #NAACP #ImageAwards #Emmys #RealTimesMedia #WWIBH

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In this episode, media mogul Nick Cannon talks about how driving hours on school nights to sharpen his comedic skills amongst Hollywood's elite, eventually led to him becoming the youngest Chairman of a television network at Nickelodeon. The host of MTV's Wild 'N Out, Fox's The Masked Singer and daytime's syndicated The Nick Cannon Show also talks about selling his first script to Will Smith, and why he decided to start attending Howard University in this 30s.

Adell Henderson is a multimedia professional with over 25 years of experience including stints with Black media powerhouses such as Black Entertainment Television (BET) and the trailblazing Black men’s publication, KING Magazine.

Real Times Media (RTM) was established in 2003, but its legacy stretches back over 100 years. As the parent company to five of the country’s most respected Black-owned news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, RTM remains committed to delivering quality news, events, and entertainment for African American audiences.

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NickCannon #WillSmith #MariahCarey #WildNOut #TheMaskedSinger #TheNickCannonShow #HowardUniversity #HBCU #Nickelodeon #MTV

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In this episode, Grammy Award-winning and Platinum Record producer Zaytoven explains how he managed to attain so much commercial success without having any aspirations to pursue a professional career in entertainment. The Trap Music pioneer (Gucci Mane, Future, Migos, Usher) also talks about his debut album Trap Holizay, and how he was selected to provide music for Sony's 2018 feature film makeover of 'Superfly.'

Adell Henderson is a multimedia professional with over 25 years of experience including stints with Black media powerhouses such as Black Entertainment Television (BET) and the trailblazing Black men’s publication, KING Magazine.

Real Times Media (RTM) was established in 2003, but its legacy stretches back over 100 years. As the parent company to five of the country’s most respected Black-owned news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, RTM remains committed to delivering quality news, events, and entertainment for African American audiences.

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Zaytoven #Grammy #Superfly #TrapMusic #TrapHolizay #HipHop #Gucci Mane #Future #Migos #Usher

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Long before Cedric 'BIG CED' Thornton became known as the go to contributing writer at Black Enterprise magazine, his career technically started in the hallways of The High School of Performing Arts in New York City, running around with soon to be famous classmates which included Slick Rick, Jennifer Aniston, Marlon Wayans and Omar Epps. He's here to talk about how the power of relationships, hard work and passion helped him create a storybook career.

A well-connected content producer and writer who has increased traffic and valuable content with every property he has been associated with. BIG CED, co-founder and owner of TheIndustryCosign.com, is celebrating more than 16 years of bringing you content from this valuable property.

Adell Henderson is a multimedia professional with over 25 years of experience including stints with Black media powerhouses such as Black Entertainment Television (BET) and the trailblazing Black men’s publication, KING Magazine.

Real Times Media (RTM) was established in 2003, but its legacy stretches back over 100 years. As the parent company to five of the country’s most respected Black-owned news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, RTM remains committed to delivering quality news, events, and entertainment for African American audiences.

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SlickRick #JenniferAniston #MarlonWayans #OmarEpps #BlackEnterprise

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