The Roots have partnered with Amazon to develop two new children's series, Deadline reports. The hip-hop group and their company Passyunk Productions are prepping an animated show, tentatively titled South Street Sounds, as well as a live-action series.
The Roots recorded music for South Street Sounds, while acclaimed kid's programming screenwriter Becky Friedman wrote the show. South Street Sounds follows three friends – Zora, Nick and Tyson – who form a band called South Street. Episodes will find the group preparing for a gig and navigating a neighborhood so filled with music,...
The Roots recorded music for South Street Sounds, while acclaimed kid's programming screenwriter Becky Friedman wrote the show. South Street Sounds follows three friends – Zora, Nick and Tyson – who form a band called South Street. Episodes will find the group preparing for a gig and navigating a neighborhood so filled with music,...
- 4/13/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Amazon has teamed with Grammy-winning hip-hop band The Roots and their Passyunk Productions to develop an animated children's series, South Street Sounds (working title), along with a live-action children's series. Both projects will be executive produced by The Roots' Tarik Trotter and Ahmir Thompson, their manager Shawn Gee (Soundclash) for Philly Films, and Brian Sher (Boss) for Category 5 Entertainment. Written by Becky Friedman (Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood) and…...
- 4/13/2017
- Deadline TV
Everywhere you do, people are belting out their versions of Iggy Azalea's summer hit “Fancy” and it’s even caught the attention of musical legend Questlove.
While speaking to Time magazine about his new SoundClash series on VH1, the Roots performer said that the Australian-born rapper’s single is "effective and catchy as hell.”
"I'm caught in between. And I defend it," Questlove said of Iggy. "I see false Instragram posts like, 'She said the N-word! She said the N-word! I'll call people out. 'You don't troll.' I know you're ready to give your 42-page dissertation on the Grio about why this is culture vulture-ism.… We as Black people have to come to grips that hip hop is a contagious culture. If you love something, you gotta set it free."
“Fancy” topped the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks in a row, and Questlove said that is something to take note of.
While speaking to Time magazine about his new SoundClash series on VH1, the Roots performer said that the Australian-born rapper’s single is "effective and catchy as hell.”
"I'm caught in between. And I defend it," Questlove said of Iggy. "I see false Instragram posts like, 'She said the N-word! She said the N-word! I'll call people out. 'You don't troll.' I know you're ready to give your 42-page dissertation on the Grio about why this is culture vulture-ism.… We as Black people have to come to grips that hip hop is a contagious culture. If you love something, you gotta set it free."
“Fancy” topped the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks in a row, and Questlove said that is something to take note of.
- 7/25/2014
- GossipCenter
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