Tell Me A Story Victorious De Costa

I learned a lot from this interview with Screenwriter and filmmaker, Derrick "DP" Pridgen. DP's is the director of the feature length documentary, "Give It Up For The DJ" , and was instrumental in the making of films, Above The Rim and Crime Partners (which he transcribed from the Donald Goines novel of the same name). He tells us a story about his friendship and partnership with Jam Master Jay and the ins and outs of selling screenplays. I suggest you pay attention.

In the late 90's a teenager named Wink Loc was responsible for the creation and explosion of CRIPS in his neighborhood of Flatbush Brooklyn. But he is so much more. In this episode, Wink, now an accomplished emcee, solidified by his stint on Jeezy's CTE label, tells me his unlikely story from timidness to terror. We bust a few laughs, talk about his West Coast family ties, and he shares why in the hell he asked me of all people to co-create his autobiography..

Award winning director (The Great Accountant) Michael Quigley is also the Director of Photography of my forthcoming documentary, Digging For Weldon Irvine. Mike is humble and so it was like puling teeth getting him to speak on his work on films like Spiderman, Smurfs and Precious to name a few. So we talk about Digging for Weldon Irvine instead, which, probably was a good idea anyhow. Major props to Mike for missing the Game (so we thought) for this one.

Okema T. Moore is a Filmmaker (Mars and Venus: Operation Equilibrium) actress (The Tale Of Four) Radio personality (WBLS) and more. She got her start on Sesame Street and took off from there. We have known each other for a decade and this is the second time we've sat down for more than an hour. She reminds me of the first time! This show is Moore Than Enuff! Www.moorethanenuff.com

My mentor-in-film, and original Greenpointer, Exile Ramirez has been in the business since the early 90s. From his foundation working on films such as Kids and Above The Rim, to producing music videos (Fat Joe - Lean Back, Ja Rule - New York, New York) and directing a television pilot Executive Produced by Ice-T, Exile has a ton of experience to share. Bigger than all of that, Exile cut my first check in the business. Cant be mad at that. Shout out to KED and Us First! By the way, I ate a chocolate chip cookie during this interview and I apologize profusely!

One of my best buds, people proclaimed revolutionary, Ness, tells me a story about his foundation in the legendary People Army/RBG collective, socialism, feminism, dating outside of his race and his film The Ballet or The Bullet . Part 1