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South Side (TV Series)
''South Side'' is an American sitcom created by Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle. Filmed and set in the Englewood area of Chicago, it follows two friends (portrayed by Sultan Salahuddin and Kareme Young) who recently graduated from community college and are seeking business success while working at a rent-to-own shop. The show premiered on Comedy Central on July 24, 2019. In August 2019, the series was renewed for a 10-episode second season. The series moved to HBO Max for its second season on November 11, 2021, making the series a "Max Original". The second season premiered on November 11, 2021. In February 2022, the series was renewed for a third season. Premise ''South Side'' centers on "a pair of newly minted community college graduates and small-time hustlers who are always cooking up some petty scheme from black market Viagra to street corner popcorn — with an eye toward upward mobility". Cast Main * Sultan Salahuddin as Simon James * Kareme Young as Kareme Odom * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitcom
A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy, where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience. Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. A situation comedy television program may be recorded in front of a studio audience, depending on the program's production format. The effect of a live studio audience can be imitated or enhanced by the use of a laugh track. Critics disagree over the utility of the term "sitcom" in classifying shows that have come into existence since the turn of the century. Many contemporary American sitcoms use the single-camera setup and do not feature a laugh track, thus often resembling the dramedy shows of the 1980s and 1990s rather t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine McKay
Antoine McKay (born August 10, 1970) is an American actor, director and educator who appears as “Bunkie” in the hit TV primetime drama ''Empire'' and "Uncle Spike" in South Side. Early life McKay was born in Inkster, Michigan to Ivory and Jelena McKay. McKay, who was the second of four children, attended St. Aloysius Elementary and graduated from Wayne Memorial High School. McKay later attended Eastern Michigan University, where he studied theater. Career McKay developed an interest in performing early in life, but it wasn’t until he saw his older brother perform in a high school version of Oklahoma that he was finally inspired to pursue acting. McKay attended Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, MI, where he studied theatre. McKay performed on Second City’s Main Stages in Detroit and later relocated to Chicago where he performed alongside actors like Keegan-Michael Key, Nyima Funk, Josh Funk and Marc Evan. McKay has also been a frequent performer and contributor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langston Kerman
Langston Kerman is an American actor, writer, and comedian. He has acted in programs including '' Insecure'', ''High Maintenance'', '' Bless This Mess'', and '' The Boys''. Kerman is a writer and co-star on HBO Max's '' South Side''. His first comedy album, ''Lightskinned Feelings'', was named to Vulture's list of 10 Best Comedy Albums of 2018. Early life and education Kerman was raised in Oak Park, Illinois. His mother is African American and his father is white and Jewish. He received his bachelor's degree in English from University of Michigan in 2009. After college he taught poetry at his former high school for one year. Kerman later received an MFA in poetry at Boston University and then decided to pursue a full-time career in stand-up comedy. Career Kerman has acted in shows such as on '' Adam DeVine's House Party'', ''High Maintenance'', ''Strangers'', and ''Comedy Bang! Bang!''. He was selected by host Chris Rock to write for the 2016 Academy Awards. In 2016, he appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordae
Cordae Amari Dunston (born August 26, 1997) known mononymously as Cordae (formerly YBN Cordae and Entendre), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He gained popularity by releasing remixes of popular songs, such as "My Name Is" by Eminem, and "Old Niggas", which was a response to the song "1985" by J. Cole. Videos to both remixes were uploaded to WorldStarHipHop's YouTube channel, which led to an immense and immediate positive response from both mainstream media and the online rap community. His debut studio album, '' The Lost Boy'', was released in 2019 to widespread acclaim and received two nominations for Best Rap Album and Best Rap Song for the single " Bad Idea" at the 62nd Grammy Awards. Cordae was a member of the YBN collective from 2018 until he left the group in 2020, dropping the "YBN" from his stage name. Early life Cordae was born in North Carolina but moved to Maryland. As a young child, he took an interest in music after his father would always play classi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhymefest
Che Smith (born July 6, 1977), better known by his stage name Rhymefest, is an American rapper from Chicago whose first official album, ''Blue Collar'', was released in 2006. His prominent songwriting credits include co-writing Kanye West's "Jesus Walks", which won Best Rap Song at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards, and " New Slaves", taken from West's sixth studio album ''Yeezus'' (2013). Career Born in Chicago, Illinois, Rhymefest started off battle rapping at events such as JumpOff and ScribbleJam against acts like Eminem and Chalk. Smith co-wrote " Glory" alongside John Legend and Common, for the 2014 motion picture ''Selma''. The song received the 2014 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and the 2014 Academy Award for Best Original Song. Che has expanded his gifts beyond the borders of music. The subject of a Showtime and Break Thru Films documentary "In My Father's House", Rhymefest purchased the childhood home of his estranged Father only to find that he'd been home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sommore
Sommore (born Lori Ann Rambough; May 15, 1966) is an American comedian and actress. Known as the "Diva of Contemporary Comedy," her comedic style features a biting sarcasm and frank discussions about money, sex, and equality between the sexes. She first gained fame as the first female host of the long-running Black Entertainment Television (BET) stand-up showcase ''ComicView'', as well as one of the four female comedians that headlined The Queens of Comedy tour. She appeared in the films ''Friday After Next,'' ''Soul Plane,'' and '' Dirty Laundry'', and has received the Richard Pryor Award for Comic of the Year. Early life and education Sommore was raised in Trenton, New Jersey. After attending Our Lady of the Divine Shepherd and The Pennington School, she graduated from McCorristin Catholic High School (now called Trenton Catholic Academy) in 1985. She graduated from Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia, where she studied business administration. After receiving her degree, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dreezy
Seandrea Sledge (born March 28, 1994), better known by her stage name Dreezy, is an American rapper and singer. She signed with Interscope Records in 2014 where she released the studio albums '' No Hard Feelings'' (2016) and ''Big Dreez'' (2019). In 2020, she split from the label and released ''Hitgirl'' (2022), a collaboration album with Hit-Boy. Early life Sledge was born and raised on the South Side of the Chicago, Illinois. Throughout her childhood, Sledge moved to a number of locations throughout the city of Chicago. To escape issues that a number of teens face (blended families, constantly having new friends, and problems at home) Sledge looked into the fine arts, which helped her deal with some of the realities of her life. She explored scatting, poetry writing, and drifted towards singing at the age of 10. Sledge always felt like music was her internal escapism, and by the age of 14, she found interest in becoming a rapper. Sledge has cited rappers J. Cole and Lil Wayn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vic Mensa
Vic (; es, Vic or Pancracio Celdrán (2004). Diccionario de topónimos españoles y sus gentilicios (5ª edición). Madrid: Espasa Calpe. p. 843. ISBN 978-84-670-3054-9. «Vic o Vich (viquense, vigitano, vigatán, ausense, ausetano, ausonense): Ciudad barcelonesa, cabeza del partido judicial situada cerca de los ríos Ter y Méder, en la Plana de Vich.») is the capital of the ''comarca'' of Osona, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Vic is located from Barcelona and from Girona. Geography Vic lies in the middle of the Plain of Vic, equidistant from Barcelona and the Pyrenees. Vic has persistent fog in winter as a result of a thermal inversion, with temperatures as low as -10 °C, an absolute record of -24 °C and episodes of cold and severe snowstorms. For this reason the natural vegetation includes the pubescent oak typical of the sub-Mediterranean climates of eastern France, Northern Italy and the Balkans. Names Originally known as ''Auso'', it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chance The Rapper
Chancelor Johnathan Bennett (born April 16, 1993), known professionally as Chance the Rapper, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in Chicago, Bennett released his debut mixtape '' 10 Day'' in 2012. He began to gain mainstream recognition in 2013 after releasing his second mixtape, '' Acid Rap''. He then released his third mixtape, ''Coloring Book'' in 2016, which garnered further critical acclaim and attention. It earned him three Grammy Awards, including the award for Best Rap Album; upon winning, it became the first streaming-only album to win a Grammy Award, and peaked at number eight on the ''Billboard'' 200. His debut studio album '' The Big Day'' was released in 2019. Aside from his solo career, Bennett is a member of the Chicago collective Savemoney, and is the vocalist for the band the Social Experiment; they released the album '' Surf'' in 2015, led by trumpeter Nico Segal. He is also involved in social activism in the Chica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deon Cole
Deon Anthony Cole (born January 9, 1972) is an American comedian, actor, and screenwriter. He is best known for his role in the sitcom ''Black-ish'' (2014–2022), which earned him nominations for two NAACP Image Awards and two SAG Awards. On June 25, 2020, he became the second panelist to win the Dorris Award on the ABC version of '' To Tell the Truth''. Cole was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for co-writing the late-night talk shows ''The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien'' and '' Conan;'' for the latter, he was also nominated for three Writers Guild of America Awards. Early life Cole was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 9, 1972. He was educated in Thornridge High School and received an acting degree from Philander Smith College. Career Born in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago,Kyles, Kyra (November 12, 2009).Comic Heroes: Chicago comics breaking into the spotlight on their own terms. ''Chicago Tribune''. p. 30. Cole started in comedy when a friend bet him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Lover
James Roberts (born February 12, 1963), better known as Ed Lover, is an American rapper, actor, musician, radio personality, and former MTV VJ. He hosted "The Ed Lover Show" on SiriusXM's old-school hip hop station BackSpin. As of April 12, 2018, he hosts the morning show at classic hip-hop "104.3 Jams" WBMX in Chicago. He is also widely recognized for being the first person to announce Tupac Shakur's death at a Nas concert in 1996. Biography Pre-MTV history Roberts was born in Brooklyn, New York. Before reaching fame on MTV, he was part of an eccentric and deliberately enigmatic hip hop collective called No Face, primarily with fellow members Kevon Shah and Mark "Mark Sexx" Skeete, who served as the main producer. No Face debuted in 1989 on Island Records' Club music imprint Great Jones with its only known recording for the label, "Hump Music"—an underground sexually explicit parody of The Jungle Brothers' 1988 hip-house classic "I'll House You." No Face would co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kel Mitchell
Kel Johari Rice Mitchell (born August 25, 1978) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He was an original cast member of the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series ''All That'' for its first five seasons (1994–1999), where he was often paired as one-half of a comedic duo opposite Kenan Thompson, most notably the sketch ''Mavis and Clavis''. His role as Ed in the ''All That'' sketch was reprised for the 1997 theatrical film ''Good Burger''. He portrayed Kel Kimble on the Nickelodeon sitcom ''Kenan & Kel'' from 1996 to 2000. Mitchell was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for his role as T-Bone in the 2000s animated series ''Clifford the Big Red Dog'' in both 2001 and 2002 respectively. From 2015 to 2019, he starred as Double G on the Nickelodeon comedy series ''Game Shakers''. Early life Mitchell was born on August 25, 1978 in Chicago, Illinois, and is from the South Side. He attended Chicago Vocational High School and took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
