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Power, Influence & Hip
Hop: The Remarkable
Rise of So So Def
1 x 60’, 2019, HD
At least half the world can relate to having a period every month, but both women and men are still shockingly in the dark about menstrual cycles. We know you’re talking about periods with your friends, so we’re talking about them here—and setting the record straight. Fusion’s Cleo Stiller finds out what happens when men try a menstrual cramp simulator, and asks: Are tampons toxic?. We meet women using legal weed to treat their period pain and get schooled by famed musician Madame Gandhi on activist “free bleeding”.
Sex.Right.Now
7 x 30’, 2016-2017, HD
Fusion Original Production
For 25 years, Atlanta’s hip-hop industry has stood on the shoulders of So So Def Recordings and the label’s founder, Jermaine Dupri aka “The Mayor of Atlanta.” So So Def rose to prominence in the 90’s with massive hits from artists including Xscape, Kris Kross, Jagged Edge, Da Brat, Bow Wow and TLC, turning the Dirty South into a musical hip hop contender aside NYC and LA. Throughout this one- hour documentary special, we’ll uncover the full history of So So Def, one of the very few black owned labels from its humble beginnings to multi-platinum success and stardom. Jermaine Dupri will lead us through the riveting journey that has turned him into one of the biggest music moguls of our time. Dupri’s mission has always been to create a universal platform through music not only in urban communities but around the world. Today, he’s achieved just that.
Entertainment One
From the executive producers of “Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G.”, comes WE tv’s most provocative series to date. Lead by renowned radio host and the most trusted name in hip hop, Angie Martinez, ‘Untold Stories of Hip Hop’ will offer a revealing and intimate look into the industry’s best kept secrets -- straight from the perspective of the stars and artists who witnessed it first hand. Friendships, betrayals, money, sex, murder, addiction – nothing is off limits.
Is there more to being a model than being really, really ridiculously good looking? If what you know about male models comes straight from Zoolander, Pedro Andrade’s special will give you a very different picture. It’s a world of photo shoots and international travel, but there are also tiny models’ apartments and even tinier paychecks.
Limited Rights Available Fusion Original Production
In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, ‘The Woman Card’ looks back at the moments that shaped one of the wildest campaign runs in U.S. history. From candidates talking about the size of their umm...parts to “pussygate,” this election cycle was dominated by gender from its inception to its unlikely conclusion. Alicia Menendez examines the major role women played in this election, going one-on- one with some of its greatest players: politicians, campaign staffers, donors, and
voters. Fusion Media Network
Unglamorous
1 x 60’, 2015, HD
Untold Stories
of Hip Hop
6 x 60’, 2018, HD
The Woman Card
1 x 60’, 2016, HD
Entertainment One
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