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Marlon Wayans Runs a New Play with “HIM” — and This Time, Awards Season Better Pay Attention
From Six Seconds to a Studio: How King Bach Turned Viral Fame Into Creative Power
Every era has its disruptor. For comedy and content, that name is King Bach.
Andrew Bachelor — the man behind the crown — built an empire out of six seconds. At the height of Vine, he wasn’t just viral; he was culture. The Guinness World Record holder for most followers on the platform, Bach turned micro-skits into macro influence, pioneering the blueprint for the digital creator economy long before “content creator” was a career title.
But while others stopped at fame, Bach kept building.
Carlos King Talks Building Black Reality TV, Creative Ownership, and Storytelling Power
Carlos King has become the creative force behind some of television’s most-watched unscripted shows - a producer whose name now carries as much weight as the series he creates.
The Detroit native, called by fans the “King of Reality TV,” has turned overlooked regions into prime destinations for storytelling. His Love & Marriage franchise transformed Huntsville, Detroit, and Washington, D.C. into cultural centers for relationship-driven drama, while Belle Collective showcased the power and complexity of women in Jackson, Mississippi. The OWN hit returns Friday with a new season that deepens both the storytelling and King’s creative reach.
THE TRADE PRESENTS: TOP 15 ALL-TIME DISRUPTIVE BLACK FILMMAKERS
This isn’t just a list. It’s a lineage.
Across generations, these 15 filmmakers didn’t just make movies — they shifted the culture, redefined the industry, and reshaped the way Black life is seen on screen. They made studios nervous, audiences electrified, and history undeniable.
From Oscar Micheaux’s silent rebellion to Jordan Peele’s elevated horror, from Tyler Perry’s billion-dollar blueprint to Julie Dash’s poetic defiance — this is what cinematic disruption looks like.
How Common and longtime collaborators composed the NBA's new theme song
When Common steps into a studio, he thinks beyond verses: he’s focused on movement, rhythm and emotion.
The Chicago native and multi-hyphenate artist has spent years merging his love of basketball and music. Now, that lifelong rhythm echoes across the court through “Victory,” the new theme for NBA on Prime Video composed by Common alongside his creative circle, Karriem Riggins and James Poyser.
Malik Hassan Sayeed turns light into feeling and music into motion on "After the Hunt"
Malik Hassan Sayeed turns images into rhythm and light into feeling with each frame a performance in motion.
The visionary cinematographer behind Beyoncé’s “Formation,” Hype Williams’ “Belly” and now Luca Guadagnino’s “After the Hunt” has spent decades shaping how emotion looks on screen. What he learned capturing the pulse of hip-hop culture now flows through Guadagnino’s cerebral new drama starring Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield. It's proof that instinct, rhythm and truth travel effortlessly between worlds.
