Hip Hop Weekly Announces Nominations for 'HHW's 1st Annual Hollywood Honors & Hip Hop Movie Awards'

Hip Hop Weekly Announces Nominations for 'HHW's 1st Annual Hollywood Honors & Hip Hop Movie Awards'

Black Snake Moan and ATL Lead With Multiple Nominations, Including Best Picture, Best Director & Best Actor

Tyrese, Beyonce, Ice Cube and Meagan Good Cover HHW's Hollywood Issue To Hit National Newsstands July 3

NEW YORK, June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Hip Hop Weekly, the urban entertainment world's fastest-moving and fastest-growing magazine, has announced nominees in 8 categories for its first annual "Hollywood Honors and Hip Hop Movie Awards."

Hip Hop Weekly (HHW) breaks new ground by creating the first forum to honor the growing influence of hip hop culture and its celebrities in Hollywood. "HHW's Hollywood Honors & Hip Hop Movie Awards" will recognize the top films, filmmakers, actors and actresses among all movies that have a special appeal to the hip hop culture.

"The impact of the hip hop culture on Hollywood is undeniable," said David Mays, co-founder and CEO of Hip Hop Weekly. "Hip hop's Hollywood pioneers such as Will Smith, F. Gary Gray, Ice Cube and John Singleton have already made profound contributions to the film industry; it is time now to establish a proper forum to recognize the increasing impact of the vision and the talent that those from the hip hop culture are having in this key entertainment arena."

Hip Hop Weekly's first "Hollywood Issue" also includes exclusive interviews with some of hip hop's rising young Hollywood stars, including Tyrese, Elise Neal, Taraji Henson and Outkast's Big Boi; a feature on the "50 Must Have Hip Hop Films" of all-time; and a preview section of this summer's hottest films.

   HHW's FIRST ANNUAL   HOLLYWOOD HONORS &   HIP HOP MOVIE AWARDS    OFFICIAL NOMINATIONS    Best Picture   Stomp The Yard   The Pursuit Of Happyness   Black Snake Moan   ATL    Best Actor   T.I., ATL   Will Smith, The Pursuit Of Happyness   Samuel L. Jackson, Black Snake Moan   Tyrese, Waist Deep    Best Actress   Beyonce Knowles, Dreamgirls   Gabrielle Union, Daddy's Little Girls   Meagan Good, Stomp The Yard   Christina Ricci, Black Snake Moan    Best Supporting Actor   RZA, Derailed   Common, Smokin' Aces   David Banner, Black Snake Moan   The Game, Waist Deep    Best Supporting Actress   Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls   Taraji P. Henson, Smokin' Aces   Nia Long, Are We Done Yet?   Lauren London, ATL    Best Director   Tyler Perry, Daddy's Little Girls   Chris Robinson, ATL   Craig Brewer, Black Snake Moan   Bryan Barber, Idle Wild    Best DVD   Bastards of the Party   When The Levees Broke   Cocaine Cowboys   Chappelle Show: The Lost Episodes    Best Comedic Performance   Ice Cube, Are We Done Yet?   Queen Latifah, Last Holiday   Regina Hall, Scary Movie 4   Marlon Wayans, Little Man    About Hip Hop Weekly  

Hip Hop Weekly is the world's first entertainment and news weekly for the Hip Hop Generation. The magazine covers celebrity news, music, film, TV, fashion and sports from the perspective of the tens of millions of young Americans who identify with hip hop culture. Hip Hop Weekly is published every two weeks and is available nationally at stores such as Barnes & Noble, 7Eleven, Walgreen's, Rite Aid, Kmart, Pathmark and Walmart, as well as airport magazine retailers and magazine outlets in the UK and Canada.

   Check out www.hiphopweekly.com    For More Information Contact:   Donna Torrence   201.854.7082   donna@mediasavvypr.com  

Source: Hip Hop Weekly

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