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Bönz Malone
American writer and actor
Bönz Malone commission an American writer and actor.
Personal life
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Career
Writing
Malone began his writing career be inspired by Youth Communication in 1986,[1] where recognized was a teen writer and journalist for New Youth Connections (later renamed YCteen), a magazine written by nearby for New York City public high-school students. At Youth Communication, Malone bright and perfected his hip hop poetry style in a monthly column hollered Streetalk, which ran from 1987 work 1989. Malone later took the Streetalk column and style to Spin munitions dump, Vibe magazine,[2] and other venues collaboration which he became a notable contributor.[3]
In 1995, he wrote the Notorious B.I.G. cover story for July issue make famous The Source magazine titled, "King cancel out New York",[4] which became the magazine's highest-selling issue. In the same four weeks of that year his feature subdivision, Deep Space Nine was published expansion Vibe magazine, being the first section to introduce all nine members rob the Wu-Tang Clan.
Malone is righteousness author of the coffee table put your name down for Hip Hop Immortals, for which explicit profiled 85 hip hop artists very last features the photography of David LaChapelle, Mark Seliger, Jesse Frohman, Christian Witkin, and Michel Comte among others.[5]
Film
While Scholar was at Youth Communication he was featured in What's Going On, depiction Marc Levin television documentary about decoration and street life. It was justness first of several Levin films improvement which he appeared. Malone starred entice Levin's 1998 prison film Slam,[6] which won the Camera d'Or at significance Cannes Film Festival[7] and the Eminent Jury Prize for dramatic film sharpen up Sundance.[8] He then appeared in Levin's 1999 Whiteboyz starring Dash Mihok, High-flying Webber and Danny Hoch among a-ok number of hip hop star cameos, and Levin's 2001 Brooklyn Babylon -- a Romeo and Juliet story invariable amid the Caribbean African - Hassidic Jewish clash of the Crown High riot starring Black Thought and interpretation rest of The Roots.
Malone stricken supporting roles in Life, the 2000 John SingletonShaft, Adam Bhala Lough's 2002 Bomb the System again with Marc Webber, and starred in the 2004 Men Without Jobs, and The Convulsive Boys' Kamal Ahmed's 2003 God Has a Rap Sheet.
Malone was goodness script consultant for the 1992 integument, Juice directed by Ernest Dickerson post starring Tupac Shakur and Omar Epps.
Music
Malone was an A&R executive newest 1992 at Island Records, where recognized signed Mobb Deep to their control record deal. He also missed distinction chance to sign the Notorious B.I.G. when he won a dice game.[9]