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    Kendrick Lamar follows up his “King Kunta” video with a clip for “Alright.” Kendrick Lamar filmed the video for his To Pimp A Butterfly song “Alright” in Oakland, California this weekend, according to social media posts. The TDE rapper shot the clip for his “King Kunta” video in the hometown of Compton, California. In addition to his forthcoming “Alright” video, the California rapper appears on the cover of the June 2015 issue of Ebony magazine .  “This is Ebony’s 70th anniversary [in publishing],” Lamar says, according to The Boombox . “I feel honored, I feel privileged to be part of it. I’m one of a few rap artists to actually grace the cover.” Following are social media posts from the "Alright" video shoot, as well as the cover of Ebony. For additional Kendrick Lamar coverage, watch the following DX Daily:

by Paul Meara posted Saturday May 23, 2015 at 03:00PM PDT Akon begins Akon Lighting Africa initiative to bring millions in Africa electricity through solar power. Philanthropy and Hip Hop have a long history. From Master P  paying for the funerals of innocent victims of violence to Jay Z recently footing the bail for protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, the culture and social empowerment have come hand-in-hand. Recently, another person in the Hip Hop game decided to use his money to help others in need. According to Eurweb , Akon  is attempting to get people in Africa electricity via an initiative called Akon Lighting Africa. The academy eyes eventually providing 600 million people from numerous African countries electricity who currently don't have it. “We have the sun and innovative technologies to bring electricity to homes and communities. We now need to consolidate African expertise,” said Samba Baithily, co-founder of the foundation (a...

by Jay Balfour posted Sunday May 24, 2015 at 08:00AM PDT Juicy J says his "THC Tour" will continue despite his health issues. After Tweeting out a last-minute show cancellation  Juicy J  announced last night that he was hospitalized for exhaustion in the midst of his ongoing "The Hustle Continues Tour." The Three 6 Mafia co-founder notified fans of the cancelled show early on Sunday morning (May 24) and followed up with an Instagram post of himself in the hospital shortly after. juicy j ✔ @therealjuicyj    I wanna apologize to my fans in San Fran I had to rush to the hospital I'm having shortness of breath I love you all pray for me 1:37 AM - 24 May 2015      Juicy J's "THC Tour" is scheduled to continue in Boise tonight (May 24) at the Revolution Center.

  Makonnen supplied Rocky with something potent. After seeing the video , we get the idea ASAP Rocky has experimented with the drug his recent  A.L.L.A.  single is named after, which a new interview with the New York Post  confirms. Rocky says he was recently given LSD by Makonnen (who famously no longer sells molly) at SXSW, and he proceeded to have quite the trip: "This nigga looked like Buddha with a Jheri curl!" After parting ways with Makonnen, Rocky went back to his mansion, where he proceed to have sex with nine women. Not all at once, but in groups of three-- three successive orgies throughout the span of his trip. After a night like that, it's no surprise LSD has been a muse for Rocky, but he claims he's not reliant on the drug: "Nah, I don't rely on that shit. Look at me -- I'm cozy. I do smoke weed every day, though." The interview closed with Rocky speaking on his recent entry into the film world which, he hopes, is just th...

R&B Girl Group Location: Los Angeles Type: Singers We are looking to start a new girl group. The girl group will consist of four to five members depending on how many apply. We are looking for women between the ages of 18-23. In order to apply you must live in Long Beach or Los Angeles area. Also, I am looking for applicants that will show enthusiasm and commitment to the group. Hip Hop Dancing is a plus. We want to be Versatile so Anybody is welcome to apply. A name of the group has not been chosen yet, we will choose the name together. If you have always dreamed about being a singer/dancer this is for you. we are very dedicated to getting discovered. were looking to start right away! Please send an email of a video or link of you singing a song and a Picture Payment: Non Paid City or Location of call: Los Angeles Please submit to: raquelchristy@hotmail.com This casting notice was posted by: Raquel Price

Toronto, Ontario area casting directors are now casting talent for a print ad shooting in early June. In person auditions are required and will be held in the GTA area next week. Auditions are by appointment only. The spot is looking for an ethnically ambiguous soccer mom type, but all ethnicities are being considered. The project is also open to REAL people. You do not need to be a model in order to be considered. Talent must be local to the Toronto area and a Canadian citizen or permanent resident. Talent cast for the photo shoot will be paid $3000 for the 1 day shoot and usage. Interested Toronto area talent must follow the directions listed below in order to submit their photos and contact information. Casting for a print campaign for a major Canadian Bank. It’s for a Bank credit card for which you can collect gas points with a Major Gas Station company across the nation. Since it’s print, we are open to both Union (ACTRA) and non-union talent. One day of work on either...

United States of Burgers seeks TV Audience Location: St. Louis, MO Type: Reality TV UPDATED CASTING CALL WITH NEW COMPENSATION INFO: CASTING CALL: CHICAGO EXTRAS WILLING TO TRAVEL AND ST. LOUIS AREA EXTRAS! PROJECT: THE NEXT GREAT BURGER Searching for multiple local TV audiences for 5 live tapings of “ The Next Great Burger ”  featured on Esquire Network! Audience participants will receive $75, free lunch, free burger tastings, a chance to be on live TV, and beer will be flowing! We are more than willing to book you in groups for specific days to accommodate car pooling. TYPE: Male and Female 21-40 years old, All Ethnicities – Looking for Hip, Trendy, Young, Creative Professionals LOCATION: DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS SHOOT DATES: May 25, May 26, May 27 (Only need to be available for one date) TIME: TBA – Daytime 6-8 hours. Call times could be as early as 8:30am. Tuesday 5/26 there are two episodes filming, the second episode is in the afternoon (better for travelin...

An auto race coming to the San Diego area is looking for a model to wave the flag at the starting line. The event will be held on the 6th of next month and model will be needed for 2 hours in the morning. Model will be paid for the event. MODEL CASTING: Girl to wave flag at car race event starting grid in San Diego, CA June 6th 2015. 2 hours, 8:00AM-10:00AM. $20-$75/hr depending on experience and client preference. Wear black shorts and heels, client will provide shirt. donnalazarescu@me.com Please contact me directly. Send photos and contact info as well.

SERIOUS YOUNG WOMEN NEEDED FOR CHRISTIAN GIRL GROUP! Location: Atlanta, GA Type: Singers I’m putting together a brand new christian girl group here in Atlanta. It hasn’t been one HUGE girl group to represent ATL since TLC! Let’s add our name to that list. So! in order to be in a successful girl group everyone has to work together and do their part! The problem is no one wants to actually WORK for their success. . .. COMMUNICATION is a HUGE part of that! If you can’t communicate properly, (respond to messages,return calls, be open to one another) then don’t bother responding to this ad! I’m looking for GROWN and MATURE young women who wants to make her dream a reality.  You must be dedicated and willing to work hard for your goals as well as ours as a group. I’m very flexible with scheduling (school,work etc). Now after approval, a meeting will take place first as an introduction. Then i’m looking to get started late May/mid-late June. Far away right? That’s plenty of tim...

ABC Signature Studios and HBO are about to begin production on the film “ Confirmation “ The film is set to begin production in June and will film in Atlanta through the summer. Atlanta area casting directors with Tammy Smith are now accepting submissions from talent who would like to work as paid extras and featured extras in the project. The movie will be needing lots of extras / background actors to play congressmen, congresswomen, reporters, media, college students, professors and police officers. The film is set in 91 and is also looking to cast folks with car models of that time (1975 to 1991). Please see the below flyers for more information about the extras call. The movie is based on the Anita Hill / Clarence Thomas scandal that rocked the Supreme Court confirmation hearings back in the early 90′s. Kerry Washington (“Scandal”) is set to play Anita Hill, the woman in the center of the scandal. “Treme” and “The Odd Couple star”,  Wendell Pierce will be playing Su...

USA Network’s new drama “Satisfaction” is currently filming season 2 in Atlanta, GA. The series CD’s at Taylor Made are looking to fill some very specific roles in a scene filming next Wednesday in the Piedmont Park area of Atlanta. They are seeking joggers, bikers, skaters, hipsters, stoner types, trouble maker types,  a dog that can catch a frisbee, skateboarders and some upscale, exotic cars. All extras applying must be 18 years of age or older. This will film on the 27th. If interested, see the casting notice below. USA Network’s “Satisfaction” takes a look into the relationship of one couple, a husband and wife who have been making a series of shocking choices in their lives and their marriage. Neil Truman plays  Matt Passmore, the husband whose decisions are not what one would expect. Stephanie Szostak plays his wife, Grace. The USA show takes a look into their marriage to find the answer to the question “What do you do when having it all is not enough?” The show...

Now casting Russian featured extras to play Russian space crew. “ Independence Day 2 “,  being called “ Independence Day Forever ”  is now filming in the Albuquerque New Mexico area. OLC is looking to cast a few featured roles and is seeking Russian Background actors to play astronauts and Russian space crew members. They are seeking male and female talent in the area that is clean cut and between the ages of 19 and 50. Specifically looking for talent that is of Russian or Eastern European decent that have a conservative look to play engineers, scientists and astronauts. OLC is also interested in people who actually speak Russian for the scenes. Men applying must be willing to get a military haircut if cast. This will work on the 5th of next month at Albuquerque studios . ID2    is set 20 years after the initial invasion. The aliens will be returning to Earth to finish what their predecessors started. “ Independence Day Forever ”  will be split into 2 part...

I love my curves campaign Location: Philadelphia Type: Modeling We are seeking plus size models to partake in our campaign. The purpose of the campaign is to encourage women to embrace their curves, plus size women are stunning women with curves, who look incredible. Please email 2 head shots/ 2 full body shots,only current photo’s, photo’s over a year old will not be considered. Make sure there no props or obstruction ( sunglasses, hats etc). The “I Love My Curves” campaign is seeking plus sized models with clothing sizes 14 to 18 in the Philadelphia area. Models must be 5’7″ to 5’11″ in 4″ heels or without heels. Payment: Other City or Location of call: Philadelphia Please submit to: poisecastingdirector@gmail.com This casting notice was posted by: I love my curves  

“Magnolia City” Casting Call Location: Houston, Texas Type: Theater We are looking for some local male & female actors for our new immersive murder mystery coming out in early August. Email us at admin@themoonlightdolls.com Joey “The Ripper” Romano III (M) – The current head of the Romano mob family dating socialite Ruby Price. The Romano family supplies the Gold Key and most of Houston with bootleg whiskey. Tony (M) – Joey’s cousin and right hand man. Tony has no problem “taking care” of anyone that causes problems for the Romano family. Jakie’s Security: Rocco & Bobo (M) – Follow Jakie around everywhere for protection and to make sure that all gamblers from the casino Casino Owner: Jakie Freedman (M) – Started as a bellhop at the Rice Hotel but started hustling whiskey and now owns the exclusive casino Domain Privee. He frequents the speakeasy to pick up new high rollers. Ruby Price (F) – Socialite and Joey “The Ripper’s” number one girl. The Golden ...

Zombie and Professor – Open Auditions in St. Louis Missouri area for ongoing, interactive live show. Location: St. Louis, MO Type: Theater AUDITIONS : We are looking for fully costumed actors to portray our host Prof. Von Guttenberg and our hungry Zombies during an ongoing production that has the participants as protagonists in an interactive experience where they find clues and solve puzzles to escape a room. As Prof. Von Guttenberg you will walk participants through instructions for half of the performances you give and then be Zombies for the other half. More info about the production can be found at www.roomescapeadventures.com . WHERE : 2700 Locust, St. Louis, MO 63103 WHEN : Tuesday, May 26th and Wednesday, May 27th at 6PM. PAY : Our actor hosts are paid $28 per performance. You should make $150 – $300 per week for 15 hours of work. Each show is about an hour and a half long. See website for show times. PREREQUISETES : Prior acting experience is beneficial as we are ...

The Critic’s Choice Television Awards are coming to the L.A. area later this month and the show is seeking extras to fill the audience in an area of the show. If you live in the L.A. area , would love to attend a red carpet awards show honoring the best shows on TV and get paid for doing it… here is your chance . Casting directors are looking for L.A. locals ONLY that have an upscale, classy Hollywood pool party wardrobe. Ladies must have great cocktail dresses and men will be wearing slacks, button down shirts and jackets. The extras will be used in the poolside bar area and will be toasting the award winners as they come off the stage. No travel is paid and the show will be filming on the 30th and 31st of this month. The Critic’s Choice Awards is when the Broadcast Television Journalists Association honors the biggest television stars, the 5th Annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards. The awards show will take place at the Beverly Hilton on Sunday, May 31st and will air on A...

THE WIZ ANKH Repertory Theatre-ART & The Finest! Performance Foundation Inc. announce Auditions for the August 2015 production of THE WIZ “ The Wiz ” is a retelling of the L. Frank Baum classic story, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz .  The soulful musical is set in the context of African-American culture with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls. The ANKH Repertory Theatre or ART will be holding auditions in the Washington DC area ( Gaithersburg MD) for lead roles (Dorothy, Tin Man, Scarecrow and Lion) as well as supporting roles and ensemble (munchkins, funky monkey). The show is also looking for a phenomenal dancer to play the epic storm, Tornado. The show will be performed in August and auditions for all roles will be held on the 5th of June. Audition slots are by appointment only. Please see the details below to request your audition time slot. Location: Washington, DC Type: Theater CASTING CALL Date: June 5, 2015 Time: 7:30pm (Audition Slots will be assi...

The reality competition “The Amazing Race” will be holding open auditions shortly in the Detroit area. If you have dreamed of traveling around the world… on a reality show, well here is your shot. The Amazing Race   is a reality competition that lasts about 25 days. The teams set off on a trip around the world and complete challenges to find out what their next destination is.  Every destination offers a new challenge for each team to test their mental or physical strength and teams competing must complete the challenge to find out where they are racing to next. Every week the fastest teams move on and a losing team gets eliminated from the show. Teams that fall behind or finish last get eliminated off the show, week by week, until the final team left wins the “ Amazing Race ” and the huge $1,000,000 prize that goes along with the big finish.  At stake is a huge cash prize…. with the first team to arrive at the final destination winning $1 million! Are you...

Portland area casting directors are now casting kids 4 to 9, several adult actors and voice over talent for 3 Reassurance Dental Care Web commercial. Location: Portland, OR Type: TV Commercial Gray Cat Films (graycatfilms.co) is casting 3 comedic web spots for Reassurance Dental Care and are looking for kids and adults of various ages (please see descriptions below) as well as a Portland-based voice over artist. Auditions are May 30-31 in Portland, OR Shoot is June 5-6 (tentative) in Portland, OR Spot 1 JARED (Mid 20s) – A recent college grad who must reassure his mom after he forgot to sign up for dental care Spot 2 BEN (7-9) – The oldest brother and instigator – goofs off with his siblings instead of brushing his teeth JAMIE (6-8) – The middle kid, tries to keep up with Ben – goofs off with his siblings instead of brushing his teeth OLIVIA (4-6) – The youngest, gets into everything – goofs off with her siblings instead of brushing her teeth MOM (40s) – Busy mo...

Auditions coming up in early June in the Pomona area for Male Fitness Models                                                               Auditions will be held next week and models selected for the photo shoot will be paid $450 for the day. Male models will be expected to be able to perform pushups, pullups, some weight lifting and other exercises during the shoot. Male Fitness Model – June 4 – Auditions & Shoot in Pomona, Ca (Pomona, Ca) Location: Pomona, CA Type: Modeling Audition & Shoot location: Pomona, Ca Our fitness equipment company, located in Pomona CA, is currently seeking a fitness model for a photo shoot on the date listed below. Please make sure to re...

NYC Dating Show Location: NYC Type: Reality TV CASTING gorgeous and successful young New Yorkers for a dating reality show. Looking for one guy and one girl (20s/early 30s) who are beautiful, successful, well-educated and larger than life for on-camera date. Please send a photo, resume, height, age and contact info to: nborenstein@hudsunmedia.com Payment: Non Paid City or Location of call: NYC Please submit to: nborenstein@hudsunmedia.com by 2015-05-26 This casting notice was posted by: Nick Borenstein Hud:sun Media  produces “House of DVF,”  “Living Different,”  “Pregnant in Heels” for Bravo, “I’m Having Their Baby” for Oxygen and “The Doc Club: Chaz Bono” for OWN.  Hud:sun Media has also been a trailblazer in digital media, creating content for the groundbreaking digital launches of Conde Nast’s Glamour, GQ, and Teen Vogue channels.Hud:sun media is dedicated to compelling stories built around dynamic characters that resonate with broad audiences, b...

The 2015 Baby Gap and Gap Kids casting call is on in the UK, Canada, Ireland and the UK. Do you have the cutest baby on the block? Do you think your child, toddler or baby is adorable enough to be a baby model for the Gap? If so, here is your chance to enter your child’s photos into the 2015 Gap Casting call. The event is going on right now. Canadian, UK and US parents have until the first week of June to submit their cutest photos. The Gap  just recently announced that the 2015 GAP baby modeling contest was on! Proud parents can now upload their cutest baby photos to the companies website where the photos will be voted on by the public. Every year  GAP runs a baby model talent search / photo contest and the one for 2015 just kicked off. They are looking for the cutest kids in the US, Canada and the UK.   BabyGAP  and  GAPKids  are on the search for new faces and this may be your chance to get your baby into the GAP catalog. There are 4 categories th...

Paul Parker Performance Coaching   Free acting class Monday night, to the first 10 to register for Memorial Day!   Dear Jameson,   Due to low numbers, i have decided to make Monday night - Memorial Day a FREE class night to the first 10 people to register. TO QUALIFY:  you cannot already be booked in, or have emailed me saying "I am coming Monday and paying on the night'.   If you have not booked in for Monday night - and you are one of the first 10 to email me at paul@paulparkerpc.com.au . You will get in for FREE. I will email you back to confirm that you are on the FREE list. I'm busy the next few days - so your email confirmation may not come until Sunday .   Please email me at paul@paulparkerpc.com.au to register for other classes. Only $60.00 for a 3.5 hour class. Or 2 for $100.00 or 3 for $150.00   All Los Angeles  group  classes  go for  3.5 hours  and  will be at -  The Lo...