In "Songs From the Hole," James "JJ '88" Jacobs (portrayed above by Devonte Hoy) chronicles the struggles that led to his incarceration with a staggering visual hip-hop album composed behind bars.

As robust as streaming, premium cable and PBS have made the documentary marketplace in recent years, you wouldn’t be wrong to feel that there’s a glut of similar stories being told in similar ways. If ...

Visual albums — a bunch of videos strung together to commemorate the release of new work from a musical artist — typically either feel like shameless promotion or a vanity project. “Songs From the ...

Archival producers spend their days immersed in history – cultural, political, or personal, depending on the project. Yet, historically, their specialized work has often been overlooked, even though ...

Screening to be followed by a conversation with director and producer Contessa Gayles, subject, writer and producer JJ’88, producer and music producer richie reseda moderated by filmmaker Sonya ...

Cast: Kellie Evans, Devonte Hoy, Myles Lassiter, James “JJ’88” Jacobs, Victor Benjamin, William Jacobs Jr., Janine Jacobs, Reneasha Jacobs, Jacqueline Williams ...

Of all the abductions, this one is different.

It just occurred to me, why are there so many rock songs/videos about (or at least seemingly referencing) black holes?<BR><BR>I can easily think of five off the top of my head:<BR><BR><I>Supermassive ...

Music, in its purest, most potent form, doesn’t just have the power to entertain; it also has the power to change lives for the better. Probably no one understands that more than James “JJ’88” Jacobs, ...

In "Songs From the Hole," James "JJ '88" Jacobs (portrayed above by Devonte Hoy) chronicles the struggles that led to his incarceration with a staggering visual hip-hop album composed behind bars.