New dead prez Concert Documentary Honored at Atlanta HipHop Film Festival

New dead prez Concert Documentary Honored at Atlanta HipHop Film Festival

Starz InBlack's Original Production 'Dead Prez: It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop' Wins Revolutionary Spirit Award

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- "Dead Prez: It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop," the new feature-length dead prez concert film, was honored with the "Revolutionary Spirit" Award at this year's Atlanta HipHop Film Festival (AHHFF) Awards event held Sunday at the Carter Center in Atlanta. The award, which recognizes a film or artist for using hip hop as an art form to promote awareness and social change, was presented only hours after the premiere of the film. "Dead Prez: It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop," a Starz InBlack Original Production from Starz Entertainment Group LLC (SEG), will premiere exclusively on Starz InBlack on Friday, June 9 at 10 p.m. (ET/PT).

A highly-regarded rap duo of ten years standing, dead prez (M-1 and stic.man) embodies the tradition of hip hop activism pioneered by Public Enemy over 20 years ago. They were among an elite group of hip hop achievers honored this year by the AHHFF. Other honorees included Lauryn Hill, LL Cool J, Ice-T, and F. Gary Gray.

"So many of our biggest stars seem to care more about materialism than about the needs of our community," said Kamel Jacot-Bell, who accepted the award on behalf of dead prez at the awards ceremony. "dead prez' music is a refreshing alternative to what's on the airwaves today in hip hop. They have more important items on their agenda. They believe that 'music is a vehicle for freedom.' It is their mission, they have said, to provide 'a voice for the voiceless.' In fact, their agenda perfectly reflects the name of their film: 'Dead Prez: It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop.'" Jacot-Bell is the son of former Black Panther Herman Bell and the owner of the Bay Area-based Ankh Marketing.

Now in its second year, the Atlanta HipHop Film Festival showcased 35 independent films over three days. The festival also featured informative panels and workshops for established and aspiring members of the recording arts and film industries. The awards show was attended by celebrities that included actress Meagan Good (Roll Bounce), rapper Killer Mike and R&B singer Raz B formerly of B2K.

Starz Entertainment Group LLC (SEG) is a premium movie service provider operating in the United States. SEG offers 16 movie channels including the flagship Starz(R) and Encore(R) brands with approximately 14 million and 26 million subscribers respectively. Starz Entertainment Group airs more than 1,000 movies per month across its pay TV channels and offers advanced services including Starz HDTV, Starz On Demand and Vongo(SM). Starz Entertainment Group is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, www.starz.com.

Contacts: Chelsye J. Burrows Tresa Sanders
Starz Entertainment Group Tremedia
720.852.5838 845.623.2325
chelsye.burrows@starz.comtre@tre-media.net

Source: Starz Entertainment Group LLC

CONTACT: Chelsye J. Burrows of Starz Entertainment Group,
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