Damon Sprint Takes Helm Of Revolt TV For One-Month Time period
Damon Sprint was named Revolt TV’s short-term chairman as he launches “My Paid in Full” docuseries.
Damon Sprint took the reins at Revolt TV this week because the community’s short-term chairman, bringing his AmericaNu Community content material and launching a docuseries tied to his 2002 cult traditional Paid in Full.
Sprint made the announcement throughout an epic, contentious interview on The Breakfast Membership, which aired on Tuesday morning (September 16).
The 54-year-old Roc-A-Fella Information co-founder will maintain the place for one month, throughout which Revolt will simulcast 25 episodes of his podcast Bosses Take Losses and stream a big portion of his media catalog.
Sprint’s appointment marks the primary time the community has handed the chairman title to a visitor govt.
“Because the CEO of a media firm devoted to Hip-Hop tradition and the varied creators and shoppers who drive it, it made sense to do enterprise with Dame,” Revolt CEO Detavio Samuels mentioned in a press release obtained by Vibe. “After 30 years, he continues to be a driving drive in hip hop and popular culture, and folks wish to hear what he has to say regardless of how they really feel about it.”
Sprint’s short-term management arrives as he prepares to unveil My Paid in Full, a docuseries that provides his private tackle the real-life tales behind the Harlem avenue tradition portrayed within the movie he produced over twenty years in the past.
“After I made Paid in Full, my intention wasn’t to inform the story of 1 crew,” Sprint mentioned within the trailer. “Each block had their very own ‘Paid in Full.’ The block I used to be from and my very own expertise is my very own ‘Paid in Full.’ I noticed issues and I do know those that had been truly there.”
The primary a part of the undertaking will introduce real-life figures from Harlem, with a scripted collection to comply with. That dramatized model will likely be written by Harlem native Michelle Valentine.
Damon Sprint co-founded Roc-A-Fella Information in 1994 alongside Jay-Z and Kareem “Biggs” Burke, serving to to launch the careers of artists resembling Freeway, Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek, Kanye West, and Cam’ron.
Revolt was launched in 2013 by Sean “Diddy” Combs, who stepped down as chairman in November 2023 amid ongoing authorized points associated to his RICO scandal.
The community has since shifted to an employee-owned mannequin.
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