(Exerpt from AllHipHop Interview)
So Spike Lee did change the name of the movie?
Yeah, he changed it from Chiraq. He actually sent a camera crew to my neighborhood and took pictures. He involved us, because I spoke out publicly about it. How are you gonna do a movie about Chiraq and I’m not one of the first five people that you call when you’re dealing with Chicago? Something ain’t right. Once I spoke about it, that very next day that got they sh*t together. You ain’t shooting no movie out here and I’m not part of it. It don’t work like that.
You talked about how it’s contradictory to talk about “black lives matter,” but then we’re arguing and fighting among ourselves.
Exactly, we had an issue a couple of days ago with Spike Lee because he’s trying to profit off the name of “Chiraq”. Now he’s changed the name [of his upcoming movie]. Everybody got out there and said, “You’re not about to exploit us.” Common and Kanye got involved with it.
They just came to people that are very instrumental in the Chicago scene, including myself. I have my own label Act Like It Entertainment, and my movement is Global Gangsters. Under that umbrella, I have members that are part of the movement in every major city. That’s another way I’m able to touch on a situation quick, to be in a position to make something wrong, right before it gets out of proportion.
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