THE OP GOES HIP HOP
Beyonce Knowles is set to take the title role in 'Carmen: A Hip Hopera'...
DESTINY'S CHILD singer BEYONCE KNOWLES is set to star in a made-for-MTV movie 'CARMEN: A HIP HOPERA' set for broadcast during the second half of 2001, it was announced today (January 18).
The drama, touted by MTV as the 'first hip hop musical', puts a contemporary spin on the Carmen musical of unrequited love, betrayal and murder.
Rapper Da Brat narrates the tale, moved to modern-day Philadelphia, where Mekhi Porter, familiar to fans of Spike Lee's 'Clockers', stars as Hill, a police officer who becomes obsessed with Carmen (Beyonce) becoming embroiled in a web of robbery, suspicion and deceit.
Also featured in the film will be So So So Def rappers Lil Bow Wow and Jermaine Dupri, as well as Rah Digga.
The drama, touted by MTV as the 'first hip hop musical', puts a contemporary spin on the Carmen musical of unrequited love, betrayal and murder.
Rapper Da Brat narrates the tale, moved to modern-day Philadelphia, where Mekhi Porter, familiar to fans of Spike Lee's 'Clockers', stars as Hill, a police officer who becomes obsessed with Carmen (Beyonce) becoming embroiled in a web of robbery, suspicion and deceit.
Also featured in the film will be So So So Def rappers Lil Bow Wow and Jermaine Dupri, as well as Rah Digga.
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