"LA is My Playground" is a short film about the subculture of burgeoning LA Hip-Hop acts starring Nipsey Hussle, DOM Kennedy & Pac Div (with a special guest appearance by David Banner). The film captures a once in a lifetime experience of these artists on their rise to stardom. Each artist has a song in the film that directly relates to LA; Showtime - DOM Kennedy, The Mayor - Pac Div, Hometown - Nipsey Hussle, Demonstrating different places in their career.
As a soon to be graduate of LMU's film school, Jason took a break to complete this film. As a Music Producer (DOM Kennedy's 25th Hour, Showtime), Rapper (featured on DOM Kennedy's Watermelon Sundae, debut album Stick to the Script-Coming Soon) and a Director, he felt that it was his duty to present a window for all into the lives and music of these artist on a difernet platform.
"Mayor" is Pac Div's first hit, that sparked them a deal with Universal Motown and the video shot by Jason Madison and Coodie&Chike (of Creative Control) was a journey through the streets of South Central and Downtown Los Angeles. Viewers get a behind the scenes look of the video and Pac Div's everyday life to get a feel of how the group operates, what sparked the song, and their plans for the future.
Nipsey's story is one of a rapper on the come up. He is in complete grind mode in the studio, recording his own verses while taking coffee and pizza breaks in-between. His "gangsta" comrades stop in to join him but that doesn't knock him off his hustle for one minute.
DOM's portion is the direct video for the never released "Showtime" single, due to technical reasons. The video was shot in front of the Staples Center during Game 1 of the Finals of our World Champion Lakers, as well as a cameo of the infamous LA In-n-Out burger.
This is something unlike anything you've seen before and a style that is sure to be often copied in the future. Some of the best movies are the ones you have to watch over and over to get the meaning. This is one of those films. Equal parts engaging, funny, and just COOL. "LA is My Playground" is a groundbreaking short film, set to be premiering in a number of Festivals across the country within the next year.
Enjoy the film...
and Stay COOL.
Sincerely,
The LAx Paperboys
