{"id":16812,"date":"2019-12-10T06:22:19","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T06:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=16812"},"modified":"2019-12-10T06:22:19","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T06:22:19","slug":"bet-chronicles-uptown-records-rise-to-power-in-the-original-miniseries-uptown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2019\/12\/10\/bet-chronicles-uptown-records-rise-to-power-in-the-original-miniseries-uptown\/","title":{"rendered":"BET Chronicles Uptown Records’ Rise to Power in the Original Miniseries Uptown"},"content":{"rendered":"

BET Networks announced new original scripted miniseries \u201cUptown.\u201d <\/strong>The three-part television event will tell the comprehensive story of Andre Harrell\u2019s iconic New York City record label, Uptown Records. <\/a><\/p>\n

Lanuched in 1986, following a joint venture deal with MCA, Andre Harrell’s Uptown Records played a vital role in the careers of some of the most influential voices in hip hop, soul and R&B, including Heavy D & The Boyz, Russell Simmons, Lyor Cohen, Mary J. Blige, Jodeci, Father MC, Al B. Sure, Christopher Williams, Teddy Riley, Notorious B.I.G., Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs and many more. Each gripping episode will take viewers from the label\u2019s inception to current day, featuring the music and powerhouse hit-makers that helped mold what would come to be known as the Uptown ‘sound\u2019 and define a musical era that would impact generations to come. \u201cUptown\u201d<\/b>\u00a0is scheduled to premiere on BET in 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud to bring the story of Uptown Records to life and celebrate the indelible imprint the label has made on the industry, transforming the sound, face, and business of hip-hop and R&B,\u201d said Scott Mills, President, BET Networks. \u201cWe look forward to partnering with music industry titan Andre Harrell and powerhouse producer Jesse Collins on the Uptown miniseries, bringing viewers premium content that reflects and celebrates Black excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am thrilled to partner with BET Networks and Jesse Collins Entertainment to share my story, the rise of Uptown Records and successful black entrepreneurship, and the management and cultivation of some of the most iconic artists to come out\u00a0of the late 80s and 90s hip hop, R&B, and\u00a0soul music era,\u201d\u00a0said Andre Harrell.<\/p>\n

\u201cAndre Harrell is a true visionary and culture creator.\u00a0 It is such an honor to tell the story of a label and an icon that not only gave us such great music, but was the blueprint for black excellence through entertainment,\u201d said Jesse Collins, CEO, Jesse Collins Entertainment.<\/p>\n

\u201cUptown\u201d\u00a0is executive produced by Jesse Collins (\u201cThe New Edition Story,\u201d \u201cThe Bobby Brown Story\u201d) for Jesse Collins Entertainment and Andre Harrell (Honey, \u201cNew York Undercover\u201d).\u00a0 Writers Charles Murray (\u201cLuke Cage,\u201d \u201cSons of Anarchy\u201d), Carlito Rodriguez (\u201cEmpire,\u201d \u201cThe Leftovers\u201d) and Barry Michael Cooper (New Jack City, \u201cShe\u2019s Gotta Have It\u201d) have penned the scripts.<\/p>\n

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BET Networks announced new original scripted miniseries \u201cUptown.\u201d The three-part television event will tell the comprehensive story of Andre Harrell\u2019s iconic New York City record label, Uptown Records. Lanuched in 1986, following a joint venture deal with MCA, Andre Harrell’s Uptown Records played a vital role in the careers of some of the most influential […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16813,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_post_source_name":"","_post_source_url":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[80],"tags":[4872,4866,2784,6573,3989,4878,4876,4873,9331,7460,3513,920,4871,4867,2809,4870,2590,4869,3317,5058,990,1670,4875,10227,3805,4868,1507,4874,1952,6348,3954],"class_list":["post-16812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-al-b-sure","tag-andre-harrells-uptown-records","tag-bet","tag-black","tag-bobby-brown","tag-carlito-rodriguez-empire","tag-charles-murray-luke-cage","tag-christopher-williams","tag-city","tag-cohen","tag-culture","tag-episode","tag-father-mc","tag-heavy-d-the-boyz","tag-hip-hop","tag-jodeci","tag-lyor-cohen","tag-mary-j-blige","tag-murray","tag-music","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-notorious-b-i-g","tag-powerhouse","tag-president","tag-russell-simmons","tag-sean-diddy-combs","tag-teddy-riley","tag-titan","tag-us","tag-will"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16812\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}