Malcolm Mays
| Malcolm Mays | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 14, 1990 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, musician, singer, actor, producer, director |
| Instruments | Vocals, keyboards, sampler, piano, guitar |
| Years active | 2005 - present |
| Labels | Last Monarchy |
| Website | Official website |
Malcolm Michael Mays (born February 14, 1990) is an American rapper, director, and musician. At the age of seventeen, Mays co-directed and produced his own short film, aided by producer Todd Black, Gary Martin of Sony Pictures and others. Mays is the nephew of Stanley "Tookie" Williams, the notorious founder of the Crips gang.
Sony Pictures, Kodak Films, Todd Black, John Singleton, and Denzel Washington, all have played an important role in Mr. Mays’ productions. His film entitled Trouble, aimed to shed light on the African American and Latin American (Black vs. Brown) tension in South Central Los Angeles; the place where young Mays was reared. The New York Times found Mr. Mays’ story to be so compelling that they printed a front page article, “Based on a true story,” detailing the accomplishments of this young man.
Cash Money Records artist Glasses Malone announced he would be executive producing his first short film titled The Division, which will feature the rapper as a drug kingpin in Los Angeles. "The Division", a Cash Money Records Film, was written by Charles Penniman and Malcolm Mays and will be directed by Max Albert, co-founder of Albert Mason Media.
Mays starred in the 2013 picture Life of a King, co-starring alongside Cuba Gooding Jr.. The film premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival and Mays was hailed by Variety Magazine as a natural and a highlight. Mays was cited in an August 9, 2013 interview of Cuba Gooding Jr. in the Huffington Post as part of the "next generation" of African-American actors. Millennium Entertainment has acquired all U.S. rights to the film and it is slated for an early 2014 release.
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