Back To Cali - ISSUE 4 FEB 2020
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COVER STORYBY MICHAEL DRENTEASan Diego’sown Nick Cannoncame onto the entertainment scene at the early age of 8years-old and has entertained audiences for the past 20years. The multi-talented artist, actor, comedian, and hostis also a well-known writer, director, executive producer,philanthropist and author. Cannon’s multi-faceted careerhas led him to be one of entertainments biggest stars withan estimated net-worth of $50 million dollars.Born October 8, 1980, San Diego, California, a young NickCannon divided his time between his Mother Beth, andGrandmother Marie in San Diego, and his father James inCharlotte, N.C. Cannon grew up in the streets of East SanDiego’s Lincoln Park housing projects. After losing a friendto gang violence at an early age in life, Cannon used hiscomedy and writing to help get away from gangs and beingin the streets. After graduating in 1998 from MonteVista High School in Spring Valley, he earned his first gigdoing stand-up comedy on his father’s local cable accessshow. “He told me to write up something and said, ‘If it’sgood, I’ll put it on my show”, says Cannon. “I guess he wasimpressed”.As a teenager, through help of his grandfather traveledfrom San Diego to Hollywood and eventually made themove up to L.A., booking shows at respected popular establishmentssuch as, The Comedy Store, The Improv, andThe Laugh Factory. With a breakthrough, the rising starmade his television debut as a writer and regular gueston Nickelodeon’s hit series “All That”, which led to his ownshow, “The Nick Cannon Show”, which he starred, directed,and was executive producer. Shortly after the creationof his show he released his debut hit album, Nick Cannon(Jive Records), in 2003. With his career blooming, Nick hasbeen on course to dominate prime time, daytime andcable.leads a highly successful multi-media company NCredibleEntertainment. Under this banner, he produces numerousTV and film projects and has teamed with Debmar Mercuryfor a daily talk show launching in 2020. Fox TV stationgroup is on board as the anchor partner. Cannon says heis more focused on telling important stories and creatingnew documentaries including a new scripted projecttitled, “She Ball”, a feature film about a women’s basketballteam in inner city LA that he wrote, produced and directed.Recently Cannon took on the “Dr. Sebi” documentarythat the late prolific rapper/ entrepreneur Nipsey Husslewas working on before he died, and Cannon has continuedworking on the highly anticipated project. Otherproductions Cannon and NCredible Entertainment havebeen behind include, MTV’s “Wild N’ Out”, NBC’s “CaughtOn Camera”, Nickelodeon’s “Make It Pop”, TeenNick “Top10”, “React To That”, and the “HALO Awards”, which profilesteens making a difference in their communities. In 2005Cannon created, Can I Ball Records, however he eventuallydiscontinued that banner and created NCredible Entertainmentin 2009. Nick dropped his latest album thisJanuary, the EP- The Miseducation of the Negro You Loveto Hate, with additional music set to drop later this yearwith Csalohcin Worldwide, under NCredible Entertainment.Under the pseudonym, Slick Nick where he releaseda number of songs aimed at Detroit rapper Eminem, andnow back at it again with his recent single, The Invitation.Currently NCredible Entertainment is breaking artists JustinaValentine, Lil Dope Boy and has projects released withThe Black Squad (Hitman Holla, Conceited, Charlie Clips,Jeff, Natalie Nichole, Double Deez, Prince Eazy, Ty Money,Saved By The Bread, Streetz of Gold, and Ryan Bowers.Today, Nick is the face of the #1 show on TV –Fox Television’s“The Masked Singer”. The 3rd season is debuting onFeb 2nd in the coveted post-Super Bowl spot, has revealedto BTC the White Tiger will be one of eighteen costumesthis season 3, also including previously unveiled charactersBanana, Frog, Llama, Miss Monster, Mouse, and Robot!Cannon was recently named as an Executive Producer forthe series upcoming season.Always at the cutting edge of entertainment, Cannon22
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COVER STORY
BY MICHAEL DRENTEA
San Diego’s
own Nick Cannon
came onto the entertainment scene at the early age of 8
years-old and has entertained audiences for the past 20
years. The multi-talented artist, actor, comedian, and host
is also a well-known writer, director, executive producer,
philanthropist and author. Cannon’s multi-faceted career
has led him to be one of entertainments biggest stars with
an estimated net-worth of $50 million dollars.
Born October 8, 1980, San Diego, California, a young Nick
Cannon divided his time between his Mother Beth, and
Grandmother Marie in San Diego, and his father James in
Charlotte, N.C. Cannon grew up in the streets of East San
Diego’s Lincoln Park housing projects. After losing a friend
to gang violence at an early age in life, Cannon used his
comedy and writing to help get away from gangs and being
in the streets. After graduating in 1998 from Monte
Vista High School in Spring Valley, he earned his first gig
doing stand-up comedy on his father’s local cable access
show. “He told me to write up something and said, ‘If it’s
good, I’ll put it on my show”, says Cannon. “I guess he was
impressed”.
As a teenager, through help of his grandfather traveled
from San Diego to Hollywood and eventually made the
move up to L.A., booking shows at respected popular establishments
such as, The Comedy Store, The Improv, and
The Laugh Factory. With a breakthrough, the rising star
made his television debut as a writer and regular guest
on Nickelodeon’s hit series “All That”, which led to his own
show, “The Nick Cannon Show”, which he starred, directed,
and was executive producer. Shortly after the creation
of his show he released his debut hit album, Nick Cannon
(Jive Records), in 2003. With his career blooming, Nick has
been on course to dominate prime time, daytime and
cable.
leads a highly successful multi-media company NCredible
Entertainment. Under this banner, he produces numerous
TV and film projects and has teamed with Debmar Mercury
for a daily talk show launching in 2020. Fox TV station
group is on board as the anchor partner. Cannon says he
is more focused on telling important stories and creating
new documentaries including a new scripted project
titled, “She Ball”, a feature film about a women’s basketball
team in inner city LA that he wrote, produced and directed.
Recently Cannon took on the “Dr. Sebi” documentary
that the late prolific rapper/ entrepreneur Nipsey Hussle
was working on before he died, and Cannon has continued
working on the highly anticipated project. Other
productions Cannon and NCredible Entertainment have
been behind include, MTV’s “Wild N’ Out”, NBC’s “Caught
On Camera”, Nickelodeon’s “Make It Pop”, TeenNick “Top
10”, “React To That”, and the “HALO Awards”, which profiles
teens making a difference in their communities. In 2005
Cannon created, Can I Ball Records, however he eventually
discontinued that banner and created NCredible Entertainment
in 2009. Nick dropped his latest album this
January, the EP- The Miseducation of the Negro You Love
to Hate, with additional music set to drop later this year
with Csalohcin Worldwide, under NCredible Entertainment.
Under the pseudonym, Slick Nick where he released
a number of songs aimed at Detroit rapper Eminem, and
now back at it again with his recent single, The Invitation.
Currently NCredible Entertainment is breaking artists Justina
Valentine, Lil Dope Boy and has projects released with
The Black Squad (Hitman Holla, Conceited, Charlie Clips,
Jeff, Natalie Nichole, Double Deez, Prince Eazy, Ty Money,
Saved By The Bread, Streetz of Gold, and Ryan Bowers.
Today, Nick is the face of the #1 show on TV –Fox Television’s
“The Masked Singer”. The 3rd season is debuting on
Feb 2nd in the coveted post-Super Bowl spot, has revealed
to BTC the White Tiger will be one of eighteen costumes
this season 3, also including previously unveiled characters
Banana, Frog, Llama, Miss Monster, Mouse, and Robot!
Cannon was recently named as an Executive Producer for
the series upcoming season.
Always at the cutting edge of entertainment, Cannon
22