| Joaquin Phoenix Gets Inked 4REAL
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| CTV and MTV Funded Canadian Series 4REAL Honoured with United Nations Screening
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| Canadian series honoured with UN screening
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| CTV and MTV Funded Canadian Series 4REAL Honoured with United Nations Screening
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| It's a 4REAL honour
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| CTV and MTV's Series 4REAL Honoured with UN Screening
- The United Nations is honouring 4REAL, the CTV
and MTV in Canada eight-part original documentary series, with a special screening of 4REAL Yawanawa at UN headquarters today in New York City. |
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| 4REAL takes stars on journey of discovery
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| The view from the top is hopeful
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| Doc series inspires 4REAL
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| The stars come down to earth
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| Last year, Diaz journeyed to South America as a guest host of the Canadian travel show 4Real.
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| 4REAL Premier!
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| Celebrity tourism, maybe, but 4REAL has a bite of reality
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| 4REAL is a voyage of discovery
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| MTV Canada show attracts stars like Diaz, Phoenix
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| Hip-Hop in the City of God
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| ABORT TV EXCLUSIVE: 4 REAL - Kenya Screening Party feat. Sol Guy
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| RED1 at CMW: Live Review
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| One camera, two men, big difference
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| Live Review - Mos Def w/Red-1
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| SHOOTING GALLERY: Out + ABORT…4REAL - Kenya Screening Fundraiser
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| 4REAL - Kenya Fundraiser
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| Associate producer and principal photographer for the television series 4Real, Jade Thome
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| Marley Brothers to produce new K'NAAN album
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| K’naan-The Dusty Foot on the Road
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| M.I.A. TO HOST TV SHOW IN LIBERIA
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| MTV show to cover Downtown Eastside
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| December 2007 - 4REAL to air on CTV on Dec. 24!
- 4REAL World Premiere: Dec. 24-28 on CTV, 7:30 p.m.
Holiday Airing on CTV: A special 5-day broadcast of 4REAL will air Dec. 24 -Dec. 28 at 7:30 p.m. The full season will launch on CTV and MTV in Canada in spring 2008. For more info go to: 4REAL.com |
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| 4REAL Preview on CTV, To Air X-mas Eve!
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| Red1 bringing along his 'homies'
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| Aug. 9 2007 - Sol Guy speaks at Global Youth Assembly
- - Article in the Gateway, the student newspaper of the University of Alberta. |
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| Aug. 2, 2007 - Hip hop hope - Sol Guy in Edmonton Journal
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| Aug. 3, 2007 - Sol Guy in the Chronicle Journal
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| July 26, 2007 - DCM and Cameron Diaz in Peru - Vancouver Sun article
- - Direct Current Media films actress Cameron Diaz in Peru for upcoming CTV-MTV series, 4REAL. |
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| June 22, 2007 - K'naan Dusty Foot on the Road - Article in the UK's Guardian
- - K'Naan arrives in Glastonbury this week as an unusual celebrity. He has won praise for the few live shows he has given here, and he was honoured at the World Music awards, but until now he has remained something of an unknown entity. |
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| July 2007 - Homegrown talents Sol Guy and Josh Thome are hip-hopping around the world
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| May 6, 2007 - Rap's Big Time Out
- The question if rap music can be regulated after its industry, its fans and its musicians are green-lighted by major record labels and various corporate beneficiaries is a no-brainer; duh! Unfortunately, the solution to rap’s regulation is not cut and dry |
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| May 3/07 Concert Preview: The Marleys and K'naan
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| April 12/07 Are the Junos Racist?
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| April 22/07 - Washington High hoops star turns globe-trotting drummer
- "The opening act was a Somalian rapper named K'Naan, who was riveting and really got the crowd going. A big part of his show was a muscular guy named U-Dog who was throwing down on a large jembe drum, creating propulsive rhythms with his hands." |
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| Dec 12, 2006 - African Roots & Rock
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| Spring 2007 - Interview with K'naan - Liberatormag.com
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| March 3/07 K'NAAN Captures BBC Prize
- March 31/07 The BBC has honoured Canadian hip-hop artist K'naan with a best newcomer award in its annual Radio 3 Awards for World Music. |
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| Feb 1/07 Talking Back to the Empire, from Mogadishu to Rexdale and Back Again
- - Interview between K’naan and NOW Toronto |
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| Dec 5/06 Local filmmakers are 4REAL about global hip-hop- Straight.com Vancouver
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| April 21, 2005 - K'naan Reps African Hip Hop- Straight.com Vancouver
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| Dec 5/06 Documentary Featuring K'naan Wins Best Hip Hop Culture Film at International Film Festival
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| Nov 24/07 Thank You for Talkin’ to Me Africa -
- “I do this because I need to say it and because I’ve experienced it,” explains K’Naan. |
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| Nov 24/06 K'naan to play at 2007 Seattle International Children's Festival
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| Nov 24/06 Transmitnow Block Party Event - K'NAAN LIVE IN VANCOUVER - DEC 2, 2006
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| Nov 16/06 Report from the Youth Allaince For Human Rights on efforts
- earthquake relief in Pakistan and Kashmir |
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| Nov 16/06 K'naan Nominated for BBC Radio World Music Award
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| Nov 6/06 Red1 on MTV Live: Happy Halloween
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| Nov 6/06 K'naan European Tour
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| Nov 6/06 Red 1 taking a stand on violence
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| Nov 6/06 - K'naan Interview, Access all Areas
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| Nov 6/06 - Josh Thome, co-founder of DCM, featured in new book "The Starfish and the Spider"
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| Nov 6, 2006 - RED1 AND LOVE EMBARK ON ANTI-VIOLENCE TOUR
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| Aug 21, 2006 - K'Naan at Reggae on the River
- - With a sound that fuses Bob Marley, conscious American hip hop, and brilliant protest poetry, the Somalian MC was one of the most promising artist at the 2006 Reggae on the River festival. |
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| Oct 31, 2006 - K'Naan: Rapping about war
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| Oct 31, 2006 - MP3 Live: K'Naan breaks out
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| June 9 2006 - Rap 'round the World
- - L’International du Cinéma Hip Hop de Montréal explores the global reach of b-boy culture. |
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| November 5, 2005 - 4REAL Kenya Wins Again
- - At its second U.S. film fest entry, 4REAL Kenya wins the "Under the Influence Award" for best Hip Hop Culture Film at the H2O International Film Festival in New York City. |
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| June 9, 2006 - R-r-rewind by Brendan Murphy
- One of the great things about hip hop is its connection to grassroots action and community. The 4REAL series of films is a perfect example of not only how far hip hop has spread, but how it effects real, tangible change. |
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| October 30, 2005 - 4REAL Kenya Wins Audience Choice Award
- - This was 4REAL Kenya's premiere film fest screening in the U.S. at the Eureka! International Film Festival in New York City.
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| Sept 29, 2005 - The Straight
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| May 20, 2005 - 4REAL Kenya
- - 4REAL Kenya screens at the Montreal International Hip Hop Film Festival. |
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| May 16, 2005 - CBC's Metro Morning
- - Sol on CBC's Metro Morning. Listen to an interview with Sol about the amazing journey his work has taken him on and where it's heading now. |
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| April 15, 2005 - Soobox REEL Award
- - K'naan's video "Soobax" wins Best Video of the Year award at the REEL World Film Festival. 4REAL Kenya also screened at the festival. |
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| April 2005 - 4REAL School
- - Direct Current launches the 4REAL School program throughout the Vancouver School District with full school assemblies featuring 4REAL Kenya and K'naan live. |
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| April 2005 - West Coast Tour
- - Direct Current takes 4REAL Kenya and K'naan on a west coast tour. Gigs include the Telus Ski & Snowboard Festival in Whistler, Ginger 62, Media Club and Lamp Lighter in Vancouver, and Ahousaht and Tofino on Vancouver Island. |
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| April 2005 - Chris Haddock
- - Chris Haddock comes on as Executive Producer of the 4REAL series. Haddock is the creator of Da Vinci’s Inquest, Canada's most successful TV series ever, now in its eighth season and licensed around the world. |
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| April 2005 - VH1
- - The video "Soobax" that we co-produced in Kenya for Hip Hop artist K'naan airs on VH1. Soobax is in rotation on VH1 and has been airing back-to-back with a 4-minute EPK we produced from the trip about K'naan. |
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| April 2005 - MTVu
- - Soobax video hits #1 on MTV U. |
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| April 2005 - CBC
- - Direct Current interviews poet, actor, musician, writer and all around great guy, Saul Williams, for the CBC program, ZeD. |
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| February 2005 - MTV.com
- - K'naan was just featured on MTV Advanced warning using our footage. |
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| February 2005 - Hip Hop Canada
- - An interview with Sol about the concept and development of the 4REAL series. |
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| February 2005 - Kumba Festival
- - Direct Current debuts 4REAL Kenya at the Harbourfront Center in Toronto. As part of the Kumba Festival, the show was followed up with a performance by K'naan. The event was a huge success and raised $2,000 for Salim Mohamed, the young hero featured in 4 |
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