The film I'm in "Last Call of Duty" made it on Fox News in Charlotte. Here's the link to segment: http://tinyurl.com/83sugkn. I play Officer Scott.

I was just cast as officer Scott in the new film "Last Call of Duty" Please like the FaceBook page for the film. http://tinyurl.com/3crsacr

Here's my 1st interview on our feature film "Hit A Lick!" 

http://themovietalkonline.com/?p=3850

We finished filming everything now we're in post production. Our feature film stars Luray Cooper from HBO hit series "The Wire!" Oh yeah he can play ball too that's how we met lol. Here's our IMDB page it's official. 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1954512/

Here's a link to the new movie I've been working on. I co-wrote, produced and I'm directing this film. It's called "Hit A Lick"

"Hit A Lick" An ex-con hired to manage his nephew's fledgling hip-hop career is caught between working for and taking down the neighborhood's crime boss..

http://www.HitALickmovie.com

I'm happy to announce that the Carolina Hurricanes and I have reached an agreement that I'm satisfied with. Nothing but love for everyone who supported me and understood why I had to stand up for myself and for what's right. But right now I'm about to watch Family Guy LOL

Thanks again.

http://www.Facebook.com/TyeBanks

Are Mixtapes hurting hip hop?

OK let me put it out there so this is clear: I like mixtapes and I understand their purpose. But there are too many damn artists focusing on making mixtapes (to see what I mean look at DatPiff.com or Coast2Coastmixtapes.com) and not original music. If I hear another rapper talking about “Check out my mixtape” I'm going to scream. I'm not sure why rappers continue to do mixtapes unless they're trying to get a record deal (which is ****-backwards these days) or just trying to give away music that people have already heard. I know some people will argue it's a great promotional tool, but how can it be when everybody is doing it?

I bumped into T.J. (of T.J.'s DJs and B.O.B's manager) in Atlanta a few years ago. He was coming out of a session at the Atlantis Music Conference. In the session, T.J. asked “How can you mess up a mixtape when the beats are already hits?” Good point. So where's the creativity in mixtapes? If you're not adding original music to the mixtapes, I don't see it. 

The BET awards just went off and all I can say is: "Somebody please fix the BET sound system!" Man every year they have something going on - last year it was the bleeping out of words. Now artists rapping over their soundtrack but the music is so low you can barely hear it!

Also do you think Diggy is writing his rhymes or is it his Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame father Rev Run from Run DMC writing them? One more thing a cypher is suppose to be a freestyle (off the head) not a written verse from a song!