Anthony Anderson To Star In Netflix Chicago Hip-Hop Series 'Beats'

Source: Paul Archuleta / Getty

Coming next year, Anthony Anderson will star in a new film Beats, which focuses on Chicago’s Hip-Hop scene, most especially in the Southside section of the sprawling city. Anderson will play a down and out manager who crosses path with a teen prodigy and the film will feature Dave East and Dreezy as well.

Sign Up For Our Newsletter!

Deadline reports:

Khalil Everage, a 17-year-old newcomer from the South Side, stars as a musical prodigy with borderline agoraphobia whose path collides with a former music manager (Anderson) who has fallen from grace. The unlikely duo must come together to free each other from the demons of their pasts. The pic will also feature established and rising Chicago-based hip-hop producers and artists, including original music from Young Chop. Orange Is the New Black‘s Uzo Aduba, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Paul Walter Hauser and hip-hop artists Dave East and Dreezy co-star.

Beats will air on Netflix in 2019.

The Latest:

• Sybil Wilkes Breaks Down What We Need to Know: January 20, 2026
• Former Nickelodeon Child Star Kianna Underwood Tragically Killed In Brooklyn Hit-&-Run Incident
• New Man On The Block: Tammy Rivera Sends Birthday Love To Her ‘Answered Prayer’, ‘I Will Always Love You’
• Not So Fast! Judge Scolds Tyreek Hill’s Estranged Wife For Spending $196K On A Bentley After Divorce Demands For Spousal Support
• From Harlem to SNL: A$AP Rocky Brings His Signature Style & Flow To Late Night, Rihanna Supports His ‘Stole Ya Flow’ Bars

—

Photo: Getty

Anthony Anderson To Star In Netflix Chicago Hip-Hop Film “Beats” was originally published on ionehiphopwired.staging.go.ione.nyc