NEW SITCOM CREATED BY “MARTIN” EXECUTIVE PRODUCER BENTLEY KYLE EVANS AND LEGENDARY RAPPER MC LYTE
FIVE FINALISTS WILL AUDITION LIVE DURING ABFF 2020; WINNER WILL EARN CO-STARRING ROLE ALONGSIDE MC LYTE
UMC, the first and largest streaming service for Black TV and film from AMC Networks, is partnering with the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) to kick off a nationwide casting call for the co-star of its latest original production, “Partners In Rhyme.” A new half-hour sitcom created by “Martin” and “The Jamie Foxx Show” alum Bentley Kyle Evans together with MC Lyte, “Partners In Rhyme” chronicles the trials of an up-and-coming female high school rapper, social media sensation and foster kid who thinks she is the best thing to happen to the rap game since Cardi B. MC Lyte also stars in the sitcom as a label executive charged with helping the difficult but talented new artist navigate the industry.
