Jones III leads Genius into urban world

October 10, 2007 Genius Products has partnered with Quincy "QD3" Jones III and QD3 Entertainment to produce and acquire original home entertainment titles and feature films. In addition to its own broadband channel, the company has several strategic cross-platform distribution partnerships with such key players as Comcast, Joost, Nickelodeon and BET. The first title, already in production, is "Who Shot Ya," a documentary that examines the violence in hip-hop through conversations with prominent rappers discussing their personal experiences of being shot.

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