20 years ago today on Oct. 11, 2002, Rick Famuyiwa's classic rom-com "Brown Sugar" made its theatrical debut and introduced the world to a cinematic hip-hop love story like no other. After two decades, the nostalgic film remains one of the blueprints for Black romance and hip-hop storytelling. But something else from "Brown Sugar" has also stood the test of time: Sanaa Lathan's incomparable Sidney "Sid" Shaw.
On the surface, "Brown Sugar" tells an affectionate story about Sidney and her childhood friend-turned-lover, Andre "Dre" Ellis (played by Taye Diggs) - a journalist and music executive, respectively, who find love through their shared appreciation for hip-hop. As a kid, that's all I acknowledged the movie as - a simple rom-com. But at 25 years old, I've found more common ground with the film beyond just being a fan of hip-hop, and that's all thanks to Sidney.
"I don't think there's ever an amount...
On the surface, "Brown Sugar" tells an affectionate story about Sidney and her childhood friend-turned-lover, Andre "Dre" Ellis (played by Taye Diggs) - a journalist and music executive, respectively, who find love through their shared appreciation for hip-hop. As a kid, that's all I acknowledged the movie as - a simple rom-com. But at 25 years old, I've found more common ground with the film beyond just being a fan of hip-hop, and that's all thanks to Sidney.
"I don't think there's ever an amount...
- 10/11/2022
- by Njera Perkins
- Popsugar.com
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