{"id":134431,"date":"2019-06-24T17:34:44","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T21:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=134431"},"modified":"2019-06-24T17:34:44","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T21:34:44","slug":"first-look-at-elijah-kelley-thomas-q-jones-isaiah-washington-in-bets-tales-season-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/first-look-at-elijah-kelley-thomas-q-jones-isaiah-washington-in-bets-tales-season-2\/","title":{"rendered":"First Look At Elijah Kelley, Thomas Q. Jones, & Isaiah Washington In BET’s Tales Season 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here’s the first look at\u00a0Elijah Kelley<\/strong> (The New Edition Story, Star, The Bobby Brown Story),\u00a0Isaiah Washington<\/strong> (Grey\u2019s Anatomy, The 100), and\u00a0Thomas Q. Jones<\/strong> (Being Mary Jane, Luke Cage) from the season two debut episode \u201cBrothers” of BET’s\u00a0hit original series, TALES<\/b>.<\/p>\n

BET Networks in conjunction with Irv \u2018Gotti\u2019 Lorenzo <\/b>will air the episode as\u00a0a two-hour premiere and also serve as the launchpad for an unreleased Kanye West song exclusive to the show\u2019s soundtrack.\u00a0Contrary to previous episodes that feature a catalog of previously released music, this season\u2019s premiere will feature a new song, \u201cBrothers\u201d by Kanye West featuring Charlie Wilson<\/b>. \u201cBrothers\u201d is produced by Irv \u201cGotti\u201d Lorenzo and his production partner, Seven.<\/p>\n

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Fans can tune-in to BET and MTV channels globally and on VH1\u2019s international channels on Tuesday, July 2.\u00a0 BET and the international channels will air the first look at 9:00 PM E.T., with MTV airing in a later timeslot.<\/p>\n

Each week, TALES transforms the lyrics of hip-hop\u2019s greatest hits into captivating visual narratives through the eyes of Irv \u201cGotti\u2019\u201d Lorenzo. \u201cBrothers\u201d will also feature\u00a0Draya Michele<\/strong> (Real Husbands of Hollywood), LisaRaye McCoy<\/strong> (All of Us, Single Ladies), and Cynthia Bailey<\/strong> (Real Housewives of Atlanta, How High 2).<\/p>\n

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Tales S2 Brothers Thomas Q. Jones, Isaiah Washington and Elijah Kelley (Photo: BET)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The scripted anthology series will include nine additional episodes that will feature timeless hits including Geto Boys\u2019\u201cMind Playing Tricks on Me,\u201d<\/strong> Migos\u2019 \u201cSlippery,\u201d<\/strong> Nas\u2019 \u201cI Gave You Power,\u201d<\/strong> Mary J. Blige\u2019s \u201cMy Life,\u201d<\/strong> Lil Uzi Vert\u2019s \u201cXO Tour Life,\u201d<\/strong> Cardi B\u2019s \u201cBodak Yellow,\u201d<\/strong> Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg\u2019s \u201cDeep Cover,<\/strong>\u201d Lauryn Hill\u2019s \u201cEx-Factor,\u201d<\/strong> and XXXtentacion\u2019s \u201cMoonlight.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n