"8 Mile" Actor Commits Suicide

De'Angelo Wilson, the Dayton bred actor who portrayed the role of 'DJ Iz' in Eminem's debut film 8 Mile, reportedly committed suicide in Los Angeles late last month.

According to the Dayton Daily News, Wilson hung himself in the back room of a Los Angeles business on November 26th. He was 29.



Wilson's mother revealed to The Dayton Daily News that her son had become depressed because he couldn't score other movie roles after appearing in two major films, 8 Mile and Antwone Fisher.

"His career kind of failed, and I think he was beating himself up. Things were real down and he just didn't know how to pick himself up," said Wilson's mother, Debra. "I talked to him about a month and a half ago, he wasn't good ... I was real worried about him."

During the filming of Antwone Fisher, Wilson established a relationship with the real-life Antwone Fisher who described Wilson as a friendly person.

"He was a good guy, a fun guy, a great guy to be around." Fisher said. "It's just really hard to understand."

Topps and Funkmaster Flex Create First DJ Card

Influential New York DJ Funkmaster Flex has announced a brand new partnership with The Topps

 

Company to unveil the Funk Master Flex autographed card, the first ever awarded to a DJ.

 

Topps has remained the leading name in sports cards since debuting in 1938. The company now manufactures cards for Major League Baseball, the NFL, and the NBA.

 

Also a giant in the confectionary market, Topps' brand names include Bazooka bubble gum, Rung Pop, Push Pop, Baby Bottle Pop, and Juicy Drop Pop.

 

 

 

According to Topps Director of Product Development Clay Luraschi, these achievements enticed Topps to secure Flex for the launch of their Mayo Football line, due out next month.

 

"Funkmaster Flex is an icon in the Hip-Hop world and we're excited to be able to incorporate him into our new Topps product," stated Luraschi to AllHipHop.com." "The autographed Funkmaster Flex cards are sure to be a hot collectible and give fans yet another reason to be excited for our new Mayo Football product coming out in January."

 

The Flex card will be included in rare packs of the new line, which is a re-design of the first ever football product from the turn of the century.

 

The 2009 Topps Mayo Football line will retail for $3 per pack.