KALUP & FRANCO TURN IT UP, SO THEY CAN TURN IT OUT

James Franco (Howl, 127 Hours, Milk) will soon add “pop star?” to his growing array of curious creative endeavors. Following on the tails of his General Hostpital gig, a multimedia project entitled Three’s Company The Drama and  sandwiched in between making a Wizard of Oz prequel, hosting the oscars and filming the new Planet of the Apes remake, Franco has collaborated with performance artist Kalup Linzy for the EP, “Turn it Up”.

An album which promises multi-mediums, spoken word over disco beats, a Franco rendition of Proud Mary,  gospel music and some gender bending music videos shot and directed by both Kalup and Franco for the tunes “Turn it Up (So We Can Turn it Out)” and “Rising (Both Sides Now)”.

The album is set to be released on July 12, via Brooklyn’s tropical heat label Dutty Artz founded by DJ/rupture. Whether or not this will stand the test of time of Eddie Murphy’s “Party All The Time” remains to be seen.  Fingers crossed.