This weekend at Frank Ski’s Restaurant & Lounge in Atlanta, hip hop star & actor, Common hosted an exclusive private screening of his new movie, LUV.

Talented young newcomer Michael Rainey Jr. and Common play an impressionable kid and his bad-ass uncle in this Baltimore-set coming-of-age story. After the screening, Common, film director, Sheldon Candis and producer, Sean Gates answered questions.The question and answers came from an audience of Atlanta influences & media, which included, Kandi Burrus, Stevie J, Speech of Arrested Development, Dj Toomp, LaLa Brother, Emmal and Philla Hudson and others.

David Banner was in the building.

Love & Hip Hop stars come out to support!

LUV is about an 11 year old boy named Woody Watson who is a timid orphan out of Baltimore who is seeking a better life. His mother has been absent during his life and fighting drug addiction. Woody looks up to his uncle Vincent as his father figure. Vincent is a former drug dealer and street hustler who was released from prison after 8 years and looking for change in his life as well. Will Vincent go back to his old ways? Will Woody find a good father figure in his uncle? The movie is set to be released on January 18th.