TV ONE ANNOUNCES PRODUCTION OF ORIGINAL FILM, HIT A LICK, STARRING LIL MAMA, LANCE GROSS, TAMI ROMAN AND FLOYD MAYWEATHER

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The Atlanta Production for the Network's First Original Movie Inspired 
by 

TV One's Original Series For My Man is Also Directorial Debut 

for Tasha Smith

SILVER SPRING, MD - November 10, 2016 - TV One today announced that production is underway in Atlanta, Georgia for the new film, Hit A Lick, which marks the feature-length directorial debut for Tasha Smith (For Better Or Worse, Empire) and stars Lil Mama, Lance Gross, Tami Roman, Big Freedia, Lil Zane, and Floyd Mayweather.Slated for a 3Q17 premiere, the film is the network's first original movie inspired by an episode of TV One's original series, For My Man.

Hit A Lick, tells the tragic story of Falicia Blakely, a teen mom who grows up in the fast-lane. When she becomes an exotic dancer, she attracts the attention of local pimp and predator, Dino. His empty promises of a life together turn Falicia into a pawn in his dangerous games; and she's forced to prove her love for him at the expense of innocent lives.

Hit A Lick cast announced today: 

• Lil Mama (CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story) as Falicia, a sassy 17 year-old young mom-turned-exotic dancer who falls hard for her pimp boyfriend and finds herself forced to choose between commitment to his love and a life of crime.   

• Lance Gross (House of Payne, Temptation) as Dino, a modern day Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, who uses Falicia's weakness for his gain.  

• Tami Roman (Basketball Wives, Belle's) as Stacey, Falicia's alcoholic mother who has jumped in and out of her daughter's life, exposing her to too much too soon. 

• Floyd Mayweather Jr. as Punch, a loud and cocky club owner from Miami. 

• Tiffany Black (Bring Out The Lady) as Pumpkin, Falicia's rough around the edges "road dog" who fully intends to strip her way out of poverty. 

• Walter Fauntleroy as "Q," Falicia's regular customer-turned-friend; a good guy caught in a bad situation. 

• Big Freedia as Tam, neighborhood friend and confidante to Falicia's mother. 

• Lil Zane as DJ Pierre, Club DJ. 

In addition to directing and producing, Tasha Smith is a multifaceted actress whose work brings style and intensity to the subjects she plays on the big and small screens. She currently stars in the Tyler Perry television series, For Better or For Worse on OWN, for which she earned an NAACP Image Award nomination as "Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series." Additionally, Smith appears in Lee Daniels' FOX hip-hop drama series, Empire, as well as the Starz series Power in pivotal recurring roles.