Reports reveal DuBose led a brief NFL career, drafted by the Detroit Lions in 1990. A call for DuBose's contribution to the nationwide live sports broadcast of the Centennial Olympic Games led the producer to briefly relocate to Atlanta. During his service to the International Olympic Committee as an NBC producer, DuBose connected with Solid Gold creator Brad Lachman, who DuBose credits as a "mentor". DuBose's journey to becoming a "Rising Star" of Wake Forest University began after the former Defensive Lineman for the school's historic Demon Deaconsfootball team accepted a WFU football scholarship an offer presented to fewer than 3% of first year applicants. It is noted that DuBose earned his Broadcast Communications degree under communications mentor, Professor Mary Dalton. Reports reveal the Wake Forest alum remains active on a grassroots level, having made returns to his home campus to engage "Journeys to Success" talks with students while sharing his career experiences.
DuBose Entertainment
DuBose Entertainment is a Millennial Media and production company led by Hollywood producer James DuBose. DuBose Entertainment has produced several docu-dramas and is currently producing feature films and scripted television shows with several distribution partners. Before launching Dubose Entertainment, James DuBose served as President of Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs' Bad Boy Television under the Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment brand. For his role of results, DuBose is credited for his executive eye in bringing the 'real' to reel, captivating audiences while generating top-billing numbers. In 2006, James DuBose founded DuBose Entertainment in 2006, seeing the Los Angeles production company to grow to house 45 employees just in its first few years of operation. By 2009, DuBose joined forces with rapper MC Lyte and launched DuBose Music Group. On August 27, 2009, Lyte took to her blog to announce the merger to her fans and colleagues. "There is no doubt that James DuBose is a prolific producer of reality programming", she wrote. "Who has become the go to guy for some of today's biggest names." Two-years later, the pair signed dancehall reggae artist Beenie Man to the music label. That same year, R&B singer Tweet joined the growing artist roster of DuBose Music Group. In 2013, Tweet released a five-track EP, "Simply Tweet," under the DuBose brand.
Personal life
DuBose's childhood coincided with the 1969 Greensboro uprising against the Jim Crow laws of the south. During his early years, DuBose's single mother worked at a Greensboro factory as she struggled to raise DuBose during the city's noted "desegregation and integration" era. DuBose is reported to have future plans to launch a television production camp for children of low-income families.
Film
James DuBose is an avid supporter of the Oakland Film Office. He officiated his role as a film producer with the February 11, 2018 release of the Dame Dash-directed, one-hour and twenty-four-second Lionsgate film "Honor Up". According to the Los Angeles Times, "Damon Dash directed and stars in this crime drama about an OG trying to protect his family after a shootout in Harlem. Written by Stuart Acher and James Dubose; story by Damon Dash and Kevin Bennett."
