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The world is on Lil' Kim, who had $250,000 in jewelry stolen from her last week on her way to Los Angeles in preparation for Tuesday's BET Awards. The Queen Bee was ripped off at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, after a Louis Vuitton bag she intended to carry on to the plane was mistakenly checked. When it was retrieved, the bag had been opened and a quarter-million dollars in bling was missing.
Rod Stewart is getting divorced for the second time. Citing the standard "irreconcilable differences,[/b] his wife Rachel Hunter filed for the permanent split last week in Los Angeles. The couple will share custody of their two children.
R&B star Blu Cantrel lets it all hang out on her songs, and with her new album Bitter Sweet due in December, she's taking the concept to another level. She'll be Playboys's August issue cover girl, posing totally nude for a million bucks.
Frankie J., whose debut album What's a Man to Do? is striking chords big time, with audiences of all ages and quickly climbing the charts with its blend of classic soul, hip-hop and pop, tied together with a strong Latin influence.
The first certified gold female rapper, MC Lyle has just released her eight album on her and manager Fred Crawford's independent label SGI/CMM. The album is called Underground Heat Vol. 1. That is exactly what this release brings--heat.
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The word is on Brandy and Monica, both of whom have come a long way since they were teens lyrically fighting over an unnamed boy.
Brandy is getting divorced after barely two years of marriage. Monica's new album After the Storm took last week's top slot on Billboard's Album charts, selling 185,000 copies in its first seven days.
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Three years after the rhythm and blues star's premature death, Malaco Records has released the final Johnny Taylor album. Titled There's No Good in Goodbye, the album contains fifteen previously unreleased tracks recorded throughout his sixteen year stint at Malaco, including five from the sessions of his 1999 album, Gotta Get The Groove Back.
On May 30, 2000, Taylor's life came to an end as he succumbed to heart failure.
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No, "after you na roadblock!"
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I thank you guys for those kind words. You guys are so sweet and I do appreciate it. I'm also glad there's no business like showbiz.
Well, Marion "Suge" Knight's people are fighting back, saying it was not the Death Row Records chief who punched a valet outside an L.A. nightspot sometime last month. Knight remains in jail and faces possible parole revocation over the incident, which his attorney Rose Kogeman and Nation of Islam minister Tony Mohammed say it's unjust
Former Bad Boy Entertainment president Kirk Burrowes is suing Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs, accusing the label chief of rushing into Burrowes' office in 1996 with a baseball bat to force him into signing over his 25 percent share of the company.
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Ja rules the roost at the Velodrome July 10, 2003
By Katharyn Williams and Monde Dlakavu
The Bellville Velodrome shook to the sound of hip-hop and R&B international superstar Ja Rule as he put on a dynamic performance for his Cape fans on the last leg of his South African tour last night.
Supporting acts started off with hip-hop legend Ready D(?) getting the fans in the right mood. He was followed by Loyiso, Afro Z and Mzekezeke, who continued to warm up the almost packed Velodrome with South African soul sounds.
And then came the moment everyone had been waiting for - Ja Rule appeared on stage and gave the crowd what they came for.
Hot hits such as Living It Up, Always On Time and Where I Would Be Without You drove the crowd wild.
The multiplatinum hip-hop artist was in the country for the first time and had previous shows in Johannesburg and Durban.
Ja Rule watched the Vodacom Challenge Final soccer match in Durban on Sunday, the first time he had attended a soccer match.
He said he hoped to return to South Africa after he completes his new CD, Blood In My Eye.
The after-party, held at a nightclub in Loop Street and not at Dockside as advertised, attracted many female fans, as well as local entertainers such as Mark Lottering, SA R&B king Loyiso, who also performed at the concert, and former e.tv sports presenter Eben Jansen.
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Last saturday, composer, instrumentalist and arranger Benny Carter succumbed to bronchitis at age 95. The jazz great played alongside Dizzy Gillepsie, Miles Davis, drummer Kenny Clark, Ouincy Jones for nearly three decades in the be bop era.
Benny Carter will surely be missed. The last time I watched him perform was about six years ago in a duo with Leon "Ndugu" Chancelor in a summer jam picnic sponsored by American Cancer Society, in which there was a cancer control tent with information on early detection and nutrition to help in cancer prevention. A great man and a legend.
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quote:(7/23/03, 8 p.m. ET) -- Few can challenge Sean "P. Diddy" Combs' business acumen as the successful entrepreneur has built an empire which includes a record label, a clothing line, a marketing company, several restaurants, and his own line of custom Lincoln Navigators. However, Combs may be in need of new challenge. According to Billboard.com, he'd like to purchase an interest in the New York Knicks.
As he recently said on The Howard Stern Show, "I think I could do a good job. I'm publicly puttin' it out there, because they're not taking my calls. I think they need some new blood up there... I'm not saying get rid of the owners, I'm saying put me down. Put me in the game... Because it's not going down right now."
After making the play-offs for 14 consecutive years, the Knicks have failed to make the play-offs for the past two seasons. Combs attributed the lack of success to hasty decisions, "We're making rush decisions. I think we need a team that also reflects the spirit of the city. We need an aggressive, fast team that knows how to run."
In related news, Combs' Bad Boy Records released the Bad Boys II soundtrack last week. The set is expected to debut at Number One this week on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
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"I know I can, be what I wanna be, if I work hard at it, I will be where I wanna be."
It's now a cliche to teens growing up in the hood humming this catchy tune. Who said they couldn't?
Ashanti'sChapter II album which was long overdue has sold more than a million copies in its four weeks on the shelves. Now she's where she wants to be.
Destiny's Child frontwoman Beyounce Knowles' first album as a solo artist Dangerously In Love has hit the airwaves and record stores. Now ain't she where she wanna be? You bet!
Nelly is getting involved in the cause behind the national registry of bone marrow donors. Spurred by his sister Jackie Donahue's need for a transplant, the St. Louis rapper is starting a campaign in her name to add more names to the registry, and find a donor for her sister.
So let's hum along and say to the kids "I know I can, be what I wanna be if I work hard at it, I'll be where I wanna be."
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Damian "Jr Gong" Marley, the youngest son of reggae legend Bob Marley, will be performing July 31st with his brothers Stephen and Patrick at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles as part of a reggae festival that features Beres Hammond, former Wailers back up singer Marcia Griffiths and the legendary Wailing Souls.
The word now is on Floetry, as the British born duo dominate the Soul Train Lady of Soul nominations with four nods. Also scoring multiple noms were Erykah Badu, Heather Headley, Vivian Green, 702, Missy Elliot and TLC. Among the multiple hosts for the show to be broadcast live on August 23: Arsenio Hall, Aisha Tyler, Tyrese and Headley.
Rakim is out at Dr. Dre's Aftermath Records. He is now shopping new deals.
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Nothing much has been heard from the loverman Big Daddy Kane after his sixth LP, "Daddy's Home" released in late 1994. But remember he groomed a whole lot of hardcore East Coast rappers, I mean then young rappers like Jay-Z and Ol' Dirty Bastard.
What's up with Ol' Dirty Bastard? Is he still going in and out of jail?
Remember the movie "Colors" featuring Sean Penn and Robert Duvall? The soundtrack catapulted Big Daddy Kane to the top in the 80's.
Pop it up, man! I live here!
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The MTV Video Music Awards nominations are out, and Missy Elliot has to be the odds-on-favorite with a field-leading eight nominations. Her video for "Work It" is up for video of the year, best female video and best hip-hop video. Other multiple nominees include: Justin Timberlake, 50 Cent, Eminem, Johnny Cash, Jennifer Lopez, Beyonce and Evanescence. MTV will broadcast the show live on August 28.
Memphis, Tenn.-based Three 6 Mafia is back with their latest album Da Breakeables, on Columbia Records.
The rapper-deejay-producer team has been on top of the underground world for years with several independent releases, and three major releases have given them gold and platinum status--including a Billboard number one debut with Unbreakeables.
The long association between Bad Boy Entertainment and Arista Records is history, and Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs played it safe with the Bad Boys II Soundtrack.
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Yep, the Bad Boys II soundtrack is a star studded entertaining collection. No question, Sean "P Daddy" Combs knows how to make hit recordings. He has added hit soundtracks to his resume. Jay-Z's thumping "La-La-La" and the Notorious B.I.G. and 50 Cent's energetic "Realest N%@$#!," the chart-topping album will take hip-hoppers all through the year before the Grammy Awards.
Chingy, the St. Louis rapper will be doing what he does best at the Beat Summer Jam Concert on Saturday, at the Universal Ampitheater delivering a number of his grade-A party jams on his solid debut album. Thematically, Chingy's fondness for women and partying dominates the collection.
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Sean Paul is in trouble in his native Jamaica, facing a Sept. 1 court date on profanity charges. The dancehall pop star was busted by cops for his filthy mouth, while on the island performing at the Reggae Sumfest late last month. Reportedly, he plans to plead guilty.
In bigger trouble is Marion "Suge" Knight--he's back in the slammer. The Death Row honcho has been sentenced to 10 months in prison by the California State Parole Board, following an incident in which he allegedly struck a valet outside an LA nightspot in June.
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Another jazz great has died. Grover Mitchell, a jazz trombonist known primarily for his work with Count Basie Orchestra, and who since 1995 had also been the leader of the Basie Band, died in a New York hospital of cancer. He was 73.
Under Mitchell's leadership, the Basie Band made several fine recordings, including the Grammy-winning "Count Basie Orchestra With the New York Voices" and "Count Plays Duke."
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"Four scores and seven years ago, our ancestors brought forth a new nation... I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America...One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all...Don't you love America...God's own country".......Kurtis Blow
Yep, that was the pretty old days when rap music had its originality. But nevertheless, its' all good and rap music is here to stay, today.
Pop sensation Mary J. Blige's latest album, Love and Life, is due out August 26. Also Blige and Britney Spears will be performing for the National Football League's Sept. 4 kickoff concert in Washington D.C. They'll join soul sister Aretha Franklin and Aerosmith for the celebration of America's pigskin pastime.
Alana Davis is striking out on her own, after leaving Elektra Records. The singer-songwriter is looking to start her own label, and is shopping to several joint venture partners the opportunity to release a third album she is currently recording in Jamaica.
Pop Quiz:
What does LSG stand for?
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The super trio Gerald Levert, Keith Sweat and Johnny Gill returns six years after its self-titled, double-platinum debut.
The music in LSG2 is definitely made for lovemaking. From Just Friends to the steamy finale of Can't Get Over You, 2 is dripping and even overflowing with sexuality.
Levert, one of O'Jays' Eddie Levert kids, Sweat, an all time soloist and loverboy, and Gill, former member of the sensatinal group New Edition effectively utilized their distinct voices in "LSG2." The album is heavily influenced by the powerful lyrics of Levert and Sweat.
Pop Quiz:
Who wrote the song "Get Ready?"
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Get Ready was written by Smokey Robinson in the 60s for BMI Music and released by various artist who assembled in Motor City (Motown) making hits upon hits with the cut that lasted two decades.
The Temptations, Undisputed Truth, and the all white rock band Rare Earth had it on in a tweedle dee tweedle dum fashion as Get Ready became a household name and national anthem to begin the era of the hippies in the 70s.
I live here!
When next you stop by a record store, ask for Rare Earth's Get Ready. It's a masterpiece and I been spinning da track all day.
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Yep, Rare Earth was something else after they released the Get Ready album in the fall of 1969. They had popped up at Motown recording studios as late as 2 a.m., when everybody thought there would be no session. But Pete (band leader and drummer) had always wanted to do something unique when the drums at backstage began to hum.
They all came along--Gilbert Bridges, Michael Urso, Ray Monnette, Eddie Guzman--and Get Ready did it. The all white rock band Rare Earth, sold overwhelmingly in every black household, then followed hits upon hits until the sensational Ma became another household name and national anthem in 1973.
Pop Quiz
Who wrote the song "MA?"
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MA was written by 70s extraordinary arranger-composer-producer Norman Whitfield, for Motown Records. But the long play released in 1973 by Rare Earth, somehow, changed the way business was conducted in what owner Berry Gordy had envisioned to be an all black cast recording studio.
Whitfield directed most compositions and made hits upon hits for Temptations, Rose Royce and many recording artists who did gigs with the "MA" thing. MA is kind of similar to "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" recorded in 1972 by the Temptations. Just listen to the music, naaw, listen to both music and compare. There is a message in it.
"MA" prayed and went to church every Sunday while "Papa" was busy "chasing women and drinking." You see what I mean! Listen to the music because there is a message in the vibe.
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From where she was born in Ghana, the Ashanti tribe, she moved to London and found a new home in Los Angeles, making her mark in the music industry. She is Rhian Benson, and her debut album Gold Coast, named after her homeland of Ghana, which was historically called Gold Coast will be released next month.
An investment banking graduate from London School of Economics, and attended graduate school at Harvard before she said adios to academics and began pursuing a professional singing career. Now, who said she cannot be where she wanna be?
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I had pondered why one of the greatest soul singers Marvin Gaye has been neglected over the years. Well, the time is up, and Universal Records, the company that now owns Motown and Tamla labels has released Gaye's finest works. I Want You originally released in 1976 by Motown Records on Tamla label has been remastered and a live footage of the music is now included.
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Over the past ten years, the Isley Brothers' catalogue has been one of music's most heavily sampled. Despite having a resume that stretches back to 1979, Ronald and Ernie Isley have no intention of slowing down. Not now, not this year, and especially not after the release of their latest album Body Kiss--a collaboration with R. Kelly, which debuted at No. 1. on the Billboard Charts.
Elsewhere, the underground's favorite rap group, Blackstar (comprised of Mos Def and Talib Kweli, who also own a bookstore together) will give a keynote lecture on the role of music in social activism at the International Hip-Hop and Social Change Conference, to be held October 3-5 at Chicago's Field Museum.
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