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B.ck 011 Molo II: Super
on rtter/producer, Teddy
Riley ha reportedly severed
hi lies with Motown Record
in a di pUle over the new hit
roup, Basic Black. Basic
BI ck's top twenty debut hit,
·She' Mine-, sounds alot
like Teddy's group, Guy.
Teddy think' it unfair
or Motown to sian an act that
ound like his aroup. Rumor
ba it that Teddy is no
refuling to or with any
Noto n acts, includina the
foursome, Today which he
founded.
that much control on their chance to show off the full
econd album. but Hakeem r nge of their wide-re ching
ays a twist of fate landed the talent.
their own with the houe t
ong riters and producers in
popular mu ic today.
Ju t a few of the album'
highlights re: a tribute to
Parliament Funkadelic,
calle-d "Thanks For The
Funic" " an energizi ng me -
s ge song, c lied, "/ Had A
Dream", that sample Martin
Luther King'. famous
speech: and a Ml' ring remake
of Michael Jac sun's 1971
classlc. called "Cm To Be'
There" ..
They arc gOing to m e
some serious w vc wit
their ne album. but r cking
up hit record isn't all
they've got pi nned. The
Boy will soon be coming
your way in their very own
TV how, directed by Debbie
Allen. Khiry say, "Debbie
calls it a musical "dram-edy".
It has drama and comedy and
mu ic in n."
recordcompany, CBS.
M urice say'. "Alot or
people don't even know the
record's out. M urice s y
the album' marketing and
promotion problems are du
in part to Changes that have
been made at CBS. "We have
a nc regime' up there and I
don't think they no the
hi tory of the ban_tl" ,
Fro Our Feedb ck Line:
C lIer want to kno how
Spike Lee can c II 2 Live
Crew's leader, Lut er
C. pbell ignorant when
Campbell h . run a succes -
Cui record comp ny for five
ye r without any help from
the major record labels.
project right in their laps.
-Teddy Riley' a lOin to
do alot of song on it, but that.
ould involve working with
otown, and he had to back
out, 0 e j u I decided to do
it ourselve nd MOIO n
believed in us".
Over the pa t ye r. writ­
ing nd producing their hot,
new album took up most of
The Boy , lime. but they till
m n ged to do ome out ide
project, like gue t starring
on the title track to Earth.
Wi nd & Fi re ' "Heritage"
album.
In ddition, to collaborat­
ing ilh EWF, The Boys
produced funky, hip hop
parody called. "I Think f
W nt To R pte for funny­
man. Sinb d's debut album,
called "Brain Dam ged."
Writing and producing their
new Iburn gave The Boy a
One of the stronge t tune
on The Boy new Ip is
Prince- tyled ball d called,
"My Love", hich wa
recorded I Prince's Pai ley
Park Studio. Ha ecm and
Khiry say a unique vibc came
over them while they were
putting lh long together.
"A we were in Paisley Park,
workinl out of thai studio.
we fell like Prince. We lit
candle in the studio, turned
off all the light· and re lIy
worked on our voc I ". "My
Love" is a good example of
how well-rounded The Boy •
talent really is.
In fact. their new lp i a
collection of. I mming dance
noor fun' and romantic bat­
I ds , strung tugc thcr' by
humorou: off-the-w II vo al
interlude. And the album
prove The Boys c n hold
Til. Bo, Ar. BaciA' Til,
Too 01 Til. Cltart6: The
Boy are back! Hakee m,
Khiry, Taj and Bilal Abdul-
amad are burni ng up the
chart gin. "Crazy", the
first relea e from The Boy
n c ,L' c I r - t i tl cd a I bum has
conquered the R B charts
nd is flying up the pop
ch rts well. ,
Thi hit i e pe�ially eet
. for the Abdul am.d brothers
ince they produced and
rote ·Crazy .. them elve .
In fact, ith the exception of
t 0 tunes, they wrote and
prod ced the whole al�um.
I� rare for an ct to get
If you have an opinion on
this or any of our storie s, just
call our Fec db ac k Line lit
(113) 157-13'-1.
Fro", the PP& T (Peop!«.
Plac« & Thing 'J File
Earth, Wind & Firc's lares
album, "Heritage" i .n 't rack
ing up the big sales or hH th
b nd u ually gets and, Ie
si nger, Maurice While plac
the blame quare ly on the
shoulder of the band'
Patte
Real E'
ES!!!
(fUR S": A, SY UleA TIO
, "PACIFIC HEIGHTS"
"Pacific Hd • is a mystery movie t i wonh waitin in line
for. This rllm wilh its' onderful. talented cast is a winner, . th
bY'! . effect reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock films. In
fact, It· a psyc ogical thriller that keep you on the edge of
� seat, about ho a devious and deranged man wedges his
y into lives of an un uspecting young yuppy couple,
portrayed by Bodine and Melanie Griffith and how he
sy . y izes them and tries to destroy everything
y worted for in order to satisfy his personal needs. The
frusIration is that we never find out why this man portrayed by
. is raging thi eX hell from ithin \
, .
• p ific Heichts" stars Oscar-nominated Melanie Griffith
(kftI:wm for her portrayal of an intelli ent king woman �n i
-Workin, Girl"), ho continues ith another dynanuc
performance IS Patty Palmer--a oman in love ho mu t rely
on her saength to fill" to repin control of her life and
dieams. Patty' lover, Drake Ooodman portrayed by Mathe
Bodifte is a de man with a temper he cannot control. Patty
Drake combined all of their vinp to fulfill their dream--of
Victorian house. Ho ever, this dream house
of renOv' IS ell IS rent-paying tenants for i�
IDIirtmcolS. The income generated from these apartments �s
only ay th t Patty and Drake will be able to mee their
mon&hly mort gee .
Mic I Keaton who went from Batman to Madman gives a
pine-chilling performance a .Carter �ayes,. the cleyer,
p ycbopathie scam artist who manipulates his wa� Into the live
of Patty and Drake well as in.to o!,e of the� apartment .
Caner manages to accomplish thi without paying one cent.
IS lOWly ridiculous i ho _ ��e t�o people let Carter
JCl. 10 the apartment in the rust place. AfthOujb aU three �
sa e perb and believ ble performances, I had a hard u�
believinl there were people out there who could be so trusung
and nai e; and had an even harder time believing how the la
protected . sociopath.
Yet to my urprise, thi . tory w�s based on th� en.counters and
experienc:e of screenwnter, Daniel Pyne and �lS Wife h;n they
rented an apartment they owned in S n Franci co to the wrong
person. " . sod
I recommend going to the bathroom and buymg your as
before you it do nto see th�s rna ie, bee use you don't want to
. one minute of this moYle.
The Boy�