ye r of urpn e . dmitted th y dldn"t in Ingle note on their multi- pl tinum lbum, V nill Ice got c ught red-h nded In p li bout hi b c round J n t J c 'on be am cnuin . : upcr t r, with h r If h thm a- tion " Ibum becoming thc Iir: t LP in hi t ry to gener te i top- five hit . , .' M.C. Hammer xplodcd.li c,.. n A-bomb, but ot burned .by orne of th fallout. Crit c c .. cu ed hi of elling out R B to court pop f n nd Rolling Sto c id h w tyr nt who ran hi or rtization wi tb n iron fi t, till M. . ammer TO e to the top nd hel ped r p wi n mai ns tream recognition. . . p the mo t surprising ucce tory wa the unexpected explo ion of Bell Biv Dc Voe, hich was also met with con­ trover v- As Bcll Bi v De vee, Ricky, Michael and Ronnie aban­ doned thc clean-cut.. "boy next door" image they developed with New Edition in.Iavor of a rough­ edged, se� uall y-chargcd per- sona'. ' ' 1990 wa al 0 a year of recon­ ciliation, in the midst 'of which whcelchafr-bound �x­ gangbangerpulled together some of the bnghtc: t stars in hip hop for the most socially- ignificant song of 1990-{hc most powc anti-violence jam, If We're All III The Same Ga ng! i, 1990 was a big year for Blacks i,n' film. Denzel Washington won best supporting actor for his role in" "Glory", making him the third African-American to win an Academy Award, The Hudlin Brothers' "House Party" won rave reviews and was a hit with, a t' �c�s nat�?n�ide" The mo t e e tIbg V story was � . U eo' cess of Keenen Ivory Wayans' A FOlld Farewell: Ev ry ye r i m rked ith the ping of some 'whove entert ined u . Those like Sammy Davi Jr., Sarah Vaughan, Dexter Gordon and Pearl Bailey are legends. Others H e Robin Harri m de , us laugh fot a 'hort time, while omc like Heavy D alld the Boyz's dancer Troy Dixon and' Wrecks n ' Effect ' Brand.on Mitchell shared their gift foronly a brief moment. But no matter the length 0 their time. in the spotlight they all bared ome­ thing special nd wc can't help but say the world wa a little bit nicer because they were here. The 1990 Radio cope Enter­ tainm nt A ward: Instead of run­ ning down the us ua l 11 1 of honors, we vc picked out orne of your favorit for recogrriuon: in some rather unique categories. Some of them arc eriou ,and the . rest depend upon your ense of humor. r, The "Diana Ross Award for best performance by a hair weave or wig" goes to J ner' Ja k ·"H\ .. , • while the "I've Got Big Breasts, . . , . HIS ·GRA DFATHER W S . A PORTER 0 - THE �.WASHI GTO ,4D.C .. L{ E. I' HE PLA SOBEl G A SE . ATOR. 0 I WASH I GTO 0" nc . -, , ' «. ,- . , " Equal opportuuttv. Tha.l': \\ h.u it'� h('(,11 about Thal'� \\ hat'it'� :ill at�HUt/7 • . The freedom for all pcople to pursue ami arhie\(' t heir dreams. \nd \\c, at the \1i1lcr BI'('\\ in:! COlllpan�, hdi('\(' that education i� t(' " , . I'oacl to equal oppoI1unit�: That'� \\ h� \\(' sponsor th(' Thurgood \lar�hall S('holal'�hip Fund, 'I'll fund PI'()\ ide� .'('holal'�hip� to (k�'1'\ ing �tudel1t� attending Blac" puhlic college.', \\ it h that "iml of .'uPPo11, \\('11 h(l\(' a lot 1ll0l'(' \frican· \11U'ri .• ",� \\ ho .11'(' fl'e(' to achl('\(' Ica