Over the p
die J c on'
n e ctly
o t, rom nne
. them creamin for more.
Althou h many of hi on
have a decidedly en uo navor,
Freddie' n ver been no n a a
"bedroom balladeer". ell, not
until now! Since hi 19 5 debut,
Freddie Jack on', been on non­
stop innin tre .
Hi fir tingle "Rock Me
Tonirht" kicked off a trin of
nine bac -to-b c top ten hi .
There w "You Are My Lady".
"He'll Never Love You", and
"m ny other including "Jam
Tonirht". With th t kind of hit­
making hi tory there comes an'
incredible pre ure to make more
hits. But orne early advice from
recording veteran help Freddie
keep thing in perspective.
Hi current album, "Do Me
Arain" i very personal effort.
Jack on ay th t the ong,
"Second Time For Love", i ba ed
on a real-life romance. "I did ac-
. tually live that song", he ays.
But like alot of cetebrlue , he's
·.had to fend off alot of fie
trickly Bu
A new band, concerned about
the plight of young African
American ,ha set out to do·
something about it.
The rap duo Nu Band, consist­
ing of Jack Foster and his brother
Clifto.n recently released their
"Strickly Bu ine s" album on
their own record label, Nu Trend.
The rap record encourages
youth to stay in choot, maintain
a positive self-concept, and
fosters self e teem. The record
aims to provide positive, motiva­
tional message for Black men,
according to Jack. He em­
phasized that the messages were
e i Iy important for Bl e
kno • • ..
national impact with the record
but if we could influence just two
or three people we would be
happy."
THE FOSTER BROTHERS
are from .Baton Rouge,
Louisiana. "Strictly Busines "
rs being given some airtime in
Baton Rouge, and i expected to
be heard in Detroit soon. The
two brothers do their own promo­
tion of the album, and they ac­
knowledged how difficult a job it
was, especially considering their
small budget.
o f-
HOW , Cohen defended
nipping the uppo edly-offen­
i ve lyric. while dding that
" exi m nd cen orship had noth­
ing to do with it". A it now
rand • even though the album i
fin lly coming out-minu
Nu Bud, Jack Foster and brother Clifton
M.C. Hammer was "King of th
Hill" after capping five awards
(the most to anyone artist) at th
recently held American Music
Awards, but it 'was what program
execs cut from rapper Vanilla
Ice's acceptance speech (as
favorite new artist) that seemed
to peak the interest of everyone
watchlng the edited version.
Just what wa it that rapper
'Vanilla Icc said that caught most
everyone by surprise? Well, ap­
parently tired of the backlash and
heat he's received from being
caught in a barrage of ties con­
cerning everything from where
he went to school (and who with)
to' havi ng a Black stepdad (he
didn't). he la hed out, "those who
tried to hold the Iceman down
can kis my white ass."
Wi th regards to the lies, he
repeated "it ain t where you
from, it's where you are at. .. How
many white people do you know
that can do what I do? " However,
there was some ten ion between
he and Hammer, who' gave him
his first break and now views him
more along the lines of n im­
itator. ce interprets the conflict
competition.
In other recording new,
Karyn White is teaming up with
super producer Terry Lewi
(formerly of The Time), but it'
not a bu iness arrangement. In­
stead the two are planning a trip
to the altar .... Meanwhile, former
Time member Je e Johnson
reportedl y attempted suicide
after being di traught over marl­
t I woe.
while living with a cousin here in
Detroit, although he i a resident
of Louisiana.
The Foster's future plans are
to work with new young acts, but
Jack is looking at alternative in
case show business doe not
work out. He says he might go
back to school to obtain a law
degree.
Popular TV Hostess �eat Up!'
Freddie
From the PP& T (People,
ine
By LI a COIliDS
Popular TV hostess Dee
(Denise Barnes), also of the rap
group "Body &: Soul", is still
nursing wounds-mostly face
and hand-sustained when she'
was beat up this past weekend by
popular raR artist, Dr. Ore' (of
N.W.A. fame).
Barnes is the host of "Pump It
(Jp", a s-yndicated TV program
featuring rap artist. The alterca­
tion took place in a Hollywood
nightclub in full view of a
capacity crowd gathered to see
the female rap unit "BWP". Wi�­
nesses reported that a bodyguard
employed by "Dr. Ore" prevented
anyone from coming to her aid,
as he repeatedly hit her and at one
oint was said to have stomped
her hands with his feet.
The popular Compton rapper
who had been romantically
linked to Michel' le, claims to
have only pushed her, and �ad
been up er over an interview
aired on "Pump It Up", fueling a
longtime feud between N.W.A.
members and Ice Cube.
There were conflicting report
of whether or not formal police
charge were filed against the
rapper. What's 0 ironic, is that
Dr. Ore wa the poducer and or ..
gantzer of "We're All In The
Same Gang", a project which
brought west coast r pper (in­
eluding Deni e Barnes) together
to peak out again t gang
violence.
Tht "Iceman" Lashts Back:
The pair know they still have
a lot to learn, and acknowledged
they will get better in the profes­
sion in due time.
Jack writes. sings, and play
the keyboards, while Clifton
writes and plays bass guitar.
Jack is a graduate of Detroit
Cooley High School and attended
classes at Wayne State University
On th« home front: Latoya
Jackson is said to be getting
ready to move back to th tares
due to the threat of t rrorism.
Latoya now resides in London in .
a building full of shiek-type
In the meantime, she's also
going over material for a, new
album that she hopes to release
sometime this ycar .... Congratula­
tions to Robert Townsend on the
arrival of a beautiful infant
daughter, Atexandra-(Papa's
middle name i . Alex).
Robert's been more than just a
little busy these days particularly
with his upcoming film, "Five
Heartbeats". et for release in
March. Townsend says his film
will introduce to all of America
"the new Black Holt ywood-new
leading men, and (ill".,
By The Way: AI B. Sure wa
recently in town to produce a cut
for teen 'en ation Tevi n
Campbell ... Ar. cnio Hall has got
to be breathi ng easier now that a
Lo Angele Supe rior Court
Judge ha dl mi sed the second
of two $10 mitlion defamation
suits filed by former NAACP
branch president Willis Edwards.
Edwards filed the suit after.
Hall called him a "tennis shoe
wearing pimp" and "extor­
tionist" ... Bobby Brown, who
recently purcha .cd n Atlanta
Recording Studi (renaming it
"Bos town Recording") .. i
pre entty in New York working
Oll a new album. .
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lyric or two-Lyndah n t
h ppy.
At the time of our interview,
he aid If the all red v r 'ion
came out, 'he'd ee De Jam in
court. Nei ther sid in the di put
will reveal the ex ct word that
were removed but judging from
what wa left in-whatever wa
taken out mu t have been hot
beyond belief! And we're sure
thi i n't th nd of thi argu­
ment, 0 we'll keep you updated.
Feedback' Line: Recentl !
we've received a number of call
from li tener with concern
about the commercial for
Revlon ' new Ir grance, "Unfor- .
gettable",
commerci 1.
I 0 IC LLY,
Cole w once beaten up 0 ta e
by ngry r ci t who re ented hi
i ngi ng love ballad to hi te
udience, 0 howin Cole
foot ge in commerci lith
white women j t oe to S 0
how time h ve ch nged.
Got a question or a comment
on any'Raaioscope tory, ju t
call the Feedback Lin at (213)
257-2354.
New Book, "Mad At Miles: A
Blackwoman's Guide to Truth"
ATLANTA, OA ---:- Pearl Cleage,
a popular Atlanta ba ed writer
and performer whose work fre­
quently appear in E e nce
Magazine, has announced plans
to promote her new book, "Mad
At Miles: Blackwoman' Guide to
Truth" in an upcomin tour
scheduled to begin in New York
City, January 8-13.
POinting to the incre a e
violence among Black men and
wom n, "MAD AT MILES" call
f , odM'dYOf'�Mtl
self-esteem that condemns
violence even when it is per­
petrated by Black "heroes."
"The real que tion is. how can
they hit u and sfil l be our
heroes?" asks Cleage.
Citing Miles Davis' recent
autobiography, which graphical­
ly describe hi battering of ex­
wife Cicely Ty on, Cleage .ays,
"Mile Davis i a musical geniu ,
but that doe n't excuse or explan
is \fit) � war� Bl ck
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way our Black male heroe treat
their i ters before we decide
who deserves to be admired and
who doc not."
Unlike the recent" lap happy"
"BLACKMAN'S GUIDE TO UN­
DERSTANDING BLACK
WOMEN, "MAD AT MILES" of­
fers orne specific guideline for
new relationship between Black
men and women that are b ed on
affection, re peer and equality.
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