ClollrUlUaU,on 0 on
ton Celti
ve Ion n co idered tbe
A' • re t hite ope'.
Another boo "�Selling of
tMOreen", by Harvy Ala n
Filip Bondy, de the
m faced by Bl Cel c
playe , and Celtics ght to
remain white in n lng-
Iy BI port.
In you didn't already
kno , 72� of the NBA's
players are Black? Ho ever,
t tistic only el part of
the story. The league didn't
get that way overnight.
Nelon George, m Ic
critic, columnist, and uthorof
several boo ays "Elevating
� GQIM", published by Har­
per Collins, came out of hi
d ire to delve into the history
of the port from Blac
perspective. He traced the
tra ition to metlme durin
the 1920's.
NBC's "Cosby Show" may
be going off the air , but Mal­
colm Jamal Warner has
decided to stick around.
The actor, who as Theo
Huxtable has practically
grown up i n our living rooms,
bas landed a deal with NBC
for a series of his own.
Warner will continue in his
role as a grad student who
helps out at a community cen­
ter for the series, which is
being slated to air thi fall. Bill
Cosby will serve executive
producer, but his will be more
of an advisory and not hands
on post.
Warner, who's also be-
come quite a director (having
just directed another "Fresh
Princ�" episode) has also been
'in IA Angeles screening a
short film he completed last
year. The film, enttitled "This
OldMan", tells the tory of an
old man waiting for hi son to
call him on hi birt1\day.
- oompled by K. Barb
- Special oontr1butora:
RldoSoope ..• The Column U ..
CoIllna(8ehInd - The-Soenee)
BEFORE that Blacks
eren't into b etball in any
kind of major way. That
changed in 1951, when the
NBA w integrated. By tbe
1970's, with the arrival of tbe
ABA, b ketball bad become
a big money sport.
Today, the top players
score multi-million dollar con­
tracts. It 11 look very
glamourous, but that doesn't
mean players live in a world
free of racism. F ct is, a place
where the white players on the
team philosophy has been
taken to an extreme is with the
Boston Celtlcs.
During the 80' , 1� of the
NBA' whl .. pl.
were on the Boston Celtica. Ii1
addition, the Celtics manage­
ment isn't too concerned with
trying to get Black fans, and
Blacks in Boston know it.
Things weren't much better
for some of the great Black
athletes that played for the
CeltiCl.
K.C. Jones has a cross
burned on his lawn. Bill
Russell's home was defaced
and he was constantly jeered
by white fans. The list goes on
and on. At the top of it was
management's double stand­
ards when it came to dealing
. Black players. All of which
makes for some very good
reading.
If you want to take a look at
the world of pro-basketball
from a different angle, then it's
time to bead to the bookstore
and get "Btevating Tb«
, GQIM", and "�S�Uing Of
Tb« Green", You'll never
view the game in the same way
again.
. Coming Into
His Own
,
Mint Condition Is breakin' new ground of nation I chart . Band m mb r (Front
row): K ri Lewis, Stokley, Ricky Kinch n. (B ck row): O'Dell, Jeffrey Allen and
Lawernce Waddell.
The Introduction
-If they have the right to seduce you to blood'
baths, My first amendment lets me lead you to
the right path. -
-May May
Ladle and gentlemen, step aside for May May, an
exciting up and coming artist in the rap world. Her
debut album on Scotti Bros. Records is a poignant 12
songs collection that displays the complexity of May
May's multi-faceted character. It is no coincidence
that May May decided to call her album The Intro­
duction - after your first introduction you will feel
welcomed into the world of May May.
Born and raised in Chicago, May may relocated to
California in 1985. In 1988 May May discovered that
she had a natural talent for rap music along with an
abUlty to write engaging lyrics. She started going to
record companies in hopes of landing a recording
contract. It was discouraging at times but May May
kept her music and followed her dream.
If you want to know more,
turn up the volume andlet
her music make The Introduction.
"Oetting breaks was not easy,"states May May.
"Even though my father is famous, I had to ... sort of
climb tbe ladder with a fighter'S determination, and
set out to do it on my own," she articulates in a
humorous manner. "I admire anymore in this busi­
oeas who makes it, and keeps their sanity.".
May May's positive outlook on Ufe stems primari­
ly from her spirituality . "We all have a negative side,"
she states, "but it is our spiritual life that helps make
for the positive changes within ourselves." This
piritual point of view is partlcularly evident in her
first single "Lif�'s a Test." But May May's DO
preacher. Her positively combines ber spiritual out­
look with humor. PerforrnallCC'3 at Los Angeles'
COmedy Store as a stand-up comic helped develop her
timing and ease of humor, which shines through. in
songs like "Alpoman" and "Stampede."
MAY MAY
IT IS WITHIN thi balance between the spiritual
and the humorous that May May finds ber writing
niche. Sp,iritual sonp like "Ya Head is 1)eQd" and
"'I'M Sadness" are balanced with music from ber
humorous side.
The Introduction was produced by hip-hop graphic
artist SteviDub, although May May shows her ability
for the technical side with a co-producing credit on
half the songs on the album. She also takes the
writing credit for the entire record.
And so Ladie and Gentleman, that's May May. If
you want to know more, tum up the volume and let
her music make The Introduction.
The Per. pecti� (I cords' It wa n t until Dec mber of
recording group has Top, 1991 when -Breakln' My
5 hit on their hands. Heart ... - tarted receiving
ttentlon from r dlo nd it
II ten r nd began to ky
rocket up the m u Ic charts
nd c ptur the 1#1 position t
r dlo tatlon cro the
country.
According to Stokley, lead
Inger nd drummer for the
- group, -Breakln' My Heart ... '
----------- wa destined to become a hit.
We were performing that
song when Jellybean
Johnson and our manager,
Popeye, brought Jimmy Jam
and Terry to see and hear u
(perform). They offered us
contract immediately."
Destiny wa n't the only
thing that brought -Breakln'
My Heart ... - to the top of the
chart. The multi-talented,
six member band Jumped Into
a wlnnebego and travelled .
throvghout the U.S. for four
long months visiting radio
stations, retail stores and
college campuses.
There Is a lot more life left
In Mint Condition' debut
album Meant to Be Mint.
-Breakln' My Heart ... - was
the fir t hit. The next ingle,
-Forever In Your Eyes,· will
undoubtedly keep their fans'
rt ... - had heart with them forever.
gin lng
PARAMUS, J - -Bre In'
My H rt ... Pretty Brown
Eye ,. th Infectlou,
p II-bounding b II d by Mint
Condition has hit the top 5 on
Billboard's R&B chart nd has
reached the top 20 on the Hot
100 chart.
here is a I
more life left
in Mint
Condition s
debut album
Meant-to Be
Mint.
They are the econd group
to emerge triumphantly from
JlmmyJam and Terry Lewis'
Per pectlve Records label
following on the heal of their
label-mates, Sound of
Blackness.
·Breakln' My H
low alart In th
1. "REMEMBER THE TIME"
......•.........••.•..•..••................•.........• Michael Jackson (EPIC)
,2. "UUHAHH"
, .............•....................•....................... Boyz II Men (Motown)
3. "LATIFAH'S HAD IT UP 2 HERE"
........................ ; ....................•.. Queen Latifah (Tommy Boy)
4. IISAVE THE BEST FOR LAST"
..........•............................ Vanessa Williams (WIng/Mercury)
5. II STAY"
........................................................... Jodecl (Uptown/MCA)
,6. "OOOCHIE COOCHIE"
. .................•••.........•......................•.•.... MC Brains (Motown)
7. "EVERLASTING LOVE"
.......................................•........................ Tony Terry (EPIC)
8. IIAIN'T 2 PROUD 2 BEGII
....•..••..•...•..........•..........•.•..•..•.•.•...••••... TLC (LaF ace,l Arlsta)
9. HEVERYTH'INO'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT"
. .•..••......... ,. •••..•..••...••••••......•...•....•.•.•..•..•. NBN (Tommy Boy)
10. IIFIRE & EARTH'
...•.••............•........•....•..•.•....•......•............... X-Clan (Potydor)
1. "JUICEII
.......................•................... : Soundtrack (SouVMCA)
. 2. "DIAMONDS & PEARLSII
•.••.......•..•.•.........•..• Prince & The N.P.G. (palsleyParklWB)
3. "PRIVATE UNEN
............................................ GeraJd Levert (AtcolEast-West)
4. "CYPRESS HILL"
....•................................. Cypress Hill (Ruffhouse/Columbla)
5. IIFOREVER MY LADY" ,
.••...•...................••.............................. Jodecl (Uptown/MCA)
8. "BURNIN·· .
.•.•••..••....••.•......•••..•••••..••..................•.... Patti �Belle (MCA)
7. "BrrCH BETTA HAVE MY MONEYII
. ; AMG (Select Record )
, 8. IIKEEP IT CO IN'"
............ , Keith Sweat (Elekta)
9. "THE COMFORT ZONEII
.................................. : .... Vanessa Williams (WIng/Mercury)
10. 'DEATH CERTIFICATEIl
............................................................... .Ice Cube (Pri