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Eddie Murphy nd live-in
love Nicole Mitchell are
prep ring for the birth of their
cond child later thi year.
D ughter Bria i now 2.
Tho e of you who thin
they've put the cart before the
horse will be happy to know
th t th couple i hinting at
m mage in '93.
Meanwhile, pal Arsenio
Hall i till quiet bout who
he' cozy with. He came
datele to the Starlight
Foundation's annual gala
(honoring good pal, Paula
Abdul), 1 t week in LA.
Smiling Fac
Shaunice has alot to be
miling about these day .
Currently in the midst of a
, promotional tour, her single
"I Love Your Smile" has not
only done well in the United
States, but internationally as
well.
The 18-year . old
ongstress, who signed her
first record deal at the age of
even says eventually she'd
like to get into acting. Fact is,
he got her start in commer-
cial . .
Film'
Soundtrack
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Perspective Records (Sounds
of Blackness, Mint Condi­
tion) i producing the
soundtrack for Damon
Wayans' upcoming "Mo
Money" (due in June).
Other featured artists in­
clude Johnny Gill and Ralph
Tresvant. . .In other film news,
the 'release of Kid Nt Play's
upcoming movie, "A Class
Act" (also starring Karyn Par-
sons and Meshach Taylor)
has been postponed from late
March until this summer.
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Engine That Old
Natalie Cole added two
more awards to her collection
at the Sixth Annual Soul
Train Awards, held recently
in Los Angeles. Cole topped
off with both "jazz album"
and "album of the year" for
her "Unforgettable" LP.
The only other dual award
winner was Color Me Badd,
who walked away with song
of the year with "I Wanna Sex
You Up". This didn't go over
all that well with the
audience, who showed their
displeasure. by jeering the
group.
Other winners included
Public Enemy (rap album),
Li a Fischer (R&B ingle,
female), Keith Wa hington
(R&B single, male), Boyz II
Men (new artist), and Ham­
mer (R&B music video).
The biggest applauses
however, went to Janet Jack-
on and Prince, who were
given special awards and
turned in some of the ho
most memorable momen .
The consensus, once
again, was that 55-year old
Don Cornelius had pulled off
the eason' be t and most
tightly-produced award
show.
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producer husband Terry Lewis,
share details about their romantic
court hip, display their lavish
lake ide home, and explain how their
"Ritual of Love" continues to the
recording tudio, in th March is ue
of Ebony magazine.
Karyn also recalls how Terry,
after taking the bait, propo ed to her
in a note during a airplane trip, while
holding a 3.5-carat diamond ring.
Based in suburb of Minneapolis,
Karyn and Terry show off their
romantic $2 million lakeside home,
and explain how their family of three
S xy Ing r Karyn Whit. and her mu Ic producer hu band Terry Lewl, h r Intimate d II about th Ir
"Rltual of Lov ," and xpl In how their teamy partn rahlp xt n to th recording stud o.
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"Ritual of Love" w th album
that would put ryn White to the
test.
After a ucce ful debut LP
featuring the rna h it "Super­
woman", a lot of people were
wondering if Karyn w just amther
overnight singing sensation. But
with her number on hit "Romantic"
and h r current top-ten ingle "The
Way I Feel About You", Karyn is
proving she t got staying power,
and she' currently enjoying th fact
that her music reaches a wider
audience.
Karyn put herself on the line by co­
writing and coproducing "Roman­
tic" and "The Way I FeelAbout You"
as well as the majority of her album.
Her total involvement terns from
her philo ophy of being an arti t.
"Ritual of Love" showcases what
Karyn does be t-romantic ballads
and hot dance tunes. A self­
described wild woman on stage,
Karyn' . more than ready to get back
out there and do her thing-but she's
not going out there unless she can do
it her way, "I don't want to tourjust
for the sake of touring," she says. ttl
want to be in demand."
Yet, it's just as important to her to
keep in touch with her roots. Says
Karyn: "I was able to have three top
ten pop hits last time, but I think it's
important to know your base. I
wouldn't forsake that. Because I
think for you to be happening pop,
you got to be happening Black. And
I think Black music is the
predominant music in the industry. "
The success o'f "Romantic" and
"The Way I Feel About You" is par­
ticularly sweet for Karyn. Even
though she had two power
producers, Jimmy Jam and her hus­
band Terry Lewis, doing her project,
WITH TWO ALBUMS and a
string of successful hit singles and a
busy career, she's getting to be so in
demand that it' hard to understand
how Karyn ha time for a personal
life. But it i important to her to
make time for her husband and fami­
ly. "Im not really an industry kind of
person," she explains. "I want my
personal life to be successful as well.
Sometimes I'm really glad I live in
Minneapolis. It really keep me
balanced, We'repreny private, and
people would probably think we're
boring.
Karyn White and her music
children - Terry's on and daughter
and one son that they adopted jointly
-encouraged them to eek "refuge"
away from the glitz of Hollywood.
Send all
announcements to:
Michigan Citizen.
P.O. Box 03560,
Highland Park, MI
48203.
and talked to these music giants at
their Southfield Office.
SH 0 K ROCK: How did it all
begin?
AND.RE HFARD:' First off, I
was an artist back in '84. In '85 I left
the rappin' field alone (laughs). In
'87 I wrote a ong for Sweet Sensa­
tion on the Epic record label. In '89
I started a record label called Kenny
Boom Records. In '90 I igned J to
the D to Light Records. But finally
at the s rt of '91 I'met Dexter Curry
&. Orl ndo Colvin. We fonned C &.
C Records along lth the promotion
company I had earlier.
R: What artists do you have on
your record label?
DEXTER CURRY: Mac 10,
Wes Chill, Jack Fro t and
B.A.N.M.E, B-Def, Jay Lyle
(former lead inger of chap r 8) and
last but not lea t a comedian by the
name of D Harris. Th e arti ts
will all be coming out in early to mid
'92 0 look out for them.
SR: On the flip id , what record
companies have you worked with as
a promotion company?
AH: Ichiban, Atlantic, W mer
Brother , East-West America,
Capitol, nd Cheetah Records.
R: What made you get into the
music busi ?
.,
Andr H rd, Orlando Colvin and Dexter Curry ar th master mind b hind C&C
R ord /Dr co Promotion.
By SHOCK ROCK
In a time when Black men are
Selling their souls, it was kind of
refre hing to find three Black men
running a record company and
promotion firm.
All 26 years old, the e brothers
are walking the path of Berry
Gordy's plan. I recently at down
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AH: To help artists get into the,
mainstream of m ic biz. Also to
show kids a po itive image.
SR: Thi leads me to thi ques­
tion: Do ya'l! think there will be a
resurrection of. music in the Detroit
Scene?
AH:' Yes, but it' going to be rap
instead of R&B.
SR: Do you have any programs
to help the community?
DEXT R URRY: Ye, we
will help the national homele s
plight &. many more programs.
AD: At 0, one percent of our
profits go to Detroit Public Schools.
SR: What's in the future?
AH: We uncbcd a production
company called Cold a ProchlC­
tion which ill promo Detroit con­
certs. Also, we're working on a
3O-city tour that will feature MC
Breed.