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The death of Kh lil
Roundtree blow to a
great many in the record in­
d try, ho vie ed the
former ro d m n ger to ew
Edition and Boyz II Men
(more li e family).
Boyz II Men have tem­
porarily dropped out of
Hammer' "Too Legit" world
tour, following the murder of
their road manger, Khalil
Roundtree, in a Chicago
hotel. As i tant road
manager Quadree El-Amin
w hot but li ted in fair con­
dition.
Boyz n Men will go back
on tour, but no one is sure
when at this point.
Meanwhile, the three men
being ought are now in cus­
tody.
Dr. Ore
Flngured in
Stabbing
Dre is being fingered as
the man who stabbed a 15-
year old New Orleans youth
in the arm in a melee at the
recently held Black Radto
Bxcl Iv m conv "tion.
The" youth w .(1 to have
. picked the former N.W.A.
member, who e real name is
Andre Young, out of the
lineup. However, my sources
. report that Ore, - arrested
after he hit a police officer in
the fiotel lobby brawl, could
not have stabbed the youth.
At any rate, the incident
that began when some New
Orleans gangbangers attack­
ed members of Dr. Ore's en­
tourage, is said to have all
been captured on vtdeotape.
It got quite dramatic as police
on horseback rode into the
Sheraton hotel lobby to quell
the disturbance.
Robinson
cast in
miniseries
Holly Robinson has been
cast as Diana Ross in the up­
coming Jackson's miniseries,
tentatively titled "The Jack­
sons: An American Dream",
which will be shot in Pit­
tsburgh.
Robinson will also show
off her vocal talents as she's
set to croon Diana Ross style.
Two years ago, Robinson's
vocal talents landed her a
singing contract, but little has
come of it. Perhaps this will
prove to be the singing show­
case she's been looking for.
By the way
Arsenio Hall's former
managers, Robert Wachs and
Mark Lipsky, were ordered to
pay the talk show host
$2,148,445.782 in compensa­
tion for having violated state
labor laws while acting il­
legally as his agent, in a law­
suit filed in 1990.
Another agreement giving
them 50% of the profits from
"The ArsefJio Hall Show" was
declare<\ null and void.
They have filed an appeal.
-compiled by K. Barks
-special contributor: Lisa
Collins (Behind-The-Scenes)
By SHOCK ROCK
What is the definition of a person
who would gets banned from MTV
and BET and all other music video
stations. Then to go head to head
wi th every talk show from New York
to California. Also to make the
slogan "2 wrongs don't make it right
. but it damn ho' makes it evenl" '
.Sister Souljah: organizer,
agitator, lecture, rapper and the
creator of a new Epic album, 360
Degrees 0/ Power.
A native New Yorker and resi­
dent of Harlem, Souljah was raised
by her mother. She attended Cornell
University (advanced program) and
the University of Salamanca (Spain)
exchange program. Souljah majored
in History and African Studies while
ttending Rutgers University.
Under the Auspices of the United
Church of Christ, she founded,
funded and administered an eight
week "Youth Survival Camp" in
North Carolina for children of home­
less families.
SO UWAH I a world traveler
who has lectured in South Africa
Europe and the Soviet Union. In th�
United States she has tined audien­
ces from Harvard to Howard to
UClA.
The rap world's first introduction
to Sister' Souljah came in the P .E.
videos "Brother's Gonna Work It
Out" and "Can 't Truss It". Souljah
made special appearances on Public
Enemy's "Apocalypse 91" and the
unforgettable "We Are At War"
speech on Terminator X's "Yalley 0/
the Jeep Beals" album.
She's back with her own album,
360 Degrees of Power produced by
Eric "victnam" Sadler, Epitome of
Scratch and the L.O. Experience.
The album also pecial peat ap­
pearance by Chuck D. and Ice
Cube.
Also on the go is Sister Souljab's
new 10 point program for the inner
city and a tour in August.
10 Point System
Freedom and power to control
our destiny.
Full employment for Blacks.
- Black Businesses.
- Decent housing.
True unindoctronized-education
for Black youths.
� All Black men exempt from
military service.
End to police brutality.
--:- Release of all Black men
unjustly imprisoned.
Blackjurors for all our trials.
Bread, Housing, Clothing and
Peace for a Black Nation!
* SI tar Soul) hand oth r rapp r
call for 10 point yatem.
Sister Souljab
Prince & NPG relea
'S xy MF'
NEW YORK - Prince has a available June 25th.
musical birthday surpise planned
for club DJ's' and adventurous
radio programmers.
The Royal Rocker will follow
up the multiplatinum Diamond
and Pearls LP with a new single
and music video, the controver­
sial "Sexy MF" on June 5th, just
in time for his birthday on June
7th. A commercial release will be
the Black community.
Souljah talks about teen preg­
nancy, she tells young mothers
that the Black community needs
their babies - but "the children
cannot raise them elves, the
television, the baby-sitter, the
radio cannot raise your children I
Anything you want the children to
know you must teach them ... or
they will not knowl"
or African or Negroes oreven Nig-
gaz! .
She rap and sings about her
powerful Black God in a sweet
spiritual with an effective bass line
and a mellow harmony.
As for being just another
"militant" rap artist - all talk and
no game - I believe it i neces­
sary for u to have a many
knowledgeable Africans as pos­
sible.
If she can help educate or even
enlighten a few lost African souls,
then her message will be well
taken.
With r. powerful ister with a
powerful mes age, we can count
on Africans uniting with educated
and well informed minds.
By �REN KELLY
Sp!91t1 to M1clrlR!n Citizen
Sister Souljah, is she another
version of the politically aware
Public Enemy? Can we have too
many young African militant rap
artist? Does he really have that
much to offer her audience? Al­
though some may doubt or even
criticize her controversial and raw
lyrics, is she real?
Her traclcs are def, the beats are
good, and on her album she rap
with Public Enemy's Chuck D and
Ice Cube.
But what about her lyric?
Ra and blunt. Sweet and to the
point. She covers all the many
problems in the racist government
of America, and how they destroy
Prince and The New Power
Generation are just beginning a
two-month tour of Europe, in­
cluding a record-breaking eight
gigs at the Earl's Court in London
in mid-June. .
A new album is expected from
Prince in the near future, but there
is no scheduled release date a tthis
time.
o UWAH yells to her i tas
to get off their knee and rai e the
standards! She shouts to all the
young Black who throw thei r
lives away to the evils of alcohol.
She explains the need for us to
know the reasons and differences
between calling ourselve Black
