UPCOMING EVENTS
force for evolu on, II, they may
end up ndln an awful lot of time
th "thi m lc thing" - and 'll
aU benefit •••
ith ide nd opinio . "Ten-
nessee;" the crew' bucolic first
Ingle and video, i n open letter to
God htch, not unli e Billie
Holiday' "Strange Fruit," giv
new meaning to the nn "family
tree." "People Everday" uper
funky dancehall-regg treatment of
the immortal Sly Stone nthem
"Everyday People," with new lyrics
which layout the chilling detail of
a confrontation between "a nigger
and an Afric n." "Fishin' 4
Religion" criticizes America's Black
Baptist churche for not playing a
tronger role in the political affairs of
the community.
"Mr. Wendel" humaniz� the
"bums" on our tree • "MIIIU', Al­
ways OnsttIge" tackles the problems
of Bl ct teen parenthood, hile
"Children Play With �arth" dvises
"African boys and girls" to unplug
their M and put ide their "Ninten­
do joysticb" in favor of an ctivity
no more or less electric than the dig­
ging of their hands into the dirt:
"I like being a country boy; the
city is too crazy for me," Iys
Speech. ItThe country gives me
perspective on my work. I can look
out my window t a forest of trees
and know that if thi music thing
doean't work out, you know, life still
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� SANEIFREEZE F9RUM -:- Th
Rodney KIng v d Gt will be the focus
of forum to be d In Roy a
on 7:30pm. location: 324 S. M In
Roy a . (313/548-3920).
Jun. 1 , 1881 - Wake up
-"Its 1M Crock of DawN" - ·A'
brother or si tor selling crac
houldn't be able to ftnd I tdCDCl to
spend one dime th. You an
individual must dcclde to that
so-called friend of JOWl if �
doesn't top killing our people. It
crusbes to too bib are
put in pi tic , diapoecd of like
trash. It' a dam a.bame tmt IOIDe
stranger a� a hospital baa to tab
IeSponsibllity for I crack ddicted
Black baby whose motber aDd Cadler
are out in the stree bumpin' OJ
Quit. Dope man, you are DO one',
friend I-
from 81
rch 18, 1 1 - "16 with a
Bullet and No Daddy" -
"BI ckman, e ry time you call
sister the 'b' ord, you tighten the
grip of op on. Ask the · tcr
bat he an 10 bear: some m
about big booty or some incere
ords of intereaL Ewn in the BIble,
BI ck women t « teSpCCL' In
the Song of Solomon, thi brother
wrote some mokin' wordS about a
fine tel. He didn't call her name
or talk nasty her. Check out the
game of his day" 'Thou art all fair,
my love; tbere is 00 spot in thee.'
Now that' ho a brother can show
.respect and afJecdon to a sister. �.
·do it your own y, but not Ice
Cube's, Quit', or NWA'· aYe
[lboy're] ti(tin' fan Y and you're
the ones mating it reality. The joke
on you, brothers. They're geum'
paid an you're paying the co tI
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ALBUM REPORT CARD
NAME: TUNG lWlSTA
ALBUM: ·Runnln' Off at 0 Mouth· (Loud/Zoo»
CO ENTS: A heavy Jazz ftavored album. The
world' fast at rapper.
GRADE: A-
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NAME: PETEROCK&CLSMOOTH
ALBUM: . -Mecca & the Soul Brothe" (Elektra)
COM ENTS: One of the best album's out CL
Smooth kicks lettered lyrics 'over smoothed out funk
beats. If you're into hip-hop. this ones a must.
GRADE: A+
JULY 17.18.19.'
McCORMICK PLACE
23rd & Martin Luther King Dr.
NAME: MO' MONEY
ALBUM: -Movie Soundtrack· (Perspective/A&M)
COMMENTS: A mild attempt on the R&8 forma,
f aturlng PE Janet Jackson, Ralph Tresvant, Mint
Condition, 8ig Daddy Kane, 880 (8ell, Biv, DeVoe)
etc. Hope the movie is better than the a bum.
GRADE: C+
- complied t7t SHOCK ROCK
$ee Ms. Nancy Wilson
in concert at the Gala
, ,
Awards Dinf1er,
Thur day, July 16,
,Sheraton Chicago &
Towers. Call 201-0606
for ticket information.
SINGLES REPORT CARD
NAME: PUBLIC ENEMY
SINGLE: ·Get off my Back· (Perspective/A�M)
COMMENTS: A single from the Mo' Money soundtrack.
Flavor Flav kicks f!f8Zy lyrics' about getting off cocaine.
GRADE: 8- .
Olivia Brown
NAME: PARIS
INGLE: ·Coffee, Doughnuts & D�8th" (Tommy Boy)
COMME'NTS: If you think Ice T made a stir with hi
ong ·Cop Kllla.· JU watch how much hell Pari Is
gonna catch talking about the assassination of a pig
(cop).
GRADE: A-
NAME: OA' YOUNGSTA'S .
I GLE: -Pass the Mlc· (East-West)
COMMENTS: A soulful hip-hop remix by none other
than P te Rock & CL Smooth. This ones hot for the
jeeps.
GRADE: B+
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