Wnat' mo t chronic about
rap tar Dr. Dre i hi gravita­
tion towards viol nee. Trouble "
eern to follow thi kid
around. Th la t i th h
and hi man ger ar ing ued
by two LA musicians for
. aul t and batt ry.
Th m icians 'Charge that
they were threatened with a
gun, forced to trip naked and
beaten. If h could only r -
channel hi creative genius. I
g . you c n neither d ny hi
talent or hi anger.
Love i in
the air?
It' not even Jun and al­
ready weddings are the talk of
the ho . The first i Jennifer
Holli ' econd. It eems we
were just heard about her first,
But getting back to the i -
sue, Holliday is mo t ec tatic
(and looks great) about being a
new brid tid h r n w hubby
Detroit-based pastor and gos�
pel producer, Andre Woods.
The weddin took place lat
1 t month. Th t h d
wor 0 ther bu idn't r
ally getclo e until truck by the
death of the late 0 pel pro­
ducer, Thomas Whitfield, a
mutual friend.
The two will now tum their
energies to operating their own
gospel label Sonray Records.
That's in addition to her secu­
lar singing career.
Upcoming
projects .
Camera are rolling on
That's Entertai nment I II'
which for you die hard Lena
Horne fans will feature raw
otage of her film debut in
"Panama Hattie".
In other developments, ac­
tess Halle Berry (who tarred
in "Queen'') i now set to be­
come a featured player in the
much-touted and anticipated
film version of "The Flint­
stones". John Goodman stars.
No word y t on just what her
role will entail.
By the way-
Jermaine is out?
. - 8ehlnd-The-Scene
By Lisa Collin
By TUR KA TURK
ItIlchlg n CltlDn
Arriving traight from th b
ment urrounded by a melodious
funk coming traight from th han
of P t Roc and th lip of CL
com th flavor of te Roc and
CLSmooth.
Although they mod tty di agree
b fore th duo came out with Th )1
Reminisce Over You (T.R.O. Y.), a
ummertime jam that exploded
through the .peakers of pick-ups
aero the. nation, there was indeed
ornething missing from the rap
world.
"The only thing that was mi ing
(from the planet of hip hop)," CL Y
a-matter-of-factly, "w Pete Rock
and CL Smooth."
But there was another mis ing in­
gredient. . The unique blend of jazz
and th world ccording to CL was a
�uch needed hot of creativity that
continued the link of the hip hop evo­
lutio� from rica Bambaata to the
growing g n ration of hip hoppers
that includ the Digable Planets and
Pharcyde.
'T
"That' where the term 'da b -
raent' cam from. I till 0 tbere,
That' wh re all th grea are" Pete
y.
THAT L D to Pete b -
coming "The Man" in Mount V r­
non ucceeding OJ Eddie F'who w
igning with Heavy D.
"It was a high hool thing" CL
say of their partnership. "Defi;Utely
a high chool thing," Pet reinforces
his brother, just as he doe in their
raps. "Wh n I first heard Corey (CL)
,I was like 'Yo, he's dope.' CL w
never corny. He was alway saying
something."
Careful not to condemn the usual :
tar�ets of rap i.e., the gangsta rap, CL
believ there' room for it all.
"I'm just tating the facts of what
I experience. But gangsta i where it
i . It' letting you know what the
ts are all about. It' letting you
beware o� th treets. Mine i telli ng
you how Important family value are
so you can h�dle the treets," CL
say .
./
of WJLB lat , tired and exhausted
crashing down on the obviously un�
comfortable couch ans the entou­
rage I expected that would hover over
th m.
"What' up, Boobie?" CL shouts
out to me from a urpri ingly ener-
getic voice. Pete Rock, ey half
closed, just nod and continu to
chew on a traw. \ .
A few moments earlier I had
stared at my watch and worried over
th ir first impres ion of me. But then
I relaxed my elf by thinking of their
video, Lots of Lovin', a thr minute
trip to the world of friend hip and
love tarring CL real nand fi-
anee.
"
"My on i di el," C� y boasts
like the proud father his.
"That' . my odson," Pete Rock
e h
U h red into th OJ tudio I Wlt­
n ed the evidence f their relation­
. hip with each other, one that dl el
i elf and ab ent f the tar dust that
inflates egos. Th y laugh and jok
about thing they only .know exclud­
i ng the world for the time being and
take you back to the real day of high
chool friend hip. Tw broth rs.
Two oul br the . Yet you are re-:
minded on e agal n thdt the are art­
i ts when th y tal k 0 production
matters.
tribute not only to dancer Troy, but
al 0 to family andfriend who tended
not to tidy away from a rowing
oy. Lot of Lovin' fl h words
uch as Love and Community amid t
a , tory of boy me ts girl. boy ge
girl b Y and girl have ·on.
"CL put together Rernini ceo He'
th creative mind \ h n it m to
video. I 11 add an idea or two," Pete
laughs mode tly. "The tudio that'
my thipg."
Although he hate. the manif ta­
tion of ing a "arti: "-mainly trav­
eling all over th ountry-th. tudio
i Pte' refu c
CI:. SMOOTH AND PE I E aooc
ity and, to ensure thi longevity, they
plan t continue to branch out in
other areas. Pet has already formed
Mecca and Th Soul Brother Prod
tions and plans to release orne
group in th n ar future. But that
do n't mean that Pete Rock and CL
Smooth will fall into the trap of big
and bi ger eg that lead to the dis­
olve f a partnership that EPMO fell
into.
"There will alway be a Pete Rock
and CL m th," Pet ay rio ly .
"I don't w nt t et a ad example for
other group up and coming."
Thecontinuation fth oul, funk,
1. "I'm Every Woman"
........................... Whitney Houston (Arista)
2. "Cats In The Cradle"
................... � Ugly Kid Joe (Stardog/Mercury)
3. "1m So Into You"
................................................... SWV (RCA)
_4. "Love Is'"
.... Vanessa Williams/Brian McKnight (Giant)
5. "Ditty"
.......... � Paperboy (Ne�n--.. .. ,..
1. "I'm Every Woman"
............................ Whlt.ney Houston (Arista)
2. "Dedicated"
.. R.Kelly &P.A. (Jive)
3. "It Was A Good Day"
.......................................... Ice Cube (Priority)
4. "Kis Of Life"
.................................................. Sade (EpIC)
5. "Good 01' Days·i
.............................. , Levert (Attantrc)
..:
6. "Looklnq Through Patient Eye"
, P.M Dawn (Ge Street/lslandIPLG)
7. "Angel"
.: : Jon Secada (SBK/ERG)
8. "It Was A Good Day"
.............. ., Ice Cube (Priority)
9. "Man On The oon"
........................................ FfE.M. (Warner)
10. "Down With The King"
...................... " Run OMC (Profile)
6. "Down With The Kingll
......................................... Run OMC (Profile)
7. "Sweet O.n You"
....................... Lo-Key? (Perspectlve/A&M)
8. "Honey Dip."
............................. � Portrait (Capi 01)
9. "If I Could"
........................... Reglna Belle (Columbia)
10. "H-ow I'm Comin'"
..................... LL Cool.J (Oef Jam/Colu�bia)
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