THE DOWN LOW By Tabatha Crayton
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Whitney Houston has declared war
n th New York Po t and th two
write who are r ponsible for the
'tory that appeared on her in the June
28th edition. In addition to filing a $60
million lawsuit against the paper, she
has appeared in an exclusive interview
with M1V blasting th m. The tory,
which I won't bother repeating here
because I don't have that kind of
money, w ccording to Houston a
total lie in an attempt to " ell newspa­
pers at the plaintiff expense." I bet
they will think twice th next time they
get read y to rnes wi th Whi tney .
Laurel Entertainment and Kareerrr
Abdul Jabbar, the former Lo Angeles
Lakers tar (who the Lakers could have
ed 'thi P t on) have acquired
the righ to produ a telefilm based
on the all-Bla k 761 t tank battalion.
Th 761 t w among the first
tr ps to liberate the concentration
camp at Bu henwald and Dachau
during World War n. It w al 0 th
fi t all-Bl k battalion to ee combat
in the war and in. ix months it captured
towns.
Naturally, th urageous roth-
e ar mi. ing fr m mo t hi tory
books but the tory h en told in an
lairned d urn ntary by William
Mil ' . This 1. the fourth proj t that
Laurel nd Abdul-J bar will work­
mg on.
Al In th works are flicks about
Vern n Johns, a rruru ter wh was a
ment r to Dr. Martin King, Ben
Hodg a con man who lived b ck in
the lat 1 and a biopic about the
n of a white plantation owner and a
lav whowentonto m an lndian
clucf.
I Got Hit Too. I know you don't be­
lieve me, butl didn't make that title up!
I do have a suggestion though. Why
don't Robin and Ike get together and
write a book and call it, never mind I
won't go there!
DIGIT: Curtis by Ray Billingsley, (
Ballatine books 3.99) is a compilation
ofth best of the comic trip that tars
th irrespressibly cocky but lovable 11
year-old. ,
"Curti ,t i n't filled with lap-y ur­
knee humor. It' charm i the ubtler,
"I feel like that, too" variety because the
humor i derived from everyday 'itu­
ations. If you enjoy miling at "Curti "
'as you read the morning paper you'll
enjoy this .. .It' beenjoo hot to get into
much for ev n the moot controve ial
artists to get into anything except for
Whitney Houston.
So I have j ust been under a fan with
my hand permanently attached to a
g1 of iced tea, chillin..
Rich, the elf-proclaimed "king of
drills" has provided' me with more
"Your Mama" jokes to share with you
to make you mile. Remember just
mile though. '
It's just too hot exert more effort
than that! Here we go: Your Mama'
head i 0 big it' going condo. Your
Mama' 0 fat that he went out in a
pair of high heel when he came back
they were flip flops. Are you laugh­
ing? Okay here' your I t chance
coming from my h megirl in da city.
Your Marna' teeth are 0 yellow that
when she miles traffic low down.
You think you can do better? Well
nd yours th n! Write: Tabatha L.
Crayton, 219 Viking Way #B-6,
Brockport, ' New York
14420_.Peace ... TLC.
By TUREKA TURK
St phanie Mill long be n
the power voic behind t mod-
em Black worn n' vi w 0 10
and relationships. Who could ev r
forget the petite woman belting out
much ound whil standing next to
the all-powerful Teddy "Bear"
Pendergrass, th m t sought after
voice in the 1 ? Stephanie w
the representative of an women,
singing "Two Hearts" and heaving
over the mighty Teddy Bear.
Stephanie ha exposed her
heartfelt emotions for years from
"1 Feel Good", "1 Need The Com­
fort of A Man", and the cIa i
"Home".
Theater-goers could ee her as
the explorative Dorothy fr m the
explosive and everla ting play
"The Wiz". Wasn't there a univer­
sal hock wh n the audience first
heard the "little girl" belt out the
"all-woman" voice?
As her alias, Dorothy, Mills
searched for home in the magical
land of Oz. But St phanie Mills
ul¥1 r n hOOl right in
ric.
Her w , "Something
Real", shows just how feminin
and timeless her music is.
A TRUE EXAMPLE 0 the
way R&B used to be, Mills has
managed to maintain the old style
of the art form in the early 1980s
with Luther Vandross (''Never Too
Much'�, Gladys Knight and the
Pip> ("Save The Over Time For
Me'�, and, of course, Teddy Bear
("Turn Off The Lights'�.
Where has this irresistibly emo­
tional style of R&B gon ? Luther
Vandrossis spinning out a web of
hits, but its no ret that things just
ain't the same.
And Glady Knight is no longer
me age continu
emed to
But omewhere in this broken
heart
I found love again
Somewhere in the darkest night
My broken heart started to
mend
Something deep inside got lost
My whole world fell apart
But l found myself
Somewhere in this broken heart
And if you just happen to mi
ciz men and ti fie women. th upcomin "T. Jerry-
"Something Real" is no excep- The Movie", don't mi Ms. Mills'
tion. track from the movie entitled "All
fn How Much We Give".
UNFOR NAT 4LY, THE Stephanie Mills has sucre -
first two ingles rei ed, ''AllDay, fully mixeda batch of oulfuJ trib­
All Night" and "Never Do You utes and come out with a hit. What
Wrong", aren't even nearly the is the secret behind Stephanie
best tracks. Mills' femme fatale quality that
While Mills' fa t tracks are fin- neglects to tease and beat around
ger-popping and full 0 mature fe- the bush like other R&B artists
male fun, it's her slow tracks that today? Who knows?
get the mo t play, whether flying But the evid nee of Stephani
010 one night or its just a romantic . Mills' true, honest grit is the smile
night for two. that escapes from behind the play-
"Somewhere In This Broken' fully sexy persona she ms to
H. art" has the power to get almo t �ssess. Stephanie Mills is truly at
any w man through a bad relati n- h me.
ship.
"
By Tureka Turk
Everybody wants a record deal and fr m the
amount of new releases, it seems like everybody'
g t one. What should you do? Check ut a quick
view of selected relea es before you g buy. Cause
the only way you can get y ur m n y back on a
tape or CD is if something's wrong with it, and
wack Iyri and tinky tracks don't count.
Be t Of My Love, Will You Be Mine
Justin Warfi Id: "My Field Trip to Planet 9"
(Owe t/Reprise)
Wh t up?: Have you been I king for the
innovative D La ul/Stetsasonic producer Prince
Paul? Here he is! Justin Warfield's cosmic hip­
hop (with the help of writer/producer Q III, son of
Quincy J nes, who e made hi own name in the
industry) is fresh and abnormal, Open your mind
and go on � icld trip to Planet 9. Try it, Y u might
like it.
Hi : K Sera Sera, Cool Like The Blue , Drug­
tor Cowboy, Pick It Up Y' all; Fisherman' Grotto
Pro� r X: "Pus 'N Boots (The Struggle
Continue ... )" (Polydor)
What' up?: The grand commentator f the
r up XOanrnes a I gig.well ortof. Pro r
X rel ounds just like an X Ian relea . If
you f el cornf bl with X Ian "Puss' ts"
will make you feel right at h me. Gu t appear­
ance in lu u k 0, Big Daddy Kane, h kG,
x- irl n nd, Th liege yz, Fr d m Wil-
l f Th iris: "One of the Girl. /I ( Iiams, Wi Int IIi nt, and Two Kin and A
Record ) yphc r
Wh t' up?: Rem mber the group ,t x- irl-' IIi: 'cto e The Crackho e ( th gu t list
friend"? Well they've been reincarnated In t above), Shalom
form f "1 Of The Girls". Th little girls, a .
14-17 late d onto the charts with" 0 Da What"
but their real talent lay hind, I w Jam! traight
fr m Trevel Production in Ohio, thes irls ot a
futur in the candy ated lovc on bill me s,
Hi i No Can Do.Sorry Didn't Dolt, c. tng The
Urb n ch: "Do Something" (Repri e)
What's up?: Urban Speech has got a house. oul
inside that i dying to get out. Unfortunat ly, they
didn't Ii ten t it throughout the relcas . But in due
time, li ten ( r pray) for phat remixe .
Hits: Happy, Since You've Gone, Let Me Go
Havoc & Prodej : "Livin' In A Crim Wave"
(GWK/Pump)
What' up?: Combine pa .ing tracks with
Rakim-wanna . With the "unique" vi,
Hav and Pr d je can't d t many type of
gansta rap and "Livin' InA Crim Wav" i p
Hi : We Ain't Nuttin But Loc , On A M' 'ion,
Muthfu ca Say What
Run n ": "0 h, Watch a GonnaDo"(Profile)
What' up": Why the m back? ure "Down
With Th King" was J ep-r ady and Run DM ar
the Km !S 01 Ro k hut new relet • u h a thi can
never compare th nr ht tr m a kin th d y.