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HEADLINE ARCHIVE #5
HEADLINES FOR JULY 16, 2000ROCK STEADY CREW ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Twenty three years and counting... The annual Rock Steady Anniversary celebration will take place the week of July 24th, 2000. The celebration, which includes two (2) concerts, the International B.boy Federation battle, a celebrity basketball game, and classes in popping and locking, amongst others, is expected to draw 15,000 attendees throughout the week from countries as far as Japan. Check out RockSteadyCrew.Com for all the detail information. WILD STYLE DIRECTOR RETURNS TO BIG SCREEN The director of arguably the most influential hip hop movie ever, Charlie Ahearn, has returned to the director's chair. The latest release, entitled "Fear of Fiction" sticks with the music focus and is described as being about "twin ghosts and garage music." If you were unaware, Charlie has an identical twin brother John. The film features Melissa Leo from the television show "Homicide" as well as Penn and Teller and features garage music by Sonic youth and Lounge Lizards. It is currently running at The Pioneer Theater in New York. Call 212-254-3300 for more details. HEADLINES FOR JUNE 27, 2000SUGARHILL GANG PLANS JULY 4TH APPEARANCE Ever want to hear "Rapper's Delight" live? Here's you chance. From the men who brought the word "rap" and the sound of hip hop into the world spotlight, the Sugarhill Gang will be appearing live at the Fun Fourth Festival in Greensboro, North Carolina. They have made several appearances over the last few years, including last year's tour with Grandmaster Melle Mel. THE REVENGE OF GRANDMASTER CAZ It's been over 20 years since "the incident". After the blatant thievery of lyrics used by Big Bank Hank in the seminal song "Rapper's Delight", the original author of the rhyme, Grandmaster Caz, is returning to make things right. Set to be released in the next few weeks, Caz's new single, "MC Delight", is his shot at payback for 20 years of misinformation. More information regarding how you can get this new single will be forthcoming. FURIOUS FIVE SUES WILL SMITH The Furious Five get furious on the Fresh Prince. The hip hop legends are looking to get paid for what they say is copyright infringement and unfair competition. The groups claims that Will Smith and his co-defendant Bobby Robinson took sole writing credit Smith's song "Will2K" which included portions of the 1979 Furious Five classic "Superrappin". Basically the group claims that the Smith and Robinson knew or should have known what they were selling and still continued to mislead the public as to the the group's role in the song. The five are seeking various damages for the incident. HEADLINES FOR JUNE 4, 2000BEAT STREET RE-RELEASED ON VHS An old school classic gets another chance. Beat Street the film will be re-released this week. Most likely there will be few additions to the original film, but for those of you who have written in or tried in vain to buy it on ebay. This is your dream come true. KURTIS BLOW'S "ECHO PARK" MAKES ITS DEBUT So maybe you weren't around when Grandmaster Caz first spun records back in the day. Here's your chance to see it today. The first part of Kurtis Blow's hip hop history trilogy of shows, "Echo Park: The Hip Hop Musical", debuted last Thursday. Caz opened the show by spinning records and hyping the crowd up. This first installment, named after the legendary park in NYC, spans 1978 through 1981. "Echo Park," which covers the years 1978–81, is the first part of a trilogy that will tell the story of hip-hop to the present day. The show was complete with breakdancers, deejays, emcees, beatboxing, simulated parties in the park, cops breaking up the parties, and plenty of Adidas. DJ Hollywood acts as a narrator as well as the main man Kurtis Blow as narrator and even performer. He ended the night with "The Breaks." "Echo Park" is scheduled to run through the beginning of July. Look for the second installment to focus on the MC and run from 1982 through 1987. The final installment deals with Hip Hop's takeover of the basically the entire world. THE RETURN OF SPYDER-D The man who brought us "Buckwheat Rap" is set to drop another album. Of all the old school rappers, Spyder-D probably doesn't stand out on too many top 10 lists, but any time an old schooler becomes new again you have to take notice. The new album, called "True Dat", will be available this week. It is coming from Mecca Records and from the looks of it contains 18 new tracks. HEADLINES FOR JUNE 3, 2000AFRIKA BAMBAATAA AND KOOL HERC IN CONCERT The Gods have returned. If you are in any way able to get to Randells Island in New York next Saturday, June 10, DO IT. The Legendary Kool DJ Herc and Afrika Bambaataa are both appearing there that evening as part of a music festival. No doubt this will be a preview of Bambaataa's upcoming European Tour. This doesn't happen often fellow Old Schoolers, so get out there and check it out. HEADLINES FOR MAY 18, 2000MORE RUN DMC TOUR DATES (WITH DOUG E. FRESH) Here are a few more dates for you. And Doug E. Fresh is also popping up with them on the Tampa and Ocean City dates.
HEADLINES FOR MAY 9, 2000RUN DMC ADDS DATE TO TOUR It's not over yet. Run DMC has announced they will extend their tour one date. The last date in the tour is now May 20 in Pittsburgh, PA. They will be playing at Banana Joe's. If you haven't had a chance to catch the Kings of Rock in action and you live in the area, be sure to check them out. AFRIKA BAMBAATAA REVISED TOUR DATES Afrika has revised his European tour dates. Below is the updated list.
HEADLINES FOR APRIL 24, 2000OFFICIAL HIP HOP HALL OF FAME KICKS OFF It's been a long time coming but the Official Hip Hop Hall of Fame is beginning its road to reality. Two weeks ago an official kick off party was held and attended by several legends including Kool Herc. The future museum itself is still in the planning stages but you can contribute to the movement right now. The Hall's web site does not feature any particular artists yet because it is not looking to promote any artists over another until after the first round of inductions. Other areas are also still under construction, however, Steven Burns, an associate with the movement, says "The most important thing right now are the Public elections..." Don't miss the chance to help shape the first inductions into the Hall of Fame. Log on the site now and vote for yourself. http://www.ihiphophalloffame.com HEADLINES FOR APRIL 2, 2000AFRIKA BAMBAATAA EUROPEAN TOUR DATES Taking a European vacation this summer? This may be a reason to do it.
Let's hope a North American tour is soon to follow. Also keep an eye out for his upcoming record Agharta and a collaboration with a group called Left Field. |
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