NOVEMBER 4, 1993 • BENNETT BANNER • 3
D’CHERIPS MUSIC REVIEW
Salt N' Pepa is back
By D’Cherie Lofton
Bennett Banner
If you’re searching for
flavor, search no more.
Salt N* Pepa is serving
mad flavor with their new
release “Very Necessary.”
The first single from the al
bum “Shoop” is keeping the
request lines hot. Along with
their all-star cut “Whatta
man” which is a collabora
tion with the funky divas
EnVouge, “VeryNecessary”
has all the makings of what
I call “phat jams,” from the
pulsing reggae groove of
“Groove Me” to “Somma
Time Man” to “Bresdc of
Dawn.”
The ladies are on the
move not only with new
music but a new look. These
three mothers, business
women and performers are
committed to having as
much control over their ca
reers and their lives as pos
sible. This is obvious since
they co-produced everjrthing
on the album.
“VeryNecessary” has
the potential to go double
platinum in sales. Even
though the rap field is still a
very male-dominated field,
it has not kept Salt N’ Pepa
down. To date, they are the
only women in rap to go
GREEK BEAT
platinum.
Salt N’ Pepa have been
in the rap scene since 1986
and maturity has encom
passed an impact on all of
them.
‘We have to be more
serious about the future with
children. We have to think
about the future because you
have someone depending on
you," Salt said.
Their concern for the
future is evident by the pub-
Uc service announcements
included in their new album
that deal with AIDS. (It's
performed by WEATOC, a
teen outreach/activism
group from Boston.)
"It’s a subject than
many artists shy away firom
when recording."
Salt N’ Pepa are fac
ing reahty and deeding with
it with the skit called “I’ve
Got AIDS."
Salt N’Pepa brought
it to you “Hot, Cool, £ind Vi
vacious” with “A Salt with
A Deadly Pepa” adding a
dash of “Black Magic,” but
now they are hot out the box
letting their public know
that it’s “Very Necessary”
to “Shoop” because “No One
Does It Better” than Salt N’
Pepa.
Check it out.
Sigma Gamma Rho takes
active role on campus
By Wanda S. Harris
Banner Reporter
Nu Nu, the newest
chapter of Sigma Gamma
Rho in the Greensboro area
has been a very busy soror
ity.
The sorority started
this semester by welcoming
Bennett freshwomen at dor
mitories, sponsoring a raffle
and holding a “Meet the
Greek Forum.”
For community ser
vice, the Nu Nu chapter de
voted time to “Young Ladies
On The Move” an organiza
tion that encourages teen
agers to change negatives
into positives.
Nu Nu has also been
busy with with the pre
alumni club by helping with
the United Negro College
F\ind drive and assisting
the junior class with the
Gospel Expo, an activity
during Coronation Week.
The sorority will cel
ebrate the 71st anniversary
of its founding during the
week of Nov. 12 with cam
pus activities.
Salt N‘ Pepa is back on the scene with their new release "Shoop, Shoop, Shoop."
Here she is ... Miss Bennett
Chilee’ Hailes
Banner Reporter
Splendor, elegance,
beauty and grace are just a
few words that come to mind
when one thinks of the Coro
nation of Miss Bennett Col
lege 1993-1994.
KeUy Denise Kniffley
was crowned Miss Bennett
CoUege by her predecessor
Monica Hawkins, Miss Ben
nett College 1992-1993, Oct.
22 during Founders' Week.
The theme of the
evening was “Back to Af
rica."
All the queens were
dresssed in African gar
ments and head pieces.
Kelly wore a long win
ter white gown with a long
train carried by tradn bear
ers.
Deanne McLeod, a se
nior communications major
said, “The Afrocentric idea
was good because it gave a
very different setting.
"This coronation was
very different. It was very
emotional and heart warm
ing."
Penny Speas, chair
person of the English and
Foreign Language Depart
ment, and Miss Bennett Col
lege 1985-1986 said, “This
was one of the most beauti
ful coronations to date. Kelly
was a beautiful queen and
she wore a beautiful gown.
"I believe that Kelly
ICniffley is the epitome of
the Bennett ideals," she said.
This year each queen
introduced herself and gave
a quote which exemplified
her motto or philosophy of
hfe.
Miss Alpha Kappa Al
pha, Sharon Bronson, a bi
ology major and senior said,
“Not where we stand, but in
what direction we are mov
ing.”
Bronson’s quote in
spires her Bennett sisters
to know that where one
stands in life is irrelevant.
What really counts is the
progression of life and ful
fillment of endeavors.
The program also fea
tured Tammi McCall, a se
nior communications major
who presented a dramatic
reading of Nikki Giovanni’s
“Ego-Trippin."
One of the most touch
ing moments was when
Kelly sang “Available to
You.”
Miss Bennett College
was given an array of gifts
by the student body includ
ing family heirlooms, po
etry, flowers and dolls.
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