Broncos’ Voice
Oclobcr 1995
Arts & Entertainment
strictly like a concert album. The whole
album has a party atmosphere and he
proves it when he performs a Miami type
bass song. The best bet is to wait for the
50% off sale for this one unless you are
a big Doug E. Fresh fan. If you think
that Kakalak is not being represented in
hip-hop, then you’re missing the group
Omniscence. Organizing from Bear
these brothers showing mad
micraphone skills. The new single called
“Amazin” has a lyrical journey with
metaphors for your ears to enjoy. Don’t
sleep Kakalak, we are about to be put on
the map. Other CD’s to check out are
Raekwon, with the new single “Ice
Cream”, Mad Skillz, RBX, and the
single from 80ff “Ghetto Girl.” If I
missed it this time I’ll be shure to catch
you on the rebound like a broken hearted
girl. God bless and much Peace, UZI-D.
Music News From Uzi-D
Once again it’s on with a quick review
of some new music to check out. First,
be shure to check out the new one from
Kool G Rap “4,5,6.” The new single “It’s
a Shame” is straight butta’. Kool G Rap
comes with that East Coast flavor that
makes your head nod. The overall album
is a shure hit so be shure to pick that one
up when it is realeased. Look out for the
blastmaster KRS-One reviving real hip-
hop because “MC’s Act Like They Don’t
Know.” KRS-One’s new album is his
self titled second album since his depar
ture from Boogie Down Productions.
His first single is ill, bringing rappers
back to their senses of who’s the boss.
The delivery is- still on point and with
his define^“Boom-Bap”sound, the new
one by KRS-One will be a collector’s
item. If you want to know “Where’s Da
Party At?” then ask Doug E. Fresh. The
new album “Play” by Doug sounds
TOP TFN R&R STNGT FS
TOP TEN REGGAE ALBUMS
1. Fantasy, Mariah Carey (Columbia)
1. Boombastic, Shaggy (Virgin)
2. You Are Not Alone, Michael Jack
2. Scent of Attraction, Patra (550 Music)
son (Epic)
3. Natural Mystic, Bob Marley & the Wailers
(Tuff Gong)
3. Gangsta’s Paradise, Coolio featur
ing L.V. (MCA)
4. Tougher than Love, Diana King (Work)
4. I Hate You, artist formerly named
Prince (Warner Bros.)
5. ‘Til Shiloh, Buju Banton (Loose Cannon)
5. Brokenhearted, Brandy (Atlantic)
6. Free Like We Want 2 B, Ziggy Marley
(Elektra)
6. Runaway, Janet Jackson (A&M)
7. The Struggle Continues, Super Cat (Co
7. Heaven, Solo (Perspective)
lumbia)
8. Tell Me, Groove Theory (Epic)
8. Lyrical Gangsta, Ini Kamoze (EastWest)
9. ‘Til You Do Me Right, After 7 (Vir
9. A Mi Shabba, Shabba Ranks (Epic)
gin)
10. Real Ting, Mad Lion (Weeded)
10. Sentimental, Deborah Cox (Arista)
A Good Man Is Hard To Find
by Angela Lewis
On September 1st and 2nd, “A
GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND,”
one of the most requested plays in the
country, came to F.S.U. The play origi
nated in Charlotte, North Carolina, but
is now based in Greenville. The play’s
actors and actresses are from many dif
ferent parts of the U.S., many of whom
have acted in other plays. Some cast
members of “A GOOD MAN IS
HARD TO FIND,”
played double roles in
this particular play.
This spirit-filled mu
sical was written, pro
duced, and directed by
Rev. David Payton, a
native of Greenville,
N.C. Rev. Payton’s
play touches upon
problems many
people presently face
in life such as drugs,
hopelessness, spousal
abuse, and child dis
obedience. The theme
of Rev. Payton’s play
is best revealed in the
tender bed scene that
has the Reverend
drawing his last
breaths. The special
effects, have been
known to make audi
ence members fall into
the spirit and often be
See Good Man, page 12
To Know a Black Girl’s Dance
byTonmy\Clai^^
“Don’t tell nobody; don’t tell a soul
that they’re dancin’ on beer cans and
shingles ”
Literally, Keshawna Howard, Delia
Williams, Stephanie Minn, and
Lateisha Spearman are dancing on beer
cans in Grove View Terrace Housing
Complex. Beer cans, broken bottles,
and cement serve as their canvas. The
artistry of hand clappin’, feet stompin’
and rhythmical chants act as transcen
dental catalysts that spark innate con
nections to the motherland.
Although their neighborhood has
one of the highest crime rates in
Fayetteville and does not possess a
conducive atmosphere for excelling,
there is a place within their commu
nity that offers euphoria. The Boys and
Girls Club of Cumberland County has
set up shop in Grove View Terrace.
With a no drugs, no violence, no dis
respect policy, these five ladies, as well
as other children, are able to flourish
amidst the horror and the hype.
Someone once told these five
young ladies that they were at risk be
cause their neighborhood was impov
erished and that maybe they would
fulfill prophecies of teen pregnancy,
of drug dependency, and possibly con
tribute to the recurring cycles of igno
rance. I suppose these five ladies de
cided not to listen. They are all honor
roll students, drug free, and abstain
from premature
sexual activity.
I told them to
take my hand,
and I would
teach them the
steps and to
gether we would
stomp out igno
rance. So the
tradition of
steppin’ has
been handed
down to them
like some rare
rose of scarlet
blue, folded in
the pages of
truth. They em
brace, with their
talents, all who
will watch. Per
formances and
audiences vary
from the
Fayetteville
Arts Council to
Fayetteville
State’s 1992
Homecoming step show to local el
ementary schools. Ladies of Distinc
tion Drill Team, as they are known,
embody elements that characterize
African-American women historically:
strength, determination, survival, and
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ultimately a continuance in defining
themselves and defying a society that
tries to confine them to its definition
of what a Black woman is and what
she can and can not achieve. The La
dies of Distinction Drill Team invites
all in hearing and seeing distance to
hear the
songs that
black girls
sing, to see
the rhyth
mic move
ments of a
black girl’s
beat. These
young la
dies are not
embittered
because
they live in
the ghetto,
“they’ve
left bitter
ness in
some one
else’s cup.”
They are in
fact.
Ghetto’s
heaven.