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Los Angeles Rappers Defend Music on "Geraldo" r ? Rodney O & Joe Cooley Los Angeles-based rappers Rodney O and Joe Cooley have just returned from New York, where they were taped for an upcoming episode of the television show, "Geraldo." The issue athand will be whether rap lyrics ?ftU8? negative effects on society or just describe life as it really is. Says Rodney, who appeared on the show with his partner $Joe and explicit sex-rapper A.M.G., "I am tired of people blaming society's problems on rap music. Rap music ? is entertainment." He adds, "Although Joe and I don't cuss in all our songs, because of the fact that although we're defi nitely street-oriented rap, but we're not ... say, gangster rap, we defi nitely don't want to make those pop records, either. Still, regardless of what is said in anybody's lyrics, there's not reason to be banning anyone's record album." Rodney adds that rap is positive for many reason*, 'including that4 people ghat's going on in the ghetto, and mat rappers are just talking about the realities that surround them. Rodney describes the "Geral do" episode as somewhat heated but funny. He says, "The format of the show was a debate. They showed rap videos, for instance mine and A.M.G.'s. They took lyrics out of context as usual. They had some old lady reciting rap lyrics. That was amusing." Says Rodney, "I think there were good points to both sides, but our side was definitely stronger. People don't want us rappers to talk about certain things in our lyrics; but this stuff goes on in real life. We should talk about these things, and that's what a-lotj>f rappers are . m g ... r : plafat about rap music but aren't complaining about Arnold Schwartzeneger." While Rodney was traveling with A.M.G. on an airplane en route to New York for the taping of the show, Joe Cooley was taking a flight that had connections in Den ver. Joe says that when boarding the plane in Denver, undercover police officers stopped him and demanded his identification and that he prove he didn't steal an airline ticket. THE SCOOP By Janice Malone White Out?: Houston Oiler wide receiver Haywood Jeffries was spotted in a popular Houston night club recently. Super/Scoop er Sources in Houston say that Jeffries reportedly left his date sit ting along at the table, looking a bit sad, while he mingled and danced with other female admir ers. Our sources further report that Jeffries was wearing all white ? that is white shirt, pants and even shoes. It was after Labor Day. By the way, our sources report that Haywood was spotted another time at yet another club, adorned with white again. On this part .v lar occasion, it was two white females on each arm. Scooping with Ice: Rapper/actor "Ice T" tells the Scoop: "When I first started rap ping, I was only making fifty dol lars a week. During that time, my wife had to work two jobs and ride the bus while I was trying to get started. I remember looking for jobs and not having nice clothes to wear ... getting out of the ghetto takes money and educa tion. The 'system' says you got to know how to fill out a job applica tion, you gotta look and dress a certain way. All these kinda things often shut kids out from getting a job. People need to realize that when these kids come asking for jobs, help them. If they don't look the part for a certain job but are willing to work, take them aside and say, 'Look, I'll give you the job and work with you on getting the proper attire this job may require.' But people don't do that. If you don't have the clean-cut look, you're out. When a person is dirt poor, they can't afford that kinda look, but it's not their fault. What's really said is that I've heard guys say, 'Hey man, I'm gonna hustle just enough on the streets so that fcan get money lo buy some nice clothes, so that I can look for a job ...' So what's the answer? There's many. I can honestly say that I, along with other concerned people, are work ing together for the right solutions I ? ^ Arsenio Hall Mentioning the Unmention able: R&B singing star Freddie Jackson reveals the trials and tribulations of being a sex symbol. "Let me say that some women want to give me the key to their heart and the key to something else, too ... Women are always throwing their panties at me when I'm on stage (he begins laughing). The first time this happened, it really soared me. There I was, just singing my heart out, and sudden ly I see these little red things fly ing in the air toward my head. It's a rather slow procedure when they're about to do this. It starts off with a woman sitting there ?waving her hands in the air, enjoying the music. She will slowly bend down. I've noticed there seems to be a little struggle when they get to the knees. After that, I know what's next. The panties start flying in the air toward the stage ... Don't laugh, but 1 don't see how some of these women stand to do this in the win ter time. And I really wonder how the full-figured women can do this little routine so quickly ? they're really fast with it. But I must admit that I love it when ladies do this at my shows ... It's great fun A Quiet Hall?: It's been about a year since Arsenio Hall made his now infamous statement of kicking Jay Leno's posterior in the late-night talk show game. Hall's been noticeably quiet these days. Could it be because (a) his ratings have dropped as much as 30 percent; (b) he knows that the late-night talk show race is now actually between the "good ole' boys," that is David Letterman and Jay Leno. Sources in L.A. report that Hall is said to be gear ing his interests more toward movie producing. Stunned, Joe had some choice words to say. When the police saw he didn't "steal" his plane ticket, the police then told him that they wanted to search him for drugs. Joe explained to the police that he was a rapper, Geraldo Rivera had paid for his plane ticket, and for. them to let him go and get on the plane. The police then complied. Joe says angrily, but then they began the same process on .the other black passenger who was boarding the plane. Despite Joe's anger at being harassed by police for no reason, Joe knew he had a lot to look for ward to in New York. Upon arriving at the hotel in New York, he dis cussed the state of affairs in rap music with A.M.G. and Rodney O. Rodney adds, "Geraldo was actually really cool. He seemed real down to earth. We were real sur prised because he kicked it with us backstage for a while. During the show, he wasn't trying to get people to take a side to gain favoritism. He stayed neutral on the issue. 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