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I I Photos courtesy of Lincoln Nicole Conniff, multicultural marketing manager for Lincoln, and friends congratulate Roger M. Bobb, winner of the Lincoln Fimmaker Trophy, awarded to the Best Picture of the festival. Pictured from left: Byron Lewis, chairman A CEO, UniWorld Group Inc.; Shaun Robinson, host of "Access Hollywood" and the 2002 ABFF Awards show host; Roger M. Bobb, filmmaker; Jeff Friday, president, Film Life, and festival co-executive producer; Nicole Conniff. i mm Some of the stars on hand, including Robert Townsend, far left, and Chris Tucker, far right, pose with the award winner. Lincoln celebrates black filmmakers at 2002 festival SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Lincoln joined leading film makers. actors, producers, industry executives and political figures at the sixth annual Amer ican Black Film Festival in South Beach. Miami. The five day festival showcased the works of talented filmmakers and honored legendary film executives and rising stars. For the third consecutive year. Lincoln served as the exclusive automobile festival sponsor as well as title sponsor for the ABFF Awards Show. The coveted Lincoln Film maker Trophy, given to the Best Picture of the Festival, was awarded to Roger M. Bobb for the film "The Riff." a classic story of friendship and betrayal, . and one man's struggle to come to terms with a tragic past, all set against a backdrop of the New Orleans jazz scene. "The Lincoln Filmmaker Trophy celebrates artistic vision, creativity and achievement in filmmaking," said Nicole Con niff, multicultural marketing manager for Lincoln. '"Thej Riff embodies all the character istics the trophy celebrates." In addition to the grand prize trophy, Bobb received a two year lease on a 2003 Lincoln Navigator. Knowles ?from page C7 * several years before signing with lElektra Records in 1993. * "My childhood was perform ing and music, but my mom made . it her job to make sure we still had J fun," Knowles said. "It was like [having a slumber party every * night." ! But Elektra dropped the girl | group and they struggled for two * years before Columbia agreed to . give them a chance. ) Th^y had a successful run ' with a self-titled 1997 album and their 1999 album. "The Writing's Ion the Wall." * Their original manager, [Andretta Tillman, died of lupus in 1997, and Knowles' father. Matthew Knowles. took over. Two members of the group, LeToya Luckett and LaTavia , Roberson, left Destiny's Child in k200() over unhappiness with his 'control and were replaced with Farrah Franklin and Michelle ?Williams. Franklin dropped out only I months later, and besides Bey once Knowles, the only remaining original member is Kelly Row land, described by Knowles as "my best friend." The group reached a settle ment with its former members, but hard feelings arose again this year over the new trio's 2001 sin gle "Survivor," an attack on unspecified naysayers. It includes the lines: "You thought that I'd be stressed with out you/ But I'm chillin'/ You thought 1 wouldn't sell without you/ Sold 9 million." Luckett and Roberson. who continue to pursue musical careers, sued the group and Sony Music, seeking unspecified dam ages for breach of contract, defamation, libel and fraud. The lawsuit, which is still pending, was filed in February just days after "Survivor" won Destiny's Child another Grammy for R&B group performance. Knowles, who co-wrote the song with her father and a third person, said her former band mates shouldn't take the song per sonally because it's about every body who ever discouraged the group. "I've had people from school who said we weren't going to make it. We had a label that dropped us," she said. "For me, 1 have no problems with anybody. I'm having a birthday in a couple months, I'm going to be 21 years old. I was 17 when (they left). It was a long time ago....It's silly." Plans for another Destiny's Child album remain unclear as the current members pursue solo proj ects. Rowland also dabbled in act ing with a recurring role this year on the sitcom "The Hughleys." and Williams has released a solo gospel album, "Heart to Yours." Knowles is planning her own solo album and will soon co-star opposite Cuba Gooding Jr. in the romantic-comedy "The Fighting Temptations." She said Destiny's Child remains together and is planning two concert tours. "It's refreshing to see the girls and come back together," she said. "All of us have this next level of confidence, and we've grown so much that it's made the group even stronger.' IfljMa ions Run Come Celebrate I Mil "Jamaica Salute'LJ I AUG M 40th Independence liMHTMl ? MEL MfiU l'Tht Ll0n( ?tLI n 1 / 433 Baity St Winston Salem 336-748-0810 I I : ? I Popular cartoon series spurs hip-hop album SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE ATLANTA - Cartoon Net work and Rhino Dexter has creat ed many fantastic inventions in his secret scientific laboratory, but never anything with this much flava. On Aug. 20, Cartoon Network and Rhino will release "Dexter's Laboratory: The Hip-Hop Experi ment," an album of original music inspired by the Cartoon Network hit series "Dexter's Laboratory." "The Hip-Hop Experiment" will contain six all-new hip-hop tracks from stars including Coolio. De La Soul, Prince Paul, Phife Diggy (formerly of A Tribe Called Quest), will.i.am (from Black Eyed Peas) and YZ. Deep in the bowels of his lab, Dexter has assembled the pn nap elements for his new hip-hop stew. He has synthesized phat beats with mad scientist rhyming skills. The boy genius also added the perfect amount of cutting, scratching and sampling to his beaker. The results are six hot new tracks based on "Dexter's Labora tory" from some of hip-hop's most inventive artists. Even Dee Dee, his meddling older sister, and Mandark, Dexter's rival in all thinw^science, slip into the mix. dexter's Laboratory: The Hip-Hop Experiment" will have a retail price of $7.98. It will include the following tracks: "Dexter's Laboratory Opening Theme," "Dexter (What's H i s Name?)" by Coolio, "Love Accord ing to Dexter" by Phife D i g g y introduc ing Slick and Rose, Coolio "Mandark's Plan" by YZ, "Sib ling Rivalries" by De La Soul, "Secrets" by will.i.am, and "Back to the Lab" by Prince Paul. A four-time Emmy nominee. "Dexter's Laboratory." created by Genndy Tartakovsky, is the story of a boy genius who creates fan tastic, world-changing inventions in his beloved, but off-limits labo ratory, despite the pesky interfer ence of his ditzy older sister. Dee Dee. "Dexter's Laboratory," the first breakout star of the World Premiere Toons series, debuted on Cartoon Network in April 1996 and is perennially among Cartoon Network's top-rated original series. "We were thrilled to enlist an incredible roster of talent to go into their labs to create some fun, clever songs that we think Dexter fans of all ages will enjoy," said Mike Engstrom, product manager for Warner Special Products. "AH the artists involved are huge 'Dex ter's Laboratory' fans - and it shows in every track." "'Dexter's Laboratory' is real ly a celebration of creative genius, sibling rivalry and the everyday challenges of childhood," said lames Porges, vice president of off channel commerce for Car toon Network. "The artists involved in 'The Hip-Hop Experiment' took the spirit of the show to heart, and the result is a CD that puts a new spin on the themes and characters of the show." To celebrate the release of "Dexter's Laboratory: The Hip Hop Experiment," Cartoon Net work will dedicate its entire Car toon Cartoon Friday lineup on Aug. 16 from 8 p.m. to midnight (ET, PT) to the greatest episodes of "Dexter's Laboratory." That night. Cartoon Network will also premiere the first music video for the album, "Back to the Lab." Two additional music videos are also in production. Dread from page C7 medium, television. His biggest ambition since coming to the United States has been bringing his roots and culture to televi sion. He has done work for British television with his week ly prime-time television show, "Rockers Roadshow," which was seen by 50 million viewers, as well as the ever popular six part reggae documentary "Deep Roots Music." Dread is looking for a team of educated and dedicated peo ple interested in making reggae television a reality in the States. Dread describes his live show as "strictly a roots and cul ture show with high energy and a collection of (his) works throughout the years." As Dread blesses the crowd with his lyrical teachings, one of the best reggae bands will be fdling the air with melodic vibes. Bass player Josh Fullwood. or Fully Fullywood. formally of the group Soul Syn dicate, will accompany Dread at the venue. Dread also has his engineer. The Scientist, whom he called "a wicked dub mixer." His unit of seasoned, professional musi cians is a star-studded one that likes to move without much hype. Also on the bill are Jah Daniel and Mastah's Peace, both brilliant reggae artists. Dread has a new CD, "Rasta in Control," on the way. It will be available at the concert. You can reach Mikey Dread at www.MikeyDread.com for any information or to express.any interest in his work for the future. He will perform Friday at Ziggy's, 433 Baity Street. The doors will open at 8 p.m.. and the show will start at 9 p.m. Tick ets are $15 at the door. If you are interested in what reggae has to offer, check out this show. Artists from page C7 , Likewise, for every hit, the indus try loses $6.3 million on albums that fail. Among those testifying, singer Sam Moore, formerly of Sam and Dave, recalled learning in his 50s that his retirement fund would be $67 a month because his record label never reported income to his pension fund. Singer Montel Jordan, who had the 1995 hit, "This Is How We Do It," said despite 2 million sin gles from that release and several albums since, he still owes money to his record label. "I have sold many gold and platinum records. I've never had a moneymaking loss and yet ... I still haven't recouped." Jordan said. Several speakers, calling for reforms, suggested the recording industry develop a standard set of accounting rules. A bill introduced in the Senate would close a record industry exemption from state labor law and limit contracts to seven years. | EVERYONE'S CONCERNS* (0 Z EC III 0 z 0 0 (0 Bl z s III > III Friday Nights at 9:30 August, 2002 Black Issues Forum Friday. August 2 @ 9:30 PM Church Folk Visit unctv.org/bif. Friday. August 9 @ 9:30 PM Rev. AI Sharpton See unctv.org/bif. Friday. August 16 @ 9:30 PM Roundtable See unctv.org/bif. Friday. August 23 @ 9;30 PM Randall Robinson ? See unctv.org/hif. A 30-minute review of critical issues that affect the black community and influence the quality of living for all North Carolinians. Host, Jay Hoiioway .
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