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P age B4 Bo Diddley, Bio 94 Along with a variety o f film roles and his renowned Nike advertise ments, the Nineties saw Bo begin releasing his new recordings on in dependent label Triple X. Two ex perim ental rock/pop/R & B discs, Breakin’ Through the B.S. and This Should Not Be were followed by the lengthy improvisational exploration that comprised the simply-titled Live. B o’s new est w ork is a p le a s ant s u rp r is e - a n EP th at sty listi cally recalls his early successes w hile te ch n o lo g ically pointing to w ards the future. P rom ises fe a tures Bo on all instrum ents and v o cals, w ith o c c a sio n a l g u ests dropping in a solo here and there. Bo has e n th u sia stic a lly kept up w ith em erging m usical styles and new technology, and refers to him s e lf as a “m usical s c ie n tist.” His new est offerin g re fle c ts his up-to- date listening habits as w ell as his grasp o f the latest te ch n iq u es and sounds. In “ I ’m G onna G et Your G irlfrie n d ,” Bo re-in v en ts the in fam ous Bo D iddley beat w ith a w ildly treated piano. For those who have been w aiting for a fe r vent co llection o f brand new Bo, this is it. Dr. DDE, Concrete Doots Anthology nit. IH lE -tO X tltlT E ROOTS Album Documents Musical History Of Dr. DRE; Features Tracks by Dre’s Wreckin’ Cru and NWA; Controversy Over Dre and World Class Wreckin’ Cru Responded To. The Concrete Roots album is the musical chronology o f Doctor Dre. The Roots o f the Chronic were planted when the seeds were sown on the West Coast, as Doctor Dre first toked up and served his trade mark musical sound, molding and shaping projects in the recording studio. D octor Dre (AKA A ndrew Young) remains one o f the few re cording artists to be truly respected as a record producer as well. He has, a lm o st s in g le -h a n d e d ly , changed the production style o f the West Coast rap scene, just as the legendary record producer Phil Spector created a “wall o f sound” changing the ways in which albums are produced. Always an innovator, it is Doctor Dre, who is the producer most often identified with “that West Coast sound,” and singled out for his" in n o v a tiv e sty le o f so -c a lle d “gangsta” flavor. In the early days o f West Coast rap, many people simply stated, slept, who shouldn’t have. Despite this fact, there is a rich history and knowledge o f the West Coast rap scene which circulated around Dre, whose cre ative musical mind single-handedly changed the face o f West Coast mu sic scene. This album helps^docu ment and preserve that rich musical history. It also may, for some, for some bring back memories o f the old school. A t the tim e D re sta rte d r e co rd in g his p ro je c ts in the stu dio and p e rfo rm in g in the clu b s, b a sic a lly the m ajo r re c o rd c o m pan ies also slep t. R ap m usic, they ho p ed , w as a ju s t fad th at w as g o in g to go a w a y ...a n d the q u ic k e r the b e tte r. S till, on the W est C o ast, D J’s w o rk ed hard to p e rfe c t th e ir art. In 1981 and in the early to mid ‘80’s, certain rap groups got their start by being put out by the now- defunct Macola Records—with art ists who included, ju st to name a few. The W orld Class W reckin’ Cru, Too Short, Hammer, Ice-T, 2 Live Crew and Sir Mix-A-Lot. WB Television Production Has Surpise Performance Bij Coolio Rap star Coolio launched the taping o f The W B ’s first production ever when he surprised cast and audi ence members with an impromptu rap song created to commemorate production o f “The parent 'H ood” in which he guest stars in the debut episode. “ T he p a re n t H o o d ” fe a tu re s R o b ert T o w n sen d as a c o lle g e p ro fe sso r try in g to c o p e w ith the rig o rs o f c o n te m p o ra ry fa th e r hood. Before taping began, C oolio appeared before the audience and perform ed the specially -created , “Channel Live,” which included the rap, "On y o u r m ark gel ready hut it a in ’t to do the je rk I t ’s the roll call y 'all For the Warner Bros. Network. That's kinda long so let m e see For the tim e being we 'll call it WB. But this a in ’t channel jive I t’s m ore like channel live. A n d the Parents From The H ood is waiting right outside. I f you took in ’ f o r som e an swers you better take som e chances. Go grab yo u rse lf som e Kool A id and drop the Harlequin Ro mances it's the brothers / ain 't talkin ‘bout the Smothers here com e the Wayans, know what I'm say in? I t ’s tim e to flip the page to the next chapter As we all live in laughter happi ly ever after. L e t’s m ake another move But I ain 't talking bout the hus tle. I know you got som e brains but do you have som e muscle. Now lets flip the lid Look what they did. They even got cartoons. For the kids. So W ednesday, January I I , 1995 turn y o u r TV dial to channel live ‘Cause the Warner Bros. Net work is in the house. ” “The Parent ’H ood” will air Wednesday nights at 8:30 p.m. when The WB premieres on January 11, 1995. Andrew N icholls and Darrell Vickers serve as executive produc ers for this W arner Bros. Television production. HORROR AND HUMOR Bo D iddley It’s common knowledge that Bo Diddley is among a handful o f artists who laid the foundation upon which R o c k ’n ’R oll w as b u ilt. T he R ock'n’Roll Hall o f Famer (Bo was inducted early-on in 1987) devel oped his own unique rhythmic style back in the mid-Fifties. His Chess Records output from that period in cludes such undeniable classics as “ I’m a Man,” “Bo Diddley,” “ Who Do You Love,” and “M ona.” These songs have been covered by suc ceeding generations o f blues rockers and are considered classics o f early rock. His early-Sixties hit "Say Man” was a forerunner to rap, and many o f his talk-sing favorites, propelled by street jive and rhythmic intensity, point directly to the rap music o f today. Bo has never stopped recording and touring, and in the Seventies, many o f his hits were given new life via the famous London Sessions re cordings, which placed Bo alongside musicians such as Bill Wyman and Ronnie Wood. 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