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Run-DMC T op of H íp -H op
Group helped
take rap
mainstream
during the 80s
w anted to do,” M cD aniels said
W ednesday, “w as represent hip-
hop the w ay it should be repre
sented.”
Rounding out the top 10 is
Public Enem y, Shakur, the No
to r io u s B .I .G ., LL C o o l J,
Em inem , Dr. Dre, G randm aster
(A P ) — The pioneering rap
Flash, Salt-N -Pepa and Jay-Z.
group Run-D M C tops V H 1 ’s list
M cD aniels said if he w ere
o f the 50 greatest hip-hop acts,
co m p ilin g the list. Public E n
w hich includes Tupac Shakur,
em y w ould be No. I b ecau se
N elly, Sean “ P. D iddy” C om bs
the p o litica lly ch arg ed group
and M C H am m er.
"sa id so m e th in g w ith (rap ). A
Run-D M C’s Darryl McDaniels
lot o f th ese cats now co m in g
said h e ’s hum bled by the m usic
into the b u siness, they are about
ch a n n el’s choice.
show b u sin e ss.”
“ W h a t R u n -D M C a lw a y s
He said he also w ould have
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What Run-DMC always wanted to do was represent
hip-hop the way it should be represented.
put fellow o ld -sch o o l rappers
Slick Rick and D oug E. Fresh
n e a r th e to p , a lth o u g h they
d id n 't m ake the list at all.
Run-D M C - M cDaniels, Jo
seph “ Run” Sim m ons and DJ
Jam M aster Jay, or Jason Mizell
- helped take rap m ainstream with
m ultiplatinum records and hits
in c lu d in g “ I t’s T ric k y ,” and
“W alk This W ay" with Aerosmith
in the 1980s.
M izell, 36, w as shot to death
in his Q u een s, N .Y ., recording
stu d io in O cto b er. H is killing
rem ain s u nsolved. M cD aniels
said: “ W e ’ll try to, in the re
m e m b ran ce o f Jam M aster Jay
an d ev e ry b o d y b efo re us ...
keep it re a l.”
O th er acts w ho m ade the list
in clu d e T he R oots, L il’ Kim,
the B eastie Boys, Ja Rule, A frika
B am b aattaa, De La Soul, M issy
E lliott and Q ueen L atifah.
Hip-hop pioneers RUN-DMC create handprints in cement as they are inducted into Hollywood's
RockWalk on Feb. 25, 2002, in Los Angeles. Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell, left. Darryl “DMC"
McDaniels, center, and Joseph "DJ Run" Simmons produced the first rap album to go gold as well
as the first rap act nominated for a Grammy. (AP photo)
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(A P)— Toni Braxton is graduating from
Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” to “Aida.”
The sultry-voiced singer will join the cast
o f “Aida,” the long-running, Disney-pro
duced Broadway musical June 30 for a
limited four-month engagement. Braxton,
whose hits include “ Breathe Again,” “Un-
Break My Heart” and "He W asn't Man
Enough,” previously starred as Belle in the
Broadway edition o f “Beauty and the
Beast” in 1998.
“Aida,” which has a score by Elton John
and Tim Rice, opened at Broadway’s Pal
ace Theatre in March 2000. Set in ancient
Egypt, it tells the love story o f the Nubian
princess Aida, sold into slavery, and her
love for a handsome soldier, Radames.
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Singer Luther Vandross, seen
backstage at the American
Music Awards in Los Angeles,
suffered a stroke last Wednes
day. Vandross, who turned 52
on Sunday, suffered the stroke
last Wednesday at his Manhat
tan home, said Lois Najarian,
a spokeswoman at his record
label, J Records. Najarian said
the singer had been in good
health and recently completed
work on a new album. (AP
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Out o f viewing for almost 40 years
Johnson’s art displays once more at the Portland
Art Museum. Johnson, an African American artist
who grew up in the Northwest focuses her art on the
world’s multiple cultures. The exhibit takes place at the
Portland Art Museum, 1219 S W Park, on the third floor
in the Northwest Artist Gallery area. For more informa-
tion.call 503-226-2811
The Old Master Painter, Through May 3
A meld o f dance and opera, the play visits a prodigy's
attempt to create an art masterpiece. Dancing veg
etables, banditos and prophetic elephants lend to the
plays telling o f the prodigy and his process. The Hand
2 Mouth Theatre production will take place at the
Masonic Temple Ballroom, located at 6401 SE Foster
Roadat Holgate. Shows begin 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday
and Saturday nights beginning April 17 and ending
May 3.Tieketsare$10byealling503-235-5284.
Handler, Through May 4
Snakes, cults and redem ption com prise Robert
Schenkkan's play centering on a snake-handling group
o f southerners. Shows at the Firehouse Theatre, 1436
S.W. Montgomery, begin Friday, April 18 at 8 p.m. The
play also shows Thursday, April 24 through Sunday,
April 27 and Thursday, May 1 through Sunday, May
4 with matinee shows on Sundays at 2 p.m. Ticket
prices are $ 18 for matinee performances and $20 for
general admission evening shows. Students and se
niors receive $2 o ff general admission and groups o f
I Oormorepay $ 15. Formore information ortopurchase
tickets in advance, cal 1503-274-1717.
Talisman Gallery’s April Show, April 24-May 25
Painters Miriam Badyrka and Allen Schmertzler will he
featured at the Talisman Gallery, 1476 NE Alberta St,
April 24 through May 25. Badyrka'swork incorporates
artistic patterns o f different cultures and periods from
around the world. Schmertzler creates political art
combining painting, caricaturing and expressionism
for the purpose o f bringing political art to the public.
There will be a Last Thursday artists’ reception on
Thursday, April 24 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The
gallery is open Thursdays and Fridays from 1 p.m. to
6 p.m., Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays
from 1 p.m.‘to4p.m .
The Rob Scheps Big Band, April 27
Perform ing once a m onth beginning Sunday, April
27, this big hand has m ultiple saxophone, trom bone
and trum pet players plus piano, tuba, bass and
drums. Shows start at 9 p.m. and run to 12:30 a.m.
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at the Portland D aycare
next to Disjecta. The event is
open to all ages. T ickets cost $5
through $7.
People of the Columbia River Basin,
April 29-May20
This four-film session narrows in on cultures and
rights o f minorities in the Columbia River Basin.
Documentaries vary from a single black m other’s
attempt to improve a neighborhood to a movie about
an Asian-Indian fami ly torn between their new world
and their traditional old world. Documentaries show
T uesdaysat7p.m .,atK iggin’sTheater, 1011 MainSt.,
in Vancouver. “Local Color” will show on April 29,
“Northeast Passage” on May 6, “Turbans" on May
13 and “American Gypsy” on May 20. For more
information, call theC enter for Columbia River His-
tory 360-258-3289.
The Magic Matrix, April 30
Magic, mayhem and mystery will pepper an evening
ofentertainm entanddinneratB illy Reed’s, 2808 NE
M L K. BI vd., on Wednesday, A pri 130. The ma in show
from 6 p.m. through 9 p.m., is an all ages event with
magic and dinner. Act two is a children's sideshow
with juggling acts and a magic M other Goose from 6
p.m. to 7:30 p.m. A late night show ofm agic and drinks
for adults only begins at 9 p.m. For more information,
call 503-493-8127 O TonYm ew w w.billyreeds.com .
Pinocchio, April 30 and May 1
Adapted from Carol C ollodi’s Pinocchio stories, the
Interstate Firehouse Cultural C enter's “Pinocchio”
will entertains with puppets, audience interaction and
original song scores. The play is geared for ages pre
school through third grade. The puppetry takes place
at the IFCC, 5340 N Interstate Ave., with matinees
scheduled for Wednesday, April 30 and Thursday,
May I . Doors open at 9 a m. with a curtain at 9:45 a m.
Tickets are $5 per person. For more information, call
503-823-4322.
The Jefferson Dancers, April 30 through May 3
Tap, jazz-fu n k , Bach, M ozart and an excerpt from
“ Passion" will fill the dance co m p an ies' concert
chalk full o f steps and tunes new and old for all
ages. The concerts will take place at the Portland
C enter for the Perform ing Arts, N ewm ark Theater,
SW Broadw ay and Main. Concerts are W ednes
day, April 30, May I through Friday, M ay 3 at 7:30
p.m. w ith a m atinee on May 3 at 2 p.m . Tickets
priced $ 10.50, $ 14.50 and $ 16.50. available through
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