April 30. 2003
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Zitjtji) Marley
Moves on Io
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Ztggy
M arley
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fin d s a n e w s o u n d
w ith th e s o lo a lb u m
h e r e le a s e d earlier th is
m o n th . (AP P hoto)
(A P)
For m uch ot his life, Ziggy M arley has carried the burden
o t being Bob M arley s son, but the singer’s first solo album strays far
from his father’s reggae beat.
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D ragonfly, an 11 -track CD released earlier this m onth by Private
M usic, is all about rock ‘n ’ roll. The C D features guitarists Flea, John
F rusciante ot the Red Hot C hili Peppers and M ichael L inziger. as w ell
as DJ C hris K ilm ore o f Incubus.
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Public Enemy to Take on the President
(A P) — Hip-hop pioneers Public
E nem y are still fighting the pow ers
that be.
T he group, know n for anthem s
in clu d in g "D o n 'tB eliev eth eH y p e"
and "Fight The Pow er,” will takeon
President Bush w ith th eir new C D -
D VD , "S o n o f a B ush," scheduled
for M ay 6 release.
T he title track , w h ic h first a p
p e a re d
on
la s t
y e a r ’s
"R e v o lv e rlu tio n ," c ritic iz e s both
th e c u rre n t p re s id e n t an d h is
ta th e r -
A m ong the lyrics: “ H ave you
forgotten I been through the first
term o t rotten/T he father, the son/
and the holy Bush... I told y ’all
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H ip-hop p io n e e r s
P ublic Enem y.
w hen the first Bush w as ta p p in 'm y
phone... C a n ’t truss ’em .”
T he gro up jo in s o th er artists in-
eluding the D ixie C hicks and the
B eastie B oys w ho have spoken out
against the president.
C o m e d ia n J a im e
Foxx g o t in s o m e
tro u b le w ith h is
s i s t e r o v e r th e
w e e k e n d in N ew
O rlea n s. Foxx w a s
c h a rg e d with
tr e s p a s s in g ,
d istu rb in g th e
p e a c e , b a tte r y o n
p o lic e o ffic e r s a n d
r e s is tin g a rr e st
a fte r r e fu s in g to
le a v e H a rra h 's
c a s in o n e a r th e
French Q uarter.
(A P) — Com edian Jam ie Foxx
pleaded innocent M onday in New
Orleans to misdem eanorcharges that
he fought with police officers after
they ordered him to leave a casino.
T he 35-year-old w as arrested
o v er the w eekend and charged w ith
trespassing, disturbing the peace,
battery on police o fficers and re
sisting arrest. A fter a b rie f tim e in
jai I, he was released on $ 1,900 bond.
Foxx and his sister, Diedra Dixon,
allegedly entered H arrah 's casin o
n ear the French Q u arter and re-
"A s an artist I have to lead and move forw ard - I dictate w hat the
m usic is, not public opinion," M arley said. " I 'm ju st m aking sure that
the m usic and the legacy d o n 't stay still.”
"D ragonfly" is M arley's first album without the M elody M akers, a
band that included his brother Stephen and sisters Sharon and Cedella
Marley. The M elody M akers disbanded to pursue different career paths.
W hen daddy w as doing his thing, it w as different than any other
thing that w as going o n ," he said. " I 'm on the sam e trail and like any
true artist I w ant to break barriers.”
Foxx Pleads Innocent in Alleged Fight
Comedian and
sister allegedly
refused to leave a
casino, resisted
arrest
M arley, 34, describes the transition from reggae as evidence o f h ij
grow th as a m usician.
H e'll open his 22-stop U.S. tour to prom ote the album on May 17 in San
Diego. He lives most ofthe year in Miami, but also has a home in Kingston.
rusea em ployees request to show
identification. The tw o w alked to
w ard a gam bling table, and Foxx
splashed w ater from a fountain,
p olice said.
He and Dixon, 25, refused to leave
w hen asked by security guards,
w ho called police. The tw o then
fought with officers w ho arrived to
escort them outside, police said.
Dixon w as booked on trespass
ing, simple battery on officers, resist
ing arrest and aggravated battery.'
She spent several hours in jail before
being released on $6,000 bond.
T he district atto rn e y ’s office,
h asn ’t decided w hether to pros
ecute her, and has tw o m onths to
decide.
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