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Focus
THE EXPERIENCE
WILL BE MUCH LIKE
THE FIRST TIME YOU
MADE LOVE.
50 Cent Steals the Show at Mega Hip-Hop Concert
Other artists
like Lil’Kim
were booed off
the stage
ASSUMING YOUR FIRST TIME WAS INA
ROOM WITH 150 OTHER PEOPLE
(AP)
When 50 C ent’s album
debuted to record-breaking sales
earlier this year, the rapper joked
that mentor Eminem - rap's reigning
sales king - was getting a little wor
ried about his own status.
‘"H e told me, ‘Be easy money,
yo u 're up on my heels,'" laughed
50 Cent, whose debut album, "Get
Rich or Die T ryin’," is the year's
best-selling disc with almost 5 mil
lion copies sold. “ I’ve got his mojo
right now.”
That couldn’t have been more
clear last Tuesday night, at argu
ably the largest rap concert o f the
year. The I Oth anniversary o f Sum
m er Jam, sponsored by New York
CityradiostationHot97,drew60,000
fans to Giants Stadium.
Despite a bi II that featured some
o f the biggest names in hip-hop.
Lil' Kim (left) p e rfo rm s during
th e 1 0 th anniversary celebra
tion o f radio sta tio n WQHT's
s u m m e r ja m a t G iants S ta d iu m
in E a st R utherford, N J . on
Tuesday. During h er p erfo r
m a n c e th e crow d o f Fifty C ent
Fans s h o u te d . ‘Bring o n 5 0 !"
The s u m m e r ja m , w hich drew a
crow d o f 6 0 ,0 0 0 , a ls o fea tu red
hip-hop rappers The C lipse,
F abolous, N as, B u sta R h ym es,
Nelly, S e a n Paul a n d E m inem
(AP Photo)
Nelly, Busta Rhymes, P. Diddy, Nas
and Lil' Kim, it was clear that 50
Cent was the star o f the show,
whipping the rain-soaked crowd
into a frenzy as he paraded around
stage in a bulletproof vest, with a
posse o f almost 50 in tow.
And when 50Cent’sperformance
was over, so, for many o f the crowd,
was the concert - despite the fact that
Emir.em was performing onstage.
While there were still thousands o f
fans bopping their heads as the Oscar-
winner performed hits like "Without
Me," a stream o f people headed to-
ward the exits.
“The show is over, the whole
audience is gone," said Chris Fox -
with a bit o f exaggeration - as he
walked tow ard the exit.
“50 C ent is just o ff the hook,”
said Natasha Johnson. “( I ’m leav
ing) because I don't think 50 is
coming back.”
In an interview with The Associ
ated Press earlier this year, rapper
Fat Joe said one o f the main reasons
50 Cent has become so popular
much is because h e’s a fresh face
on a fam iliar rap scene.
IFCC June Artists
Visual artists, Bonnie M eltzerand
Becca Bernstein are this m onth’s Inter
state F irehouse C ultural C en ter artists.
M eltzer’s work focuses on native icons o f the North
west. Bernstein's work is a series o f textural paintings
centering on the relationship between mothers and
daughters. Simultaneously, both artists’ exhibits be
gin June 5 with an opening from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Theexhibits run through June 27 with a late reception
June 26 at 7:30 p.m. The IFCC is located at 5340 N
Interstate. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday,
11 a.m. through 6 p.m., Saturdays 12 p.m. through 4
p.m. No admission is charged, but donations appre
ciated. Form ore information, call 503-823-2072,503-
823-2071 or online: www.ifcc-arts.org. gallervtoifcc-
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5 0 C ent
“We all reach our peak, and hip-
hop is youthful m usic," he said. "I
think the reason why 50 Cent has
blown up as big as is his is because
it’s about time. People needed some
one new.”
But his gangsta lifestyle and raw
charisma are also a major part o f his
popularity. Few on the bill at Summer
Jam were able to get the crowd ex
cited for any extended period o f time;
Some in the audience shouted "Bring
on 50!” when Lil Kim - silicone breasts
almost popping out ofher flimsy top
- gave her lackluster performance.
Fashion Show:
“From Hallways to
Runways”, June 14
The Art Institute o f Portland presents “From
Hallways to Runways” Saturday, June 14lh at the Smith
Memorial Grand Ballroom, 1825 SW Broadway. Doors
open at 6 p.m., and the show starts 7 p.m. The fashion
show presents Art Institute students o f Apparel
D esign's work to the public. General admission tickets
are $20, student tickets -with valid student identifica
tion- are $ 15 and patron tickets are $30 and front row
seating is available. Proceeds benefit local-indepen-
dent designers. Tickets are available by phone at 503-
228-6528or I -888-228-6528.
African Film Festival's Listings for June 19
T hroughout the m onth o f June, T he Film C enter
presents film s from the A frican Film Festival.
Joel Preston Smith: “Portraits
“ B ronx-B arbes" and “The Father” com plete the
of Daily Life in Iraq” Lecture, June 11
final day o f film s T hursday, June 19 beginning 7:30
Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center, 5340 N Inter p.m. at the G uild T heatre, 829 SW 9,h A ve. A dm is
state Ave., presents "Portraits o f Daily Life in Iraq" sion tickets cost $6.50. M em ber, student and senior
Wednesday, June 11 in the IFCC theatre at 7:30 p.m. tickets cost $5.50. T he first film , "B ro n x -B arb es”
Smith discusses experiences in Iraq as a free-lance follow s tw o accidental-m urdering adolescent boys’
journalist for two months. Smith documented the lives adventures through an A frican shantytow n w here
o f Iraqis living under the threat o f war. General adm is A frican gangs im itate N ew York B ronx gangs. The
sion pricing is $10, student and senior pricing is $5. m otion picture w as film ed on the Ivory C oast. The
Ticket purchases are available by calling 503-823- ev e n in g ’s second film “The F ather” is a film about
4322.
an artist sheltering friends in E thiopia during the
1974 D erg period. A ll locations w ere film ed in
African Film Festival’s Listings for June 12
Ethiopia.
Throughout the month o f June, The Film Center
presents films from the African Film Festival. “ 100 PCC Community Class“Ceramics: All Levels”
Days" and “M angwana” comprise the second day o f Portland Com m unity C ollege offers high-fire stone
films Thursday, June 12 beginning 7 p.m. at the w are clay classes this sum m er. The identical classes
Whitsell Auditorium, 1219 SW Park. General adm is feature techniques for creating creative-clay stone
sion tickets cost $6.50. Member, student and senior w are for all levels o f experience -w ith fun in mind.
tickets cost $5.50. The first film, “ I (X) Days" centers on The first class takes place M ondays beginning
a young-Tutsi girl’s family struggle to survive the June 23 through A ugust 18. The second class takes
Rwandan genocide. The film uses a church for the place W ednesdays beginning June 25 through
story’s main setting -a church, which w itnessed a A ugust 20. B oth classes m eet at the follow ing tim e
genocide massacre. The evening’s second film and location: 6:3 0 p .m . to 9 :3 0 p .m . in R oom I 3 0 o f
"M angwa” is a film about a car crash and a chance theT errell Hall Building at P C C ’s C ascade Campus,
encounter. The filming took place in Zim babwe and 705 N K illingsw orth St. Each class costs $131.50.
the UK.
For more inform ation, call 503-978-5143
Children’s African Dance Troupe:
“Kúkátónón”, June 13
PCC Community-Calligraphy Class
for Ail Levels
The dance troop promises a celebration o f energy,
Friday, June 13 at 7 p.m., with leaps and spins to
Djembe drums. Support o f the event contributes to
sustaining the after-school dance troop through the
2003 and 2004 school year. The dance takes place at
the SEI Auditorium, 3920 N Kerby Ave. Tickets for
adults cost $ 12.50 and tickets for children under 12
cost $6.50. Call before the event for ticket information
to 503-916-6282. Tickets are also available at the door.
S w eeping-brush strokes and easy-to-learn shap
ing m ake up Portland C om m unity C o lle g e ’s italic
calligraphy class. The class w elcom es the new and
those looking to fine tune their R enaissance hand
at italic. C lass runs T hursdays, June 26 and ends
A ugust 7. C lass sessions run from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
in Room 304 o f the Student Center Building at PC C ’s
C ascade C am pus, 705 N K illingsw orth. The cost is
$99. For more inform ation, call 503-978-5143.
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