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July 02. 2003 W JJortlanò (ßbeerver Page B3 Focus Godfather of Soul Earns Lifetime Achievement Award Rapper 50 Cent Named Best New Artist Rock, pop and soul legend James Brown was given a Lifetime Achieve ment Award during the annual BET awards. Rapper 50 Center was named best new artist and best male hip-hop artist at the 2003 BET Awards. (A P )— R apper50C ent captured danced brietly with the 70-year-old best new artist and best m ale hip- B row n, w ho also perform ed “ It’s a hop art i st honors at Tuesday ’ s B ET M an ’s W orld” and “ Sex M achine." •A w ards show , w hile Michael Jack- “N obody has influenced m e more son presented the “godfather o f than this man right h ere,” an em o ,soul,” Jam es Brown, with a lifetim e tional Jackson told the audience achievem ent award. m om ents after w rapping a cape T he o ften reclu siv e Jack so n around B ro w n ’s shoulders. m ade a surprise appearance and B row n, a sem inal figure in rock, garnered a huge ovation as he pop and soul, is also know n as "S oul B rother No. I" and the hard w as broadcast live on the East Coast best fem ale athlete. est w orking m an in show business. June 24 and on a taped-delayed ba R. Kelly tied with fellow crooner He is currently on a national co n sis on the W est Coast on the Black Jaheim for best male R&B artist and cert tour. Entertainm ent Television network. D erek Luke w as nam ed best actor. BET aw ards recognize people o f A ctress M o’N ique was host. Erykah Badu and C om m on won for co lo r in m usic, film and sports cat O th e r w in n ers in clu d ed Los their “ Love o f M y Life” video and egories. T hey are v o ted on by A ngeles R&B quartet B2K for top Snoop D ogg’s airy pairing with record label executives, new s m e group and Q ueen Latifah for best Pharrell on “ Beautifi.il" w on best dia representatives and fans. actress. T ennis star Serena W ill collaboration. The third annual aw ards show iam s beat out her sister V enus for Repeat w inners from last year Snoop’s Armed Entourage Arrested Snoop Dogg is surrounded by dancers as he performs “Beatutiful" during the 3rd annual BET Awards in Los Angeles. (AP photo) (A P ) - C a lifo rn ia state o ffi c ia ls w ill lau n ch a th o ro u g h in v e stig a tio n in to o ff-d u ty e m p lo y m en t o f all state w o rk ers a fte r th ree p aro le ag en ts w ere found to be part o f rap p er Snoop D o g g ’s arm ed en to u rag e at the B ET A w ards. W h ile th e s ta te C o rre c tio n s D e p a rtm e n t d o e s n o t h a v e a s p e c ific p o lic y b a rr in g o u t sid e e m p lo y m e n t c o n n e c te d to p e o p l e w i t h c r i m i n a l re c o r d s , p a ro le a g e n ts a re r e q u ir e d to te ll th e i r b o s s e s a b o u t w h o th e y w o rk fo r an d i f th e r e is a n y k n o w le d g e o f c rim in a l c o n d u c t. A u th o ritie s sto p p ed S n o o p D o g g ’s a rm o re d p ro c e s s io n o u tsid e the a w ard s show and a rre ste d th re e o f th e ra p p e r’s b o d y g u ard s. A n In g lew o o d re serv e sch o o l p o lice o fficer w ho a lso w as w o rk in g as a S n o op D o g g b o d y g u a rd su rre n d e re d to p o lic e o n w e a p o n s a lle g a tio n s re la te d to th e in cid en t. M arcu s T h o m p so n , 35, w as p lace d on leav e by sch o o l d is tric t o fficia ls. S n o o p D o g g , w h o se g iv en n am e is C alv in B ro ad u s, w as not d e ta in e d . B ro ad u s, 31, w as c o n v ic te d in 1990 o f p o ss e s sio n o f c o c a in e fo r sale. U n d er fed eral law , it is illeg al fo r a felo n to p o ss e ss g u n s o r a m m u n itio n . It a lso is a g ain st the law for som eone know ingly em p lo y ed by a felon to carry a gun o r am m u n itio n . included best fem ale hip-hop artist M issy “ M isdem eanor” Elliott, best gospel artist Y olanda A dam s, best fem ale R& B artist India. A rie and best m ale athlete K obe B ryant o f the Los A ngeles Lakers. A form er Lakers basketball star tu rn e d b u s in e s s e n tr e p re n e u r, Earvin “ M agic” Johnson, received the hum anitarian aw ard. Chris Rock Named Music Awards Host Comedian Chris Rock will host the MTV Video Music Awards •Ayg. 28 in 'New York. (A P) — C hris Rock will be back as host o f the M TV V ideo M usic A w ards. But he acknow ledges that his stand-up skills are a little rusty. So the com edian is going on a cross country club tour to prepare for the 20th annual aw ards show Aug. 28 at Radio City M usic Hall. “ I h a v e n 't perform ed in a lo-o-o-o-ng tim e,” Rock said. A fter starring in the E m m y-w inning “C hris Rock Show " on H B O in the late ’90s, h e ’s been focusing on film s the past few years, including “ D own to E arth,” a rem ak eo f'H eav en Can W ait"; "B ad C om pany” with A nthony H opkins; and this y ear’s “ Head o f State,” his directorial d e but, in w hich he starred as a presidential candidate. Rock w on’t announce his com edy show dates ahead o f tim e - he w ouldn’t even say w here the tour will begin next week. T ick ets will go on sale in each city ju st 24 hours in advance. But after having hosted the irreverent awards show in 1997and 1999, Rock knows that much o f the com edy springs organi cally as the evening progresses. "H al f the tim e the presenters d o n ’t read w hat’s on the cue cards and you never know w hen D iana Ross is going to grab L il’ K im ’s (breast), and y o u ’d hate to m iss that because y o u ’re putting on som ething from Banana Republic.” Rock w as referring to one o f the m ore outrageous m om ents in V ideo M usic A ward history in 1999, when Ross fondled rapper L il’ K im ’s left breast, w hich w as covered only in a lavender pasty. 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