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Rapper Combines Beliefs with Music
Uses his rhymes
to praise Allah,
criticize Iraq war
(A P )— When David Kelly — aka
“Capital D” — raps, he doesn ’ t follow
the mainstream mantra of women,cars
and jewelry.
Instead, the Chicago rapper uses
his rhymes to dish out praise for A l
lah, criticize the war in Iraq and blast
corporate America.
D avid Kelly
Kelly is among a new group of
Muslim rap artists gaining popularity
“Muslims in the United States are
among Muslim-Americans l<xiking for not going away. T hey’re part o f the
entertainment that reflects both their culture, but they’re not creating their
mainstream tastes and religious be own culture,” Kelly said. “I try to show
liefs.
them that you can be creative, artistic.
Dear Deanna!
I am single and tired o f being alone. I’ve
decided that in 2004 I want to get with
som eone and have a baby. I ’m not looking
to get m arried or any thing I just want a baby
so 1 can have som ething in my life and
som eone to take care of. Is it norm al for me
to feel like this? — Vickie M.; O rlando, Fla.
Dear Vickie:
R eal P eo p le, R eal Advice
An advice column known fur
its fearless approach to reality
based subjects!
Hold up. W here’s the “ Baby D addy" going
to com e from ? You have issues with your
self that need to be handled before bringing
a baby into the mix. Seek som e psychiatric
help to see w hat’s making you feel so alone
and pinpoint w hat’s causing this big void
in your life. A s for w anting som ething to
take care of, start with a plant or flow er and
then get bold and work up to a dog before
thinking about having a child.
Dear Deanna!
I m ake New Y ear’s R esolutionsevery year
to lose w eight but I fail and break it every
Happy Birthday Ozzie!
Celebrate the world-fam ous otter,
O z’s fourth birthday on Monday,
Jan. 3 at the Oregon Zoo. Oz was the
first Southern seat otter to be con
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Folk for Folks
Portland’s largest annual folk music-
event, W interfolk XVII, is at the
Aladdin Theatre at 7 p.m. Feb. 5. This
event celebrates Sisters of the Road’s
25lh yearof service to Portland’s home
less community. Tickets are $23 in
advance and $25 at the door, avail
able at Aladdin
Box office and Mu
sic Millenium.
tS U U M
happy and still be
Muslim.”
Islam is not new to
rap. The Nation of
Islam and other non-
traditional sects like
th e
“ F iv e
Percenters” have in
flu e n c e d h ip -h o p
through lyrics and im
ages since the late
1970s. And Nation of
Islam leader L ouis
Farrakhan has been
m e n tio n e d
an d
sampled in many raps.
But this new wave of M uslim-influ
enced music seeks to convey m es
sages and images more in line with
orthodox Islam.
Kelly recently perform ed before a
crow d o f about 80 people on Chicago’s
South Side as part of a monthly event
organized by the Chicago-based Inner-
City M uslim Action Network.
Audience members sipped on tea
and sm oothies as Kelly performed sev
eral songs from his latest album, “In
som nia.” For religious reasons, Kelly
perform s only in venues that don’t
serve alcohol when he is on stage.
Kelly said his music hasn’t always
been politically charged. Before con
verting to Islam fouryearsago, Kelly —
who was raised Catholic — said his
music lacked a seriousness and disci
pline.
“ Now, I have a different agenda," he
said. " If I am going to put an album out,
I have to say som ething.”
time. After about 2 m onths, 1 c an ’t take the
dieting no .-lore and I end up eating like
crazy and gaining more weight than before.
Now my wife is cal 1 i ng me a pig and saying
I d o n ’t have discipline. —A nonym ous
M ale; Pittsburgh
about 2 or 4 movies. W hen the clock strikes
12 th at’s when I plan to start deleting e-
mail, blocking calls and kicking them all to
the curb. Any suggestions on getting no
good people out o f your life? -K e llie ;
Phoenix, Ariz.
Dear Anonymous Male:
Dear Kellie:
Forget the New Year. If this were som e
th in g you really w an ted to do, you
w ouldn’ t plan it around a calendar, society
or a holiday. You w ould get o ff your butt
and m ake it happen. No, you d o n ’t have
discipline, because like learning a bike,
you fall and get back up until you can do
it. M arch yourself to your physician and
get his help so next year you can blow a
resolution on som ething else.
Baby— you need Jesus. The problem isn’t
with your friends— it’s with you. As hu
mans, we attract what we project. Sounds
like y o u ’re mad right now because things
aren’ t going your way with men or women.
If you really want to get rid o f them — go to
church. If these people are as bad as you say
they are, th ey ’ll hide as you run to the altar
and definitely w on’t join you as you jam for
Jesus!
Dear Deanna!
Ask Deanna is written by Deanna M. Write
As the New Y ear com es in. I’ve m ade up
my m ind to m ove a bunch o f back stabbing
fem ales and no good cheating men out o f
my life. I had enough dram a in 2003 to write
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