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Vanessa Gets Hollywood Star
(A P) — M any predicted V anessa W illiam s
w ould fade into obscurity when she gave up
her M iss A m erica crow n because o f a scandal
over nude photographs, but her star shone
brightly last week.
W illiam s received the 2,331st star on the
H ollyw ood W alk o f Fame. Fellow cast m em ­
bers from the T V show "U gly Betty," in w hich
she plays a villainous m agazine editor, show ed
up to cheer for her at the cerem ony in front o f
the H ollyw ood Roosevelt Hotel.
"W e w ere so happy to get V anessa," said
Salm a H ayek, the show 's executive producer.
"She is brilliant because she is so nasty on the
show , but in reality she is the sw eetest per­
son."
W illiam s stepped dow n as the first black
Miss A m erica in 1984 after Penthouse m aga­
zine published nude, sexually explicit photo­
graphs o f her taken several years earlier. In the
years since, she has sung on B roadw ay, re­
leased G ram m y-nom inated album s and acted
on screens both big and sm all.
W illiams
g e ts h e r s ta r on
th e H ollywood
W alk o f F am e.
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g ro u p K a n d les a t Nine.
Local Musicians Advance
A Portland-based rock group
has been nam ed a finalist in the
M usic N ation com petition, an
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that will ultim ately give three art­
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The w inner will now advance
to the M usic Nation quarterfinals
beginning on April 23 where they
will face o ff against other w eekly
winners.
A uthor Jake Brow n’s latest rap
biography follows perform er and
supcqiroducer Dr. Dre, chronicling
his work behind the scenes and his
production techniques with "Dr. Dre:
In the Studio.”
In his latest work. Brown, already
the author o f several hip hop biogra­
phies (“50 Cent: No Holds Barred,”
“Ready to Die: The Story o f Biggie
S m alls-N otoriousB IG "),setsoutto
foe us on Dre ’ s I i fe and ti mes as a long
time industry trend setter.
He focuses exclusively on the
godfather o f hip hop’s production
and craft, covering everything from
his first experiences with music and
his humble beginnings as a young
d ee ja y .to h islifea so n eh ip h o p ’s top
producers.
Readers will also get an in-depth
look at D re's relationships with The
W o rld C la ss W re c k in g C rew ,
N.W. A., Suge Knight, Snoop Dogg,
Em inem and others.
Around the same ti me o f publ ¡ca­
tion, Dre recently revealed detai Is on
Dr. Dre in th e S tu d io
his next album "Detox.”
“I’m trying to get everybody that
I'v e ever worked with over the years
to appear on the record,” Dre said.
“Trust me, this wil I be worth the wait
- I ’m trying to make this the one they
remember me for.”