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May 13. 2009
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Repeat Hits for Soulja Boy
Teen rap star f
defies critics
(AP) — Even though Soulja
Boy had the world doing his
eponym ous dance two years
ago thanks to the No. 1 sensa
tion "Crank That (Soulja Boy),"
the teenage rap star was still dis
missed as a lightw eight and
even a joke in some rap circles,
and some wondered it he would
be able to match the success of
his smash hit.
At one point, Soulja Boy did
too.
"1 wen, through that phase,"
said Soulja Boy, whose debut
album "souljaboytellem.com"
went platinum. "I didn't want to
be a one-hi, wonder. But I put
into my head that 1 wasn't go
ing to top 'Crank Dat.' That's
what made me hot, but I'm go
ing to keep making hits."
That's all he has been doing
lately with the release of his
second
CD ,
"¡SouljaBoyTellem." Though
his first single "Bird Walk" fell
fiat, the 18-year-old rapper re-
Taiko Drum Fanfare Unites Performers
Alumni performers return as guest artists to launch Portland Taiko's 15th anniversary season with A toZ , a
reflection on the ensemble's songs from their early years to more recent. From subtle nuance to explosive boom,
performances premiere on Friday, May 16 at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. at Lewis & Clark College, Fir Acres Theatre. For
tickets, call 503- 205-0715.
OMSI Summer Film Festival Opens
With most
memorable of
IMAX features
B ringing to g e th e r 16 re
markable, thought-provoking
films designed to celebrate the
IMAX experience, the 2009
OMSI Film Festival has kicked
off at the Oregon Museum of
Science and Industry.
For the next seven weeks
through June 28 some of the
S h a rk s , a Je a n -M ic h e l
w o rld 's m o st m e m o ra b le
IMAX films will be shown on C ousteau presen tation, is a
the five-story screen o f the unique round-the-globe expe
dition docum enting the life of
OMNIMAX Dome Theater.
Among the films scheduled the ultim ate predator.
In addition to these new-to-
are two that are exclusive to
the festival and making their O M SI m o v ie s, o th e r o u t
Portland debuts: M ystic In standing IM AX film s to be
fe a tu re d in c lu d e : E v e re st,
dia and Sharks.
N arrated by Peter O'Toole, A m azon, H urricane on the
M ystic India reveals the rich Bayou, Solarmax, Alps, Lewis
culture of India by telling the & Clark, Dolphins, The L iv
incredible true story of 11 -year ing Sea, and M ystery of the
old Neelkanth who, in the late Nile.
Current OMNIMAX favor
eig h teen th century, w alked
barefoot for seven years and ites Wild O cean, Adrenaline
8,000 miles across the Indian Rush and Sea M onsters are
also part o f the festival.
subcontinent.
Soulja Boy
bounded strong with his top
ten Billboard pop hit "Kiss Me
Thru the Phone," featuring
Sammie, and the catchy "Turn
My Swag On," which is also ris
ing on the Billboard pop charts.
Several remixes o f Soulja
Boy's "swag" track also in
cludes some of rap's elite, from
Jay-Z to Lil Wayne to Young
Jeezy.
"I'mjus, creating real-life situ
ations," he says. "I'm really try
ing to talk to my girl on the
phone and hopping out the bed
and turning my swag on, put
ting my jewelry on and brush
ing my teeth. It's all real for me."
M iC H A E l H O lt O N
B A S K E tB A ii
The rich culture of
India is told in
‘Mystic India,' the
| true life story of an
11-year-old boy
who walked
barefoot across
the continent. The
film is one of 16
remarkable IMAX
films featured over
the next 8 weeks
at OMSI.
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Session 1: June 22 - June 25
Session 2: June 29 - July 2
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Girls & Boys
Ages 5 -1 2
May 18, 2009 - July 18, 2009
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