Issue Articles
Gregory D Wears A New Boot; WQUE and WNOL Team Up for Teen Summit ’93
Gregory D’s new LP, If The Boot Fits Wear It on Midwest Records, will be out next month. The album title is a stab at industry people who have a […]
A New Album for The Real Seduction; “The Hump Dance” Has Arrived
On her first American tour in six years, Tina Turner comes to the UNO Lakefront Arena on Saturday, August 18, along with special guest Chris Isaak. Her tour coincides with […]
The Thick Man Swings; the Grandmother of Rap Gets Tough
This month, Big Beat/Atlantic Records releases “From the Brick Jungle,” the first single from local rapper MC Thick’s (Stewart Harris) debut album The Show Ain’t Over Till the Fat Man […]
Colin England Is Out of Control; Meet the Don Rousell Band
New Orleans native Colin England has a new album on Motown Records called Out of Control. The first single from the LP is an uptempo, “Come Over Baby.” England co-wrote […]
Straight-Up Funk from 39 Posse and Dopa Than Dope Is in the House
Sixteen-year-old “Reero” (Rene Porche) and 18-year-old “Dee” (Danielle Eugene) first met at the Riverwalk in 1991. One year later, the female rappers, known collectively as Da’Sha’Ra, released their first 12″ […]
Total Kaos Kicks Off “Operation Devotion”; A Batch of Local Releases
Their name E-LA-TE (without the hyphens) means “to fill with happiness or joy,” but in New Orleans E-LA-TE can be defined as one of the hottest up-and-coming R&B vocal groups […]
The Almighty Leader One Is Remembered; Harold Brown Goes Back to War
On Friday, January 22, local rappers lost a friend and an advocate of the New Orleans rap and hip-hop community. The Almighty Leader One (Frank Franklin) was killed in an […]
Stephanie Mills Is Off to See “The Wiz”; Ice Mike Rolls on His Daytons
MCA recording artist Stephanie Mills is starring in the Broadway musical “The Wiz” from February 10-14 at the Saenger Theater. It is directed by George Faison, who choreographed “The Wiz” […]
Black Menace Issues A Warning; the Boogerman’s Dreams Come True
Gasoline Alley/MCA recording artists Shai were in New Orleans for the Bayou Classic weekend. They performed during halftime of the football game between Grambling and Southern universities. The group’s single […]
Silky Slim Keeps A High Profile; the Batiste Brothers Go East
Rapper Silky Slim (Ramona Mark) took a gamble when she quit her job as a stock clerk at Walmart to pursue a music career. That gamble paid off, and the […]
