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Mercedes Records album project dis
tributed by Arista Records,Dis Bass
Game Real, will be released April 1.
Thisghettofabulous smashistitled
“MyßabyDaddy”.
. “MyßabyDaddy”, by B-Rock and
the Bizz is a comedic tune with a
strong bass line and the infectious
“Best of My Love”, by the Emotions,
loop. The song conceptualized by LA
Sno(“Dazzey Duks”) and produced
byßaron “B-Rock” Agee (“Get Ready
Hereit Comes...” and “Whoop There
ItIs”). Proofof the album’s impend
ing success is evident by the over
whelming response in the test mar
kets of “MyßabyDaddy”. With an
overalllistening audience of 2.4 mil
lion in one week, “MyßabyDaddy”
had consistently resided at Number
one on Greg Street’s Top Eight at
Eight(WVEE-Atlanta); become the
most requested songon WBLX (Mo
bile, Ala.) and has repeatedly been
the number one most requested
record at WPEG (Charlotte, NC)
since and after testing began.
Tony Mercedes is thrilled about
Ving Rhames starring in title role
of HBO Pictures presentation Don King
Ving Rhames (Rosewood, Mis
sion: Impossible) is set to star in
the title role of the HBO Pictures
presentation Don King, which be
gins production in Los Angeleslater
this spring, it was announced to
day by John Matoian, president,
HBO Picturesand HBONYC Pro
‘i Thomas Carter serves as execu
2tive producer. Kario Salem wrote
e script, which is based on Only
ir America: The Life and-Crimesof
n King, the best-selling book by
ward-winninginvestigative jour
*nalist Jack Newfield. The film is
- scheduled to debut on HBO in fall
+1997.
;i, “Possessing a larger-than-life
+persona whose influence changed
gthe face of boxing, King is perfect
imovie material,” said Matoian. “We
fare fortunate to have found in Ving
«Rhames an actor whose command
sing performances make him
uniquely suited to portray King’s
“powerful complexity.”
“With the exception of
uhammad Ali, Don Kingis argu
fably the most famous man in box
#ingin thelast 20 years,” said Rich
~ard Waltzer, executive vice presi
nt, HBO Pictures. “This is a
*remarkable feat for someone who
‘Report: Police seize
ivideotape that might
:'show rapper’s killer
_ HOUSTON
& (AP) Los Angeles police have
¢ seized a videotape in Houston that
¥ could helpidentify the killer of rap
sstar Notorious 8.1. G., the Hous
ton Chronicle reported today.
-~ “We expect the tape to give us
some key information,” Los Ange-
Bles police Lt. Ross Moen told the
mewspaper. “We’re hopingthe tape
jis going to assist in having people
come forward to identify the
i shooter for us.” ;
£ Moen said his department
! learned of the tape after a tip to
| the “America’s Most Wanted” tele
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" contents, but a Houston woman
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the response “MyßabyDaddy” has
received. “The last time I was this
excited aboutanew record waswhen
Irelased ‘Dazzey Duks’.”“Dazzey
Duks’eventually sold three million
unitsand “MyßabyDaddy” possesses
the same magic!”
Dis Bass Game Real isscheduled
to be released April 29. The album
embraces astar-studdedlist of noth
ing but the best of multiplatinum
artistsin bassmusicincluding Luke,
the 69 boys, LA Son (Duice), JT
Money (Poison Clan), Charles “Da
Real One” Trahan and the Southsyde
8.0.1. Z. Dis Bass Game Real also
introduces several newcomers like
B-Rock and the Bizz, Kinsui
featureing DJ Laz (both from Mi
ami) and the seventeen-year-old
Dance Diva Ms. Dana (“Get Ready
Hereit Comes”).
Tony Mercedes Records has pro
duced some of the most influential
bassrecordssinceitsinception, and
“MyßabyDaddy” from Dis Bass Game
Real is no exception. The single is
guaranteed to make you tap your
feet, bob your head and lead you to
thedance floor.
has never thrown a punch in the
ring.”
Don King chronicles his rise from
life on the streets to a big-time
boxing promoter. King has been a
dominant force in boxing since the
late 1970 s when he controlled seven
ofthe top tenheavyweight contend
ers. Over.two decades, King has
promoted many of the greatest fight
ers in boxing history, including
Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Larry
Holmes, George Foreman, Roberto
Duran angd Julio Cesar Chavez.
Ving Rhames recently starredin
Rosewood and Mission: Impossible.
Hisother film credits include Pulp
Fiction, Kiss of Death, Dave, The
Saint of Fort Washington, The
‘Long Walk Home, Jacob’s Ladder
and Casualities of War. Rhames
first gained widespread attention
playing writer James Baldwin’s
father in the autobiographical Go
Tell It On the Mountain .nd Field
Marshal Cinque in Paul Schrader’s
Patty Hearst.
Jack Newfield is a New York
Post columnist, Emmy Award win
ner, and author of seven books,
includingßobert Kennedy: A Mem
oir. His book on Don King was
based on thousands of legal and
court documents, as well as inter-
told the Chronicle it was filmed by
a group of Houston residents who
were in Los Angles for the Soul
Train Music awards. She spoke to
the paper on condition of anonym
ity.
The 24-year-old rapper, whose
real name is Christopher Wallace,
was killed in a drive-by shooting
March 9 after attending the
awards. No arrests have been
made.
The videotape was seized at a
north Harris County apartment
complex March 18 by Los Angeles
detectives and the Texas Depart
me:lnt of Public Safety, authorities
said.
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B-Rock & the Bizz, performers of “MyßabyDaddy”, the hit single that is sure to make you tap your feet.
views with boxers, law enforce
ment agents and former King con
fidants.
Executive producer Thomas
Carterreceived the Emmy Award
for Best Director of a Dramatic
Series for two consecutive years for
Equal Justice, a series he co-cre
ated and executive produced. He
also received the Director’s Guild
on America Award for Hill Street
Blues. Carter has distinguished
himself as a television pilot direc
tor for such series as Miami Vice,
St. Elsewhere, A Year in the Life,
Midnight Caller and Equal Jus
tice. His feature-film credits in
clude Swing Kids and Metro. His
othertelevision creditsinclude the
Lucy Craft Laney
Museum of Black History
1116 Phillips Street » Augusta, Ga. » (706) 724-3576
Thursday, April 3 - Tuesday, May 20
Yarn Art Exhibit
Mrs. Annie Greene * LaGrange, GA
Thursday, April 3
Meet the Artist—7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Mrs. Annie Greene, Fiber Artist
Saturday, April 5
Story Telling—lo a.m. - 12 noon
Mrs. Faith Royal » Thomson, GA
Youth Leadership Forum
Speakers: Mr. Elam, president Augusta Technical College
Ms. JaQuetta Williams, weekend anchor and field representative
On-Going Exhibits
The Augusta Legacy, The Artists Collection
The Alice Davis Collection
Hours of Operation: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Mon. - Fri.
Sat. & Sun. by appointment only
Admission: 75¢ for children, $2 for adults
art e music e literature o theatre
movie Divas and the CBS series
Under One Roof.
Writer Kario Salem previously
worked with Thomas Carter on
Divas, a television movie he wrote.
Salem also wrote the feature film
The Winner’s Circle, currently
under development with Josh
Branddirecting. Salem trained at
the Julliard S&g&farma asan
actor, working in television, films
and theater.
Don King continues the long tra
dition of HBO Picturesbiographies,
including the Golden Globe and
Emmy Award winning Rasputin,
plus Tyson, Truman, Gotti, Stalin,
The Josephine Baker Story, and
Citizen Cohn.
Black Film Festival to
be held in Acapulco
RAMSEY, N.J.
Sunny Acapulco will be the
venue for the Black Film Festi
val, taking place June 24-29. Rob
ert Townsend has been named
master of ceremonies and Halle
Berry film star honoree.
A special package of accommo
dations and a VIP event pass is
available through GOGO World
wide Vacations. Six days of ac
tivities will include daily screen
ings, a 1996 Black Film Competi
tion and special tributes to cur
rent black film stars at a special
gala. Other highlights include a
chairman’s reception, awards
ceremony and panel discussions.
Celebrity panelists will include
Debbi Allen, Julie Dash, Kenny
“Babyface” Edmonds, Tracey
Edmonds, Nelson George,
Reginald Hudlin, Salli Richardson
and Kristal Brent Zook.
A fashion show hosted by Salli
Richardson, theme parties, sports
events and other activities are
also planned. A rhythm and blues
showcase and a comedy show fea
turing Tommy Davidson are op-
Star Trek Actress recalls
brother’s 20-year
disappearance, return
LOS ANGELES
(AP) Actress Nichelle
Nichols, who played Lt. Uhura
on “Star Trek,” said her
younger brother, who died
with 38 other cult members in
Rancho Santa Fe, vanished for
two decades before resurfac
ing recently.
“We hadn’t heard from him
in 20 years until several years
ago, when my mother died,”
Miss Nichols said Friday on
“Larry King Live.” “He let us
know he was well.”
Thomas A. Nichols, 59, con
tacted her in 1994 and said his
organization “intended to go
public, and asked me what I
thought would be the best way
to let the world know what
they were about,” Miss Nichols
AUGUSTA FOCUS APRIL 3, 1997
tional add-ons.
This special event marks the
first time a festival specific to the
African-American culture will be
held in Mexico. It is dedicated to
increasing interest in black film
and the works of Afro-American
filmmakers, actors and actresses.
Uniworld Group Inc. in associa
tion with the Black Filmmaker
Foundation are the organizers.
GOGO Worldwide Vacations is
the exclusive tour operator for
the festival.
World renowned as a vacation
destination, Acapulco, framed by
magnificent mountains, overlooks
acrescent bay ofthe Pacific. Death
defying cliff divers thrill visitors
who enjoy beaches angd scenery
during the day and night-life that
includes dancing till dawn.
Pricing for the land only five
night package begins at S4BO per
person. For further information
on the GOGO Worldwide Vaca
tions Acapulco Black Film Festi
val package and to inquire about
airfare from your home city, con
tact your travel professional.
said.
Even then, she said, her
brother and several other
people he was with were saying
the arrival of a comet would be
a momentous personal event.
“They talked about the great
comet that would come some
day,” she said.
“There’s a tragic irony they
should choose Hale-Bopp, this
wonderful comet, this wonder
ful celestial event once in our
lifetime, that it would be this
event that would trigger their
decision to leave their bodies,
as they called it, to go on an
other plane,” she said.
But, she said, “He made his
choices and we respect those
choices.”
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