Dedicated to the Life and Work of Tupac Shakur 1971-1996
DEDICATED TO THE LIFE AND WORK OF TUPAC SHAKUR 1971-1996 THE MOST MIMEIN RADIO ISSUE 2123 SEPTEMBER 20 199 It's been s evious the last couple of years. Hip hop needs and deserves a seminar to call its own. We are proud to present it,in the form of The Sessions, Vol. 1. As with our A3 summit in Boulder, our A&R- intensive Gavin Presents SFO gather- \ ings. our breakout Country ppppSeminar, and fissIO the new Alternative Bootamp, there are twin goals for the Sesions in Oakland: education and ent ment. In f Sessions' subtitle is: The Educational Hip Hop Summit. To set the table for what we hope will be a beneficial and insightful as well as a fun weekend, Rap Editor Thembisa S. Mshaka and her crew have put together this special 6th anniversary (of Gavin charting rap) issue. Besides the full Sessions agenda, we've got Yo Yo, the Renaissance rapper OBS her album title says, total control. Chuck D: much more than history. And E-40, one of 40 - Six Years in iota plus performers who'll be playing at the Sessions. Plus: Sista Presidents, label leading ladies Lisa Cortes of Loose Cannon, Leila Steinberg of Control of the Alien, and Quinetta Chelsea of LTC. Also: the impact of "pirate radio" on rap, and Best of the Bay, with with Yo Yo, E-4 hip hop movers & shakers. Thembisa and Quincy McCoy reflect on the tra y of the loss of essm sVo Tupac Shakur. A our First Person is ChrisScew , CEO of RuffHouse Records.
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