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BLACK ENTERTAINMENT'S PREMIERE MAGA/INE FOR 16 YEARS • I I n I BLACK RADIO EXCLUSIVE Music or A People / / ..Mar• Lauet.."?.. •••••• VOLUME XVII N O. 1 J A N U A R Y .2 4, 1 9 9 2 NON-PAOPIT ORGANIZATION Southeast MUSIC., Inc. 7th A n n u al Milton "Butterball" Smith Scholarship Conference February 21-23, 1992 The Miami Lakes Inn, Miami Lakes, Florida Contact: Glynne Daniels (305) 757-1989 Kathy Edwards (305) 623-7711 Jerry Rushin, Chairman SOUTHEAST IMUSICallY united sunnortinu Industry Careers) NC. P.O. Box 56-1926 • Miami, Florida • 33055 • (305) 624-6694 PRIDE RESPECT PROGRESS dlIF• Publisber SIDNEY MILLER Assistant Publisher SUSAN MILLER Iditor-in-Chiel RUTH ADIONS ROBINSON Mannino Editor JOSEPH ROLAND REYNOLDS VP/Midwest Editor JEROME SIMMONS Art Director LANCE VANTILE WHITFIELD Network Administrator MARTIN BLACKWELL International Deft DOTUN ADEBAYO, Great Britain JONATHAN KING, Japan NORMAN RICHMOND, Canada Columnists Rap/Roots/Reggae: LARRIANN FLORES Ivory's Notes: STEVEN IVORY Inside The Stars: JOHN KALENDA In Other Media: ALAN LEIGH Bloodlines: TONY MATHEWS BLACK RADIO EXCLUSIVE Totally Independent: TERRY MUGGLETON JANUARY 24, 1992 VOLUME XVII 111118ER 1 Tech Talk: BILLY PAUL F E 4116 -11- UJIFt E St Editorial Stall COVER STORY—State 01 Art 28 HALEEMON Z ANDERSON SPECIAL REPORT—Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 19 ANGELA JOHNSON RAP PROFILE—Marley Marl 32 LYNETTE JONES RAY MYRIE ON THE RADIO—Bobby Wonder 38 THOMAS NEUSOM S E IC 1 CI NI S Admintsuanon PUBLISHER'S INGRID BAILEY, Circulation Dir. NEWS 10 EtRIGGETTE HARRINGTON, JAll NOTES 15 Office Manager MUSIC REPORT 16 PAMELA SHELL, Librarian R/R/R REVIEWS 23 FEUX WHYTE, Traffic Printing MUSIC REVIEWS 26 PRINTING SERVICES, INC. RADIO NEWS 39 BLACK RADIO EXCLUSIVE STAR VIEW 48 6922 Hollywood Blvd. THE LAST WORD 54 Suite 110 GRAPEVINE 54 Los Angeles, CA 90028 1-1 a Ft se o 1R1 E E AL\ Ft IC 11-11 (213) 469-7262 SINGLES CHART 9 Fax: (213) 469-4121 ALBUMS CHART 14 BRE BLACK RADIO EXCLUSIVE JAll CHART 15 USPS 363-210 iSsN 0745-5992 NEW RELEASE CHART 27 is published by Black Radio Exclusive THE NATIONAL ADDS 41 6922 Hothew:0d Blvd. Suite 110. HeIlymod. CA 90028 6363 (2131469 ,7262 PAX0 213 469- PROGRAMMER'S POLL 51 4121 MOOEMW 213 469 9172 IC 113 8- 1LJ INA1 NO 23 RIRE NEWSSTANDS -New York Penn Book Store. 12121564 6033. Midwest Ingrain RAP, ROOTS & REGGAE 20 Periodicals Los Angeles World Book & News. Robertson News & Bookstore, Las Palmas IVORY'S NOTES 24 Newsstand, Japan laver Records SUBSCRIPTION RATES 3 Mus $90. BLOODLINES 34 6 Mon 5120.9 Wm -3150, I Yr -$175. IN OTHER MEDIA 35 1st Class 5250, Overseas 1250 Call 12131 469 7262 to subscnbe Natalie Cole has brought the unforgettable BRITISH INVASION 36 POSTMASTER Please send address changes music of her father, who really was the King, into 37 to ORE Black Radio Excluswe. 6922 Hollywood FAR EAST PERSPECTIVE B. Suite 110. Hollywood. CA 90020 6363 the '90s Her beautiful, sensuous renditions of Nat MIDWEST REPORT 47 Second Class postage paid at Los Angeles, CA Cole's lush ballads, propelled by the electronic Newsstand price 15 00 Back issues available INSIDE THE STARS 48 at 51 50 ORE Is not responsible 101 any magic of the video duet with daddy, made her TECH TALK 50 unsolicited material Elektra album run out of the stores. So wondrous ORE Black Radio Exclusive is published weekly TOTALLY INDEPENDENT 52 except une week in June, one week at Thanks is this LP it is capturing trophies at every oppor- giving one week at Chnstmas. and two weeks at tunity. No awards show is likely to miss Ms. Cole. New Years Cover and contents may not be reproduced in whole or Ill part without prior miners pemussion Copynght 1992 JANUARY 24, 1992 / PAGE 3 Conference '92 Sheraton Hotel, New Orleans Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & SaturdaY May 20 - 24 • Golf Tournament 4e. • Business Seminars • New Talent Showcases • Celebrity Performances • Annual Awards Show • Boxing Matches • Booths, Exhibits • Cocktail Receptions • New Orleans Cuisine • BoatrIde GamblIng • Parades Reserve your place now at the industry conference that takes care of business first. Call (213) 469-7262. F Not your average bunch of Joes. They're writers, singers, ri usicians, performers and producers. They're also tf-e high-energy, unique sound behind Keith Sweat's hit single Keep It Comin'. And all their talents come together in " Live And Learn" The debut single. The debut albu m. Produced by Liomel Job and Joe Public for Lionel Job Inc. Manage ment: Lionel Job Manage ment. Gm *. nog u S pm Tm Mee,. Opmgmoo IOW Sors Mo w tntonammen, Inc 1NDE Pt S . S.FC ,Oe, Just a fraction of what we spend on entertainment could be music to someone's ears. If we all shared just a small part of our time per week asAmerica's standard of giving. extra money and time, we could turn up If we all reached this standard, we the volume on some of society's problems. could generate more than $175 billion Like the homeless. Hunger. Or every year. With a force equivalent to 20 illiteracy. million full-time workers. Millions of peopb have helped This year, make it your goal establish five percent of their incomes • to give five.And help pick up the tempo and five hours of volunteer What y back Ls immeasurable in your community. W E L C O M E T O 1 9 9 2! his new year promises to spark the year, as well as to bring some of the a welcome return by some of Tmost promising and the familiar faces we've come positive opportunities for our to know and lovè. And in radio, world. A new world order is it is now apparent to all that falling into place across the the power of black radio Atlantic. With the new cannot be ignored. The top European economy almost in eight major markets all have place, combined with the at least one Urban station in budding democracy through- a competitive position, with out Eastern Europe, bigger many in the hunt for No. 1. and better things seem to be But, the beginning of every in store for our blue and green new year is also a time for planet. reflection. Strides made in the The environment finally past year must be backed up appears to be getting some of the important with a renewed commitment. We must always attention it deserves. A major thrust is be vigilant, for this is not the time for any underway to provide awareness of the AIDS backsliding. virus, and the government has at last Nineteen ninety-two holds bright hopes for recognized the dreadful disease for what it many. In order to accomplish desired is and is seriously working to find a cure. resolutions and goals, preparation is the key— In the music industry, there are exciting preparation and the drive to succeed. I bid new recording acts that are on the horizon you welcome in 1992, and let the journey begin! Mat I- 1=i CZ> 11=3 E } C G 11- l-3 231 I E JANUARY 24, 1992 / PAGE 7 PRODUCED, ARRANGED, COMPOSED AND PERFORMED BY PRINZIE AND THE NEW POWER GENERATION MAN.AGEMFN.1 RV PAN Y PARK ENTE2PRISES I l h il l ei d I . J A N U A R Y 2 4 , 1 9 9 2 A RTIST TITLE LA BEL A RTIST TITLE LA BEL 1 TEVIN CAMPBELL, Tell Me What You Want Me To Do, Qwest/WB 51 NAUGHTY BY NATURE, Everything's Gonna Be Alnght, Tommy Boy 2 KEITH SWEAT Keep It Comin', Elektra 52 GAME, All Night All Day, Luke 3 MICHAEL JACKSON, Black or White. Epic 53 NICE & SMOOTH, How to Flow, RAL/Columbia _ 4 LUTHER VANDROSS, Rush, Epic 54 MC LYTE. Poor Georgió, First Priority/Atlantic 5 VANESSA WILLIAMS, The Comfort Zone, Wing/PG 55 GARY TAYLOR. In and Out of love, Valley Vue 6 JODY WATLEY / Want You, MCA 56 GLENN JONES, Here I Go Again, Atlantic 7 MARIAN CAREY, / Can't Let Go, Columbia 57 ROBERTA FLACK, You Make Me Feel Brand New, Atlantic 8 JODECI, Stay, Uptown/MCA 58 PM. DAWN, Set Adrift on Memory Bliss, Gee Street/Island 9 KARYN WHITE, The Way I Feel About You, Warner Bros. 59 BEBE & CECE WINANS, I'll Take You There, Sparrow/Capitol 10 WHITNEY HOUSTON, /Belong To You, Arista 60 DAVID PEASTON, luxury of love. MCA 11 BOYZ II MEN, llhh Ahh. Motown 61 ARETHA FRANKLIN, Ever Changing Times, Arista 12 SHANICE, / Love Your Smile, Motown 62 CHRIS WALKER, Take Time, Pendulum/Elektra 13 STE VIE WONDER, These Three Words, Motown 63 PHYLLIS HYMAN, When You Get Right Down to It, Philly Infl/Zoo 14 TONY TERRY Everlasting love, Epic 64 PUBLIC ENEMY, Shut Ern Down, Def Jam/Columbia 15 TONE LOC, All Through the Night, Delicious Vinyl/Island 65 PEABO BRYSON, Lost in the Night. Columbia 16 GUY, Let's Stay Together, MCA 66 SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS, Testify, Perspective/A&M 17 READY FOR THE WORLD, Can He Do ft (like This..., MCA 67 PUBLIC ENEMY, Can't Truss h, Def Jam/Columbia 18 DIGITAL UNDERGROUND, Kiss You Back, Tommy Boy 68 ERIC GABLE. Straight from My Heart, Epic 19 BRAND HEAVIES, Stay This Way, Delicious Vinyl 69 MARC NELSON, Count On Me, Capitol 20 GERALD LEVERT Baby Hold On To Me, ATCO/EastWest 70 BARRY WHITE. Put Me in Your Mix, A&M 21 HAMMER, Too legit To Quit, Capitol 71 VANESSA WILLIAMS, Save the Best for last, Wing/PG 22 LISA STANSFIELD, Change, Arista 72 HEAVY D.