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May Edition 2007 CONGRATULATIONS TO TEXABAMA FOR GETTIN’ THOSE SPINS 2 ON LOCAL RADIO FOR “LIKE A PLAYA!” May - 2007 DROP THE BEAT TV: THE LOW DOWN. THE BEAT GOES ON along with his partner Miki Jam, created and By Venancio “Gonzo” Gonzalez began to promote the institution that is Drop the Beat. “An enterprise, when fairly once begun, should not be left till all that ought is won”. Once off and running, Drop the Beat sought to Shakespeare believed in perseverance enough STAFF get the low down with some of Hip Hop’s to write these words and with good reason. It biggest names such as A Tribe called Quest, Publisher: is an attribute that has gotten Hip Hop well N.W.A., Mack 10, Scarface, DJ Quik, Naughty Scorpion Media of Texas past its prophesized death of the late eighties. by Nature, Cypress Hill, and the late rappers The way of Disco many said it would go and Editor In Chief: Easy E & Notorious B.I.G. Week after week many a head has gotten a chuckle from that Chuck Jones Drop the Beat would keep the hottest and notion. And on its rise to worldwide admira- freshest interviews going alongside a wide ar- tion and acknowledgement Hip Hop has Web Coordinator: ray of equally classic videos weeks before brought up with it an entire crop of dedicated Scorpion Media of Texas their M.T.V. and B.E.T. releases. storm riders. Since 1991 Mr. Ron “Rock- Staff Writers: etron” Hernandez has been a staple of the San By 2003 Drop the Beat had been nominated Venancio “Gonzo” Gonzalez Antonio rap scene. for several prestigious awards, including being Contributing Writers: nominated for Billboard Music Awards “Best At a time when most of us were simply soak- Cruz Gatica, Sherril Metal, Local/Regional Show” three years in a row. In ing in the classics to be of the genre, Rock- J.P. Oates, Scotty Ward, 2005 Drop the Beat went silent when a media etron was looking for ways to bring the real- Chuck Jones blackout, caused by contract disputes between ness to the hungry ears here in San Antonio. Time Warner cable and the City, forced all Other Contributors: It was in that year that an eager film student, Mary Jane da Dame, Jesus community voices off the air. Cosme, Lady Hustle, Ife Atkins, Never one to be thwarted, Rocketron has reemerged from this hiatus and is back to pick Retail/Classified Advertising: up the banner and bring more Hip Hop to San Scorpion Media of Texas Antonio. Drop the Beat is once again on the airwaves with a brand new format, an “aggres- Circulation: “White Diamonds” (San Antonio) sive style and segments that will be sure to hit Philip “K-Oz” Hernandez (Seguin, home”. Rocketron has retained his position New Braunfels & San Marcos), of executive producer but has turned the reigns Rodney Douglas (Houston, Dallas & of hosting over to local San Antonio rapper Shreveport), SA Urban Staff (San Doc GonZo. Antonio streets) continued on page 5

Layout/Design: Scorpion Media of Texas the sa-ttown urban street pulse Send all correspondence to: [email protected] or call (210) 568-3816 IT’S YA GIRL NAY NAY or via our website: “I’m now 20 years old, I’ve been in the biz for a minute now.” www.sa-urban.com www.myspace.com/saurban I started when I was in high school just free-styling and what they call cuttin’ on folks. Policy: Publishing an article is the sole discretion of the publish- I believe I have a major talent and I’m just waiting to be er. The views and opinions ex- discovered. I produce my own music as well as music for pressed by writers are not neces- sarily those of the publishers. other artists. I’m also working on my solo album.

The publisher will not be responsi- I perform everywhere. I don’t care where it’s at, even if ble for more than one incorrect in- it’s in a li’l pool hall, I just consider them practice. I sertion and then only to the extent do my music with my people which are J.G. “the of make-good insertion for not young pimp” & Big Gen “the muscles”. These more than one time. Advertisers two are truly talented. are advised to read their adver- tisement the first day after publi- My mom, “White Diamonds” which is also my cation for possible errors. manager, has helped me to stay on top of my SA Urban News game. Now it’s time for everyone to see my face assumes no responsibility for and hear my words. unsolicited material. I want to give thanks to the haters & snakes, you Any use or reproduction in part all build my criteria. I also want to thank SA Ur- or whole is forbidden without the ban because they have showed love for me since expressed written permission of day one. the publisher. SA Urban, ©2005-2007. Much thanks to the home of the Lone Star ‘cus SA Urban News is a that’s what I represent. Last, but certainly not Scorpion Media of Texas least, thanks to my father above for keeping me Pulication. on this earth to show his true talented child ‘cause tomorrow is not promised.

~Ya girl Nay IF YOU AIN’T PREPARED TO FACE THE S.A. STREETS... 3 May - 2007 KEEP YO MOUTH SHUT AND HANDLE YO BIZ! HIP-HOP OWES WOMEN AN APOLOGY HIP-HOP OWES WOMEN AN APOLOGY I view the music we consume in a similar by Unkown Writer way. If you listen to music that is always violent, persistently misogynist, you could I believe it's high time that Hip Hop offered assume the negativity as your own and over an apology to its women, in particular the time, it could become a shaper of your per- females of color. spective. Here we are in the year 2007, a pivotal year These images are conditioning the way for our culture. Music sales are down while boys see women and the way girls see what criticism of Hip-Hop is up. The culture is they will become. under attack, at a creative crossroads and it appears people are acting crazier every step It's a self-fulfilling prophecy that writes of the way. We have outright, bold misogy- and re-writes itself in a vicious cycle. The ny and rampant sexism in our Hip-Hop cul- blatantly, degenerate music is the food we ture as if it were indigenous to our people. masses feed our minds in every medium We have our music, which can barely find that means anything - online, television, a commercially vi- musically and print. able female rapper. Meanwhile, a host of I understand that talented female em- there will be people cees cannot get a fair that will inevitably shake even in the un- disagree with my derground. We've thoughts and even watched the culture blast the mere transform from one thought of an apolo- that was inclusive of gy. Hip-Hop is un- WOMEN to one that apologetic by nature. resembles a gang ini- Hip-Hop is a victim tiation just to attend itself in many ways, the party. if you know of its origins in the Bronx of the 80's. It was considered Hell on Earth. Now consider the parallels in society; because Hip-Hop is nothing but a microcosm So, in theory, one's environment could be of a bigger picture. Congress, one of the the "fast food" and harsh urban terrain nev- sa-urban.com U.S. Government's celestial bodies, seeks er apologizes. But, playing victim is played to apologize for slavery (not without oppo- out. At some point, mentally we have to sition). After 140 years after the Civil War, raise up and move forward. Who can dis- the government body is considering offer- agree with that? ing a national apology to African Ameri- cans for the racial catastrophe that enslaved An apology is also an admission of guilt, millions of Africans and institutionalized wrongdoing, regret and if properly execut- racism into our societal fabric. Now, slav- ed, suggests strongly that the apology ery not only oppressed a class of people, marks a imminent change in behavior. but it economically raised another's class and their businesses, aspirations and Remember the forced apology when you dreams. were a child? You didn't want to do it and furthermore you probably didn't know why With rap, you have the men who are using you were saying sorry. You just did it and it this art for economic gain and then you really didn't mark any sustained change in have the women - typically African Ameri- habit. From that point of view, it's probably can women or women of color who are rel- too soon to expect an apology from Hip- egated to the most base role in the culture. Hop, much less a change in behavior. The change is the key... I think it's for men this collective apology could mark the beginning of a healing with Over the past 20 or so years, Hip-Hop has women and as importantly, themselves. For devolved from a revolutionary form of art women, this collective apology could mark that saw the rise of street intellectuals, rap- the beginning of the mending relations with pers erasing racism and others proactive its men and, most importantly, themselves. behavior to one that caters to the very base Lets be frank. The masses of people - male in humans. I see women all over Hip-Hop, and female - hunger for more sustenance but I still miss them. from its Hip-Hop. Salt-N-Pepa, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Now, think about this situation in terms of Monie Love, Lauryn Hill Rah Digga, Jean food. Grae and a plethora of others have offered their version of real womanhood. They When you eat your typical fast food for an were not a byproduct of a male rapper's extended period of time, you experience a negative experience with a few bad apples. number of adverse affects. Initially, you In many ways, these femcees' messages might simply gain weight, something balanced the men that were often talking remedied with exercise and change in di- about a "certain type of female." But "The etary habits. However, if you continue to B***h" has now become the prototype for ingest the bad food, you will begin to suf- all women in Hip-Hop and mostly are re- fer ailments that are much more difficult to garded as hoes or some other culturally fix. (Think high cholesterol, obesity, dia- necessary sex object. Necessary un-desir- betes, cardiovascular disease.) ables, like the slaves. 4 IF YOU DANCE ON A POLE OR BAR FOR TIPS... DON’T GET PISSY WHEN SOMEONE TAKES A PICTURE OF YOU. DON’T BE ASHAMED, BE THE BEST *#$* YOU CAN BE! May - 2007 SAN ANTONIO! JOIN THE UNDERGROUND FIGHT FOR YOUR SURVIVAL! GRAFFITI RADIO IS FIGHTING heard, and next we want to offer an alterna- FOR YOUR SURVIVAL.!! tive to the Hip hop listener." by Sherril Metal Was it a person, group or need that inspired SA Urban Contributor the creation of G radio? "A need. I can't speak for the readers but I turned off FM ra- Many of you have heard me go on and on fore it died out. Then, we brought it back about our show's content, so they gave us about my love of Graffiti Radio. If you are dio years ago, it's no longer a realistic out- again in Jan 2005, this time we called it the boot. We managed to salvage a few let for Hip hop anymore so I can't bring an artist who has consulted with me, I have "Graffiti Radio LIVE". This was about 2 thousand subscribers during that week, but instructed you to upload your music there. myself to support it. All the Hip hop artists months before the podcasting craze hit. getting kicked off itunes really hurt the reading this know exactly what I'm talking If you share my love of real Hip hop, then I Then, all of a sudden, everyone was show. It was kind of ironic that we got ex- have told you to tune in to the only station about. How many San Antonio based Rap- buzzing about these new thingies called cluded from the podcasting wave before it pers are getting regular rotation on our own I know that boasts they are "Hip hop in the ipods and this new podcasting stuff that really crested when we were one of the first hands of Hip hop". Well, May 1st was their local stations? How many times that DJ would redefine how radio was delivered. to utilize it. 'lost' your CD? The DJs don't even get to re-launch with a great new layout. I got Regardless, we still had a pretty big follow- with D-Watts and got the full history of this decide what they play yall. It's all big busi- Well, being probably the first Hip hop pod- ing so we knew it was time to re-introduce ness and payola; what's 'hot' in Hip hop is quiet entity called G-RADIO. Tune in casters in San Antonio, along side the the station concept. We launched the 24/7 while you read literally decided by corporate officers in an "DooDooDefShow" (also an SA based Hip radio station October 2005." board meeting. Every week they develop http://www.m7music.com/gradio for the hop podcast at the time), we were covered full effect. an approved playlist. In my opinion, that's in the San Antonio Current and the San An- What were some original ideas that were not Hip hop at all. tonio Express News papers a few times. tossed-out and why? May 1st kicked off the re-launching of the But, the main point is that podcasting in Anyway, the way we see it is that there is Graffiti Radio site, but when did G Radio general became the buzz and started getting "The main idea was to play underground originally launch? more to Hip hop music than what is being national media attention, which created a Hip hop music; all the stuff being ignored offered by FM radio, BET, or MTV. People wave of podcasting popularity. The local by FM radio and the big music networks. "Haha, depends on who you ask. We first are always surprised when they listen to G- news spots were cool, but the real influx We wanted to build something we could be radio for the first time like it opened a attempted to start an Hip hop internet sta- was web-based. proud of, and something that other Hiphop- tion back in 2001; failed miserably! We whole new Hip hop realm to them. It's re- pers could respect. There's this huge void ally insane that the most lyrically and mu- brought the idea back in Jan. 2003 as a sin- At that time, there were probably only in Hip hop music where there's entire sub- gle, live show called "The Underground sically talented artists are being almost maybe 50 Hip hop podcasts in the world, so genres being ignored by traditional radio, completely overlooked by major media. Radio Show LIVE", which we did every being one of those 50 at that time meant we so our original idea was to fill that void. Thursday night from 11pm to 12am. Keep So, we're pretty much here to full fill that were getting alot of listeners. Around that Someone had to do it, and our motto is pret- 'need' to supply yall with the best Hip hop in mind that this was well before podcast- April, the itunes software started to host ty much like "alright let's get on it then!". ing was conceived. That show had limited has to offer. Being artists ourselves, we and offer podcasts; our podcast was on The rest is history. were pretty attuned to that need for a more success, mostly due to technological con- itunes for about one week before we got straints (it was hard for people to tune in) balanced offering of what Hip hop music is, banned. Being the 'edgy' podcasters we Overall, we wanted to offer underground what's hot, and what's being created." and we produced it for about 8 months be- are, we had alot of people complaining and independent artists an opportunity to be SA URBAN WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE WORL DTO J. CHRIS JOHNSON

ABOUT FJ. CHRIS with after witnessing your art? With Baby JOHNSON CJ: Seeing something unexpected and en- SAU: What is your joying the work as is it stands on its own name? without the ego of the artist. CJ: J Chris Johnson SAU: Where can we usually find your art performed or displayed on a regular SAU: What is your basis? Art of Preference? CJ: At the Element tattoo shop. CJ: Pastel,oil,acrylic,and painting. SAU: Do you have a website? SAU: Please give a brief explanation of your genre or style. CJ: Yes, it's Jchrisjohnson.com CJ: Drawing with eyes closed, painting SAU: How can our readers get in contact with one open. with you? SAU: At what age did you start and how CJ: Through Myspace my profile name is long have you been seriously persuing jchrisjohnson your art? SAU: Please list some of your upcoming CJ: As far back as I can remember I am shows. now 31 yrs. CJ: I'm having a showing at element tat- SAU: What is your inspiration or influ- too studio, 4741 fredericksburg rd, san an- ence(s)? tonio tx.

CJ: Perceiving what I think people feel SAU: Do you have anything else you rather than what they look like. would like to comment on or say to our readers? SAU: What kind of message or feeling would you like your audience to walk CJ: Let me paint something hideous for

away you. The Horseman SA URBAN WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS OF THE TEAM! LEE MONEY “IT’S MONEY”, IFE, 5 May - 2007 PHILLY PHIL, AND “GONZO” DROP THE BEAT TV: THE BEAT GOES ON continued from page 2 at the Annual Low rider Car show at Rosedale park, the same day Bone Thugs N Harmony took the stage.

“As the show gains in its notoriety and advertising revenue, we are still looking for corporate sponsors like Coca Cola, Pizza Hut, Jack-in-the-Box, XBOX, and Scion, as well as local sponsors like attorneys, dentists, restaurants, and record stores, so we can bring bigger acts and events to share with our target audience”. Together, they have gotten to work and already done new interviews with rappers Adding to the shows roster are a team of like Yung Joc, Juan Gotti, Black Sheep, articulate and accomplished professionals R.A. the Rugged Man, Chuck D, Paul that will be finding new and exciting ways Wall, Chingo Bling, Lil Keke and Play-N- to expand on the already growing Hip Hop Skills. Besides that Ron has been very scene. New with the team is photographer busy with promotions and marketing of Rudy Santos Jr., marketing and publicity the new show. “I find ways to make this are being tackled by Allen and Bianca, and work because I’m doing what I love to do the job of finding and managing the very it,” says Rocket as he shows off his tricked curvaceous Beat Girls falls on the darling out Dodge Neon with the wrap around Esme. Drop the Beat logo of a woman on the wheels of steel. Drop the Beat is back on the grind, as it were, hosting events in the local area at “The car is just one of the ways that we are places like Club NV, the Oyster Bake, car getting the word out and advertising for shows, and various Hip Hop shows in San the show” explains Rocket, “we take the Antonio and Austin. The goal, they say, car everywhere, from local Hip Hop “is to saturate the market, find and reinvest events to car shows to Fiesta!” The Drop the liquid capital, and keep doing bigger the Beat mobile is indeed adorned with the things”. With a game plan like that, suc- shows various advertisers and recently cess cannot be far away. took first place in the “Concept” category So far, so good. Just this year Drop the Beat received a platinum album from SwishaHouse recording artist Mike Jones MAYWEATHER for their marketing and promotions. In the u BACKS DOWN Current’s “Best of San Antonio”, Drop the From AllHipHop.com’s ‘Rumors’section Beat came behind Rob’s Metalworks for During the promotions period of best cable access show. There seems to be r the Mayweather/De La Hoya fight, precious little that Drop the Beat isn’t in Mayweather had some bragging to, plans are in the works for future events words for the folks at Ultimate like SXSW and the BRE conferences. b Fighting Championship aka UFC.

“We just want to do a quality Hip Hop While gloating before the fight on, show that is reflective of Hip Hop as we a Mayweather commented on his know it” says Doc GonZo, the shows host, HBO show "UFC's champions “Hip Hop has been for almost thirty years, can't handle boxing. That's why that’s a lot of heads with a lot of different n they are in UFC. Put one of our takes on the culture. We have but to try guys in UFC and he'd be the cham- and stay true to the art form and always pion. give tall props.” Well the president of UFC Dana Drop the Beat, Rocketron’s vision and White got word of Mayweather's passion, is well on its way to being at the r words and held him to it. top of its game. Armed with a fresh new format, a relentless street team, and a White even prepared an offer to get knack for getting the inside track in the into Mayweather into the octagon Hip Hop world, failure is not only not an u ring. Sean Sherk, one of UFC's option, it does not seem even to be a con- champions even decided to throw sideration. some shots at Floyd saying "I don't m think that fight would last longer The future looks bright for Drop the Beat than a minute, to be honest with and Ron’s production company, Day you. He’s not going to fight me Dreams Productions. From the Internet o though, and he's just running his (www.myspace.com/dropthebeattv & mouth. I don't really respect that a www.dropthebeat.tv), to television (Mon whole lot." & Wed on Time Warner Cable’s Channel 20 @ midnight) to your local events (peep r Floyd later retracted his comments the web sites for more info), expect to see about UFC saying it was all hype, a lot more from the Drop the Beat team. but White says the offer is still on s the table. 6 SHOUTS GO OUT TO “YA GIRL NNEKA” OF KTFM94.1! WE’RE TRYIN’ TO GRIND LIKE YOU! May - 2007

urban Model of the Month THE POETRY CORNER The Black Unicorn by Ife Atkins From the lightest cream to dark coffee bean and all the beautiful shades between God I love lookin' at him the power in his glance his gladiator stance just making me feel fine... as I imagine his horn slick with my shine safe am I in the knowledge that his love is mine my body is the temple where he worships... many many hours bathing in its healing showers of which he has never seen the likes and so he lives his heart as a sacrifice... yet be careful his magnificence is mythical and there are those that doubt him though he too has fears he stops to confront them and while he may not defeat all his demons he will die between you and yours that is his gift and I would be his but I can't have my unicorn 'cause unicorns don't exist. Submit your poems for consideration to [email protected]

INTRODUCING... Tanya Monique Age:26 - Height:5’9” Favorite Music: R&B Weight:130-lbs Favorite Movie: Menace II SocietyNa- Measurements: 34-24-38 tionality: Creole but still consider Originally From: New Orleans but African American raised in Cali/Richmond Favorite Food: Anything Italian OL’ SCHOOL HIP-HHOP FACTS # 1996 # Turn Ons: Confidence, good hygiene, Ambitions/Aspirations for the future: nice arms, intelligent conversation As corny as it may sound, I wanna Turn Offs: BAD HYGIENE, LIARS, change the world in so many ways, you The original Dr. Octagon album, "Dr Octagonecologyst", re- lazy people. just have to watch and see. launched Kool Keith in the late ninties and made a star of its producer, Dan The Automator. The album production pioneers MODELS! SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS a new form of sampling never heard before. On September 7th, 1996, 2Pac was shot in Las Vegas, NV To feature any of your photos here along with your bio after watching a Mike Tyson fight. On Sept 13th he died at and contact info, please send three of your best images 4:03pm. (RIP) along with your model profile and contact information to [email protected] for consideration. You will be First DMC World DJ Champion - DJ Cheese (USA). contacted by an SA Urban representative when and if Bone Thugs-N-Harmony break the record for fastest rising your photo has been chosen and scheduled to print. single with their hit "Tha Crossroads", the spot was previously held by The Beatles for "Can't Buy Me Love". STREET HAPPENS! 7 May - 2007 DEAL WITH IT! Photos by Stylz & Blades Photos by Stylz Collage by Scorpion Media of Texas 8 SHOUTS GO OUT TO 2-BROTHERS! WE RECOGNIZE THE REAL! May - 2007 LAUGHTER IS ALWAYS THE BEST MED. BUSH’S TRAGEDY to you?'' One day, President Bush visited an elemen- ''Yep,'' the little boy said, ''he sure did!'' tary school. All the kids were so excited to get to meet the President. He began to talk The cop looked at the bike and while hand- to them and asked them to define the word ing the boy a $20 ticket he said, ''Next year, ''tragedy.'' tell Santa to put a license plate on the back of it.'' "Well," one girl replied, "If my mommy ran To go along with the cop, the little boy said, over my dog, Rover, that would be a ''Nice horse you got there sir, did Santa tragedy!" bring it to you?'' ''Yes, He sure did,'' said the The President smiled at the little girl and cop. said, "No, sweetie. That would be an acci- The little boy looked up at the cop and said, dent! Can anyone give it a try?" ''Next year tell Santa to put the dick under- neath the horse instead of on top.'' A little boy sitting across the room raised his hand and said, "I know! I know! If our WORLD WAR III bus driver ran off of a cliff and killed every- Bush and Powell were sitting in a bar. A one!" guy walked in and asked the barman, "Isn't The President shook his head and said, "No that Bush and Powell?" son. That would be a great loss! Doesn't anyone know of a good example of a The barman said, "Yep, that's them." tragedy?" SUDOKU So the guy walked over and said, "Hello. BUT HOW DO I DO IT? A small girl raised her hand and said, "Well, What are you guys doing?" The object is to insert the numbers in the Mr. President, if you and Laura were in Air boxes to satisfy only one condition: each Force One and it was hit by a missile and Bush said, "We're planning World War III." row, column and 3x3 box must contain blown to smithereens, most people would the digits 1 through 9 exactly once. What think that that was a tragedy!" The guy asked, "Really? What's going to could be simpler? Check next weeks pa- happen?" per for solution. "Very good," he said. "And what was your reason for that answer?" Bush said, "Well, we're going to kill 10 mil- lion Afghans and one bicycle repairman." Sponsored by: "Well," she said, "It would not be an acci- dent and it sure would not be a great loss!" The guy exclaimed, "Why are you gonna Chaotic kill a bicycle repairman?!" Entertainment MOUNTED COP There was a cop on his horse waiting to Bush turned to Powell and said, "See, I told Git Yo cross the road when a little boy on his new you no one would worry about the 10 mil- Grind On! shiny bike stopped beside him. lion Afghans!" ''Nice bike,'' the cop said, ''did Santa bring it “MAMA, AM I BLACK OR WHITE?” BI-RACIAL CHILD are from an entirely different culture or By Lady Hustle, contributing writer nationality yourself. I want her to be a well-rounded individual, like I am. She is “Mama, am I black or white?” my 9-year- multi-cultural, so she has the best of both old daughter asked me at dinner the other worlds. I want her to know her heritage, night. All types of answers went racing even though both parents are not here to through my mind. I settled for the sim- show her. plest answer that she would understand, “Sweetie, you are both black and white. As a parent, we try to raise our children Your daddy is black and I am white.” the best way we know how. We try to shelter them from all the evils of the Being a parent is difficult. When only one world. The problem is there are some par- parent is rearing a child, the tasks double, ents who try to hold on to the past. As fast especially while raising a bi-racial child in as our society is changing, there are still today’s society. Children question their those who want to keep the old wounds origin. Whether their question is: how are open. As a bi-racial child grows, they see babies made? Or more complex: what na- they are different from others. They are tionality am I? Children are inquisitive. not black, they are not white. Where do The difficult task for any single parent is they fit in? Other children may not accept to explain where the absent parent is. But, them into their groups because they look it is even more difficult to explain about a different or behave differently. different culture or nationality when you In an ideal society, there would be no sep- arate groups. All children would play together, regardless of race or creed. Unfor- tunately, we do not live in an ideal society. We have to work especially hard to let our children know that regardless of what the other children say or do to them, they are ALL beautiful and special. We have to let them know that some people may not be as understanding as others and how to re- spond to ridicule. I am teaching my daughter to not look at people for their ap- pearances, but to look at people on the inside, at who they are. SA URBAN INET RADIO, LISTEN “LIVE” AT WWW.SA-URBAN.COM 9 May - 2007 “MONEY TALK$”, MONDAYS 9P-11P - “THE HOT SPOT”, SATURDAYS 7P-9P - “THE TAPP SESSION”, SATURDAYS 9P-11P WHAT’S THAT? WEED-PSYCHOSIS? DOCTORS: POT TRIGGERS jects, McGuire and his colleagues found PSYCHOTIC SYMPTOMS that THC interfered with activity in the in- by Maria Cheng ferior frontal cortex, a region of the brain New findings on marijuana's damaging ef- associated with paranoia. fect on the brain show the drug triggers temporary psychotic symptoms in some "THC is switching off that regulator," people, including hallucinations and para- McGuire said, effectively unleashing the noid delusions, doctors say. paranoia usually kept under control by the frontal cortex. British doctors took brain scans of 15 healthy volunteers given small doses of two In another study being presented at the con- of the active ingredients of cannabis, as ference, a two-day gathering of mental well as a placebo. health experts discussing the connections between cannabis and mental health, scien- One compound, cannabidiol, or CBD, tists found that marijuana worsens psychot- made people more relaxed. But even small ic symptoms of schizophrenics. doses of another component, tetrahydro- cannabinol, or THC, produced temporary Doctors at Yale University in the U.S. test- psychotic symptoms in people, including ed the impact of THC on 150 healthy vol- given the drug. phrenic subjects — since their patients re- hallucinations and paranoid delusions, doc- unteers and 13 people with stable schizo- ported that the drug calmed them — they tors said. phrenia. Nearly half of the healthy subjects While the doctors expected to see marijua- found that the reverse was true. experienced psychotic symptoms when na improve the conditions of their schizo- The results, to be presented at an interna- tional mental health conference in London on Tuesday and Wednesday, provides phys- ical evidence of the drug's damaging influ- ence on the human brain. "We've long suspected that cannabis is linked to psychoses, but we have never before had scans to show how the mechanism works," said Dr. Philip McGuire, a profes- sor of psychiatry at King's College, Lon- don. In analyzing MRI scans of the study's sub- THE STATE OF SAN ANTONIO’S MUSIC SCENE... PT2 the ''chill pill'' by Sherril Metal (see April ‘07 issue for pt.1) supporters for years, but when I interviewd Hop you are gonna have the good and the Health Tips From Dr. Jeff Reynolds the artists and mentioned these resources, bad. When people make a demand for the ------So here we have our first recognized issue only 4 out of 17 recognized these organiza- better stuff, then the shows will be elevat- ... lack of support and unity. How did this tions! And at the same time .... Trinity U ed. And CREW54 has one thing to say to happen? had Chuck D speak for it's MLK Day this pay to play promoters : HELL NO!! That is year. What is up with that!! an insult." We live in a city where the make up is roughly 60% Latino, 30% White and just "If you give this city somthing packaged And yes, that is an insult. Not just to the 6% Black (not including the military ac- pretty, they will take it and run with it. I young struggling artists who are getting cording to the City of S.A. website). The think it would be the same with music IF taken advantage of by certain slick talking Latino population dominates most every- they stepped out right with it. IF there was promoters, but to the Heart of Hip Hop it- thing here in S.A. ... the work force, the a stronger push on unity ... i think the city self. Negativity brings us down and contin- food and service industry, city employees, would come together. This is the 7th ues to make the struggle to succeed that ------business owners AND the music scene. largest city .... it's either us or them ... but much harder and keeps the "scene" dirty. OVERALL HEALTH There is a strong cultural support system in someone needs to pull it together." said rap- Yes, even in little ol Sa-Town we got our place for Latinos with city organized re- per Mark Twang share of the dirt. (It wouldn't be the DIRTY We all know what a scar looks like on sources .... but I couldn't find anything for (http://www.myspace.com/knockcityent). SOUTH without it. Right?) Some promot- our skin, but did you know that we also Hip Hop. Rock comes next with mediocre ers and artists get known for take advantage can develop scar tissue in our muscles? support. However, when the first musical And I agree. A good example of this - of girls, their friends, and rip off other pro- choice of a city is not Hip Hop, how do you malls and housing. When the next new moters to the tune of 15G. What? You're If you have ever ate a steak and chewed get the support you need? thing is built .... off go the masses to spend suprised? Don't be. This shit happens on some gristle then you have chewed and populate. Where is the love for what everywhere .... so what can we do to stop on the animals scar tissue in its' muscle. You make it. was previously built? it? There are some underground organized ef- Scar tissue can start to develop in our "Do you think promoters do enough for the "You stop it by Getting Smart!" Says DJ muscels as early as 4 hours after an in- forts like Graffitti Radio (the first internet artists?" was my next question. Necio. "A lot of these artists dont know radio station in SA www.m7music.com) jury. Scar tissue is weaker than the orig- how the promotion game works, so pro- inal tissue that it replaces. that supports the Hip Hop scene by offering "Promoters are depending too much on the moters take advantage of the artists in a world wide listenership and great talk artists to bring people to the show. You way. There are also the bad promoters who shows, and there is also the growing need to build a good quality show that they brain wash the artists and groups by telling If you or anyone you know has been in- Phrymemates.com. There is the Texas Mu- (patrons) want to come and be a part of." em, if you work with so and so, you will jured recently, tell them to call us at 738- sic Coalition says G Christ of CREW54 (www.my- not be working with me anymore! And 0771 so we can help them. 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Results Obtained From SA Urban Radio’s Top Requested Songs I'm not a critic first, I'm a fan first! So that means the songs/artists you hear us sup- porting are songs we really like! (Duh!) ! BUY THIS SPACE ! I must admit... I feel kind of bad when I get messages like that! Even though it's not my fault their music sucks... 1 Congratulations to the ones who actually It still hurts to see these guys literally cry- make good music and are finally getting ing via email! recognized for their talent and effort. To Month the ones who envy, there's no need! Get-up But, there are a few guys I'm definitely in the morning and live this shit! Grind, looking out for! Realize, I get sent so much grind, grind! That's it! music, and when I finally get the chance to sit down and listen, I give it my undivided Understand please... attention. So if your one of those guys on $50 my radar keep it up, I'm watching! This city is about to blow, and it's going to [email protected] take a united effort to make sure we get Last but not least, I just want to say con- represented correctly! Are you with it? (210) 568-3816 gratulations to the artists of San Antonio who actually grind! -The Critic BACKPAGE May - 2007