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Panel discussions will focus on topics like recent trends in rap music, the relationship between the artists, their communities and their music; and the myths and reality of hip-hop culture...
Mary J. Blige is looking as fine as she wants to be. The "queen of hip-hop soul" isn't known for upscale glamour; she earned her rep for her edge, her streetiness, her willingness to keep it real. On the cover photo of her 1992 debut album What's the 411?, her face is shrouded in shadow, gangsta-girl tough. Blige, back then, was all about combat boots and leather jackets; she could drink with the best of them, curse with the worst of them. But at a recent photo shoot in a studio in New York City, Blige...
...World shows that Blige deserves a place among pop's premiere female vocalists--Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Toni Braxton. Blige's previous CDs had some charming cuts, including the bighearted Real Love and her show-stopping remake of I'm Goin' Down. Those albums, however, were tailored for hip-hop audiences; Share My World, seems designed to appeal to lovers of the Wu-Tang Clan and Lisa Stansfield alike. The first song, I Can Love You, draws its melody in part from Lil' Kim's crass but compelling song Queen Bitch, but Blige, employing nimble vocals...
...recorded a karaoke-style version of Anita Baker's Caught Up in the Rapture in a mall one day, and after the tape was passed among family and friends, it found its way to Andre Harrell, then head of Uptown Records. Blige was signed, paired with hot young hip-hop producer Combs, and her career was launched...
...Saturday morning portion will include three panel discussions on "rap, reality and social responsibility" and a concert will follow in the evening, Fraser said. The conference will also focus on the connection between hip-hop music, black power and social responsibility, she said...