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...finally getting its props from the rock establishment. Pioneering DJ GRANDMASTER FLASH and his group, the Furious Five, are among this year's nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame--the first rap artists to claim that distinction. "The streets are buzzing," says Flash, who shares the ballot with U2, Randy Newman, the O'Jays and others. "I went into Target this week, into Home Depot. Everywhere I go, it's 'Congratulations!'" Bands are eligible for the honor when their first album is at least 25 years old. Dubbed "Toscanini of the turntables," Flash recorded Super Rappin...
...bills - it has produced animated ads for everything from washing powder to horse racing - its owners prefer working on their own characters and stories, especially if they have a connection to Africa. Last year, the company animated a music video set in an African ghetto in France for French rap star Pit Baccardi. Then there's the English-language version of Kabongo, and The Invincible Lions. "The art industry is really important to Africa because it creates an image of us," says co-owner Ndiaye. "People say, 'Where was this made? In Senegal? It's not possible...
This Van Halen--head should sort out rap's players, because they surely have eyes on him. Led by new hip-hop entries like Eminem, Jennifer Lopez and Nelly, the celebrity-branded-clothing market nearly doubled over the past two years, from $3.2 billion in 2001 to $6.1 billion in 2003, according to research firm NPDFashion World. Snoop Dogg entered the mix last month, announcing a partnership with Pony to release his own sneaker line, "The One and Only," in November...
...online marketing company, a former colleague, working for Baby Phat, threw the Foys some business. Baby Phat's Web sales increased, and once a Simmons gives a blessing, other rappers get in line. "Sometimes we just laugh about winding up in hop-hop," says Jennifer, who never listened to rap music growing up. "I mean, if we turn down an invite to a J. Lo party, we feel we have to turn down a party at Russell's Hamptons house because we don't want to offend J. Lo. It's crazy." Not really. The Foys are riding...
...sick of rap, grunge and heavy metal, Chip Davis could be your musicmeister. You may not have heard of him, but his uplifting, rhythmic arrangements are some of the most listened-to music in America. Sales of Mannheim Steamroller albums, which feature instruments from harpsichord to synthesizer, with a heavy dose of strings, are past the 32 million--album mark, and that's not even counting 10 million other records Davis sold in the 1970s after he co-wrote a sound track for the hit movie Convoy, starring Kris Kristofferson. In the past 15 years, Davis has racked up more...