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...Very Necessary, with its two top-five singles in "Shoop" and "Whatta Man", was itself an unexpected success after the group's three-year absence from the spotlight. No rap artists have endured and developed as steadily and brilliantly as Cheryl "Salt" James and Sandy "Pepa" Denton. Just ask Run-DMC and Big Daddy Kane, if you can find them...
...with the juice. That's rapspeak for power. During the past decade, this streetwise entertainment mogul has amassed tons of it. You want to talk records? He owns six labels, including the pioneering Def Jam. Live concerts? His management company boasts a roster of such seminal rap performers as Run-DMC, Public Enemy, LL Cool J and 3rd Bass. Television? His broadcast and film-production company turns out the popular Home Box Office show Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam, a weekly showcase for black stand-up comics. Nobody has done more than Simmons, 34, to move...
...early 1960s, Simmons has built his reputation on a refusal to assimilate. He promotes artists whose speech, dress and demeanor reflect the in-your-face bravado of black urban adolescents and the rebellious fantasies of those in the suburbs. Taking direct cues from his audience, Simmons told Run-DMC to wear their dark glasses and black leather suits onstage and LL Cool J to retain his slouchy, bucket- shaped Kangol hat. He also encouraged Public Enemy to be politically controversial and BWP (Bytches with Problems) to be sexually explicit...
...time to go home. Relax. Work on Wall Street. Sleep. Reread that sourcebook article you found so fascinating the first time. Like the sagacious Run in the Run-DMC film Krush Groove, you're breakin...
...Kissing Santa Claus" is rejuvenated by John Cougar Mellencamp accompanied by lively accordion and fiddle. The tired "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" is pepped up into a party tune by the playful vocals of the Pointer Sisters and the powerful pop saxophone of Springsteen sidekick Clarence Clemons. And Run-DMC's new rap, "Christmas In Hollis," (also included on Profile Records' new compilation Christmas Rap) not only provides some decent rapping and scratching, but adds a touch of humor to the LP as well...