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SPs
4th Annual Cookout
Petersburg, VA
14Aug10 |
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8th
Annual Seafood Splash
Hadad's Lake
Richmond, VA
28Aug10 |
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Petersburg
High School Class of 85
25th Class Reunion - Cookout
Petersburg, VA
07Aug10 |
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Petersburg
High School Class of 85
25th Class Reunion - Mixer
Petersburg, VA
07Aug10 |
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Trice's
BornDay Brunch
@ The Hardshell
Richmond, VA
25July10 |
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Derek's
BornDay Celebration
@ The Commonwealth Park Suites Hotel
Richmond, VA
31July10 |
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All
White Red Carpet Affair
@ The Summit Lofts
Richmond, VA
03July10 |
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Moriah
McNeil Celebrity Golf Classic
@ The Hunting Hawk Golf Club
Glen Allen, VA
08-09July10 |
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CJ's
9th Bday Party
@ G-Force Karts
Richmond, VA
27June10 |
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BET
Awards - Family Gathering
Honoring Trey Songz
Petersburg,
VA
27June10 |
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Kamille's
Christening Ceremony
@ Victory Tabernacle Baptist Church
Richmond, VA
20June10 |
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KAPPA
Day Party
@ HRCC - Hampton Jazz Fest
Hampton, VA
26June10 |
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Chocolate
Divas 40th Birthday Soiree (Day Party)
POSH
@ Richmond, VA
19June10 |
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All
Corporate in White Affair
@ FAME International
Chesterfield, VA
19June10 |
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True
Beauty Empowerment Banquet
@ Mt. Olivet Baptist Church
Richmond, VA
10June10 |
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Just
Friends All White Affair
@ The Old Town Civic Center
Petersburg, VA
12June10 |
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JP
Jumpers Walk for Autism
@ Innsbrook
Richmond, VA
29May10 |
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StoneSoul
2010
@ Brown's Island
Richmond, VA
05June10 |
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Trey Songz Gold Party
@ The Paradise Lounge
Richmond, VA
15May10 |
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CCHS PROM
@
The Double Tree
Richmond, VA
28May10 |
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Las Amigas Hatitude Luncheon
@ The Jefferson Lakeside Country Club Richmond,
VA 24Apr10
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S'Mahnni
Achante'
@ Dave & Buster's Richmond, VA 07May10 |
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VA 2 NC
@ Bentley's RSVP Charlotte, NC 27Feb10
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Playdate Richmond
@ The HatFactory
Richmond, VA 13Mar10
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The Grand Finale
@ Paradise Lounge Richmond, VA
31Dec09
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Capricorn Party 2010
@ The HatFactory
Richmond, VA
10 January 2010
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Family First
@ the Walter E. Washington Convention Center Washington, DC
14 November 2009
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The Black Party
@ The HatFactory (formerly Toad'sPlace)
Richmond, VA
12 December 2009
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Maxwell @ the Coliseum
30September2009
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Rakim @ the HatFactory
13November2009
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K'Jon @ The National
15September2009
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Russ Buss @ the Richmond International Raceway (RiR)
13August2009
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The 80s Was the Greatest 2009 @
Brown's Island, 11July2009
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Chubb Rock
| Real Name: | Richard
Simpson | | Profile: | Chubb Rock, born in Jamaica and raised in Brooklyn, is regarded as one of the East Coast's most dexterous rappers.
A former National Merit Scholar, Chubb began his career in earnest after dropping out of high-post Brown University, where
he was a pre-med student. So nicknamed because of his ample height and girth ("6 foot 4 and maybe a quarter of an inch
bigger/than last year but still a unique figure" - from "Treat 'Em Right"), Chubb released his first album
for Select records in 1988. Chubb Rock Featuring Howie Tee featured the underground hits, "Caught Up" and "DJ
Innovator." 1989's And the Winner Is... earned Chubb Rock a lot more notice, and in the early '90s Chubb had a number
of hit singles including "Ya Bad Chubbs," "Treat 'Em Right" and "Just the Two of Us." |
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Naughty by Nature
| Real Names: | Anthony
Criss, Vincent Brown & Keir Gist | | Profile: | Naughty by Nature was formed in East Orange, NJ, in 1986, while all three members -- MCs Treach (born
Anthony Criss) and Vinnie (born Vincent Brown), and DJ Kay Gee (born Keir Gist) -- were attending the same high school. Initially
called New Style, they began performing at talent shows and were discovered by Queen Latifah a few years later; she signed
the group to her management company and helped them land a deal with Tommy Boy Records. Naughty by Nature's self-titled debut
was released in 1991 and produced an inescapable Top Ten hit in "O.P.P." (which supposedly stood for "other
people's property," though a close listen to the lyrics revealed that the second P represented male or female genitals).
"O.P.P." made Naughty by Nature crossover stars, yet their ghetto sensibility and gritty street funk (not to mention
Treach's nimble rhyming technique) made them popular in the hip-hop underground as well. Treach began a secondary acting career
in 1992, appearing in Juice; he would go on to supporting roles in The Meteor Man, Who's the Man?, and Jason's Lyric, among
others. |
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Slick Rick, Doug E Fresh, Lil Vicious
| Real Name: | Richard
Walters, Douglas Davis, Vicious
| | Profile: | Dubbed the "World's Greatest Entertainer"
for his unrivaled ability to rock a crowd, Harlem native Doug E. Fresh began his musical career at age 13. The originator
of the human beat box (vocally simulating the sound of drums and other musical instruments), he spawned an international hip-hop
trend. Best known for the two-sided, multi-platinum hits "The Show" and "La Di Da Di," his groundbreaking
successes and firsts, like being the first rapper to play Africa and the Caribbean, heralded the global popularity of hip-hop. On January 14, 1965, Ricky M. L. Walters, known in the music industry as Slick Rick aka Ricky D., was born in South
Wimbledon, London, England to his Jamaican parents. Known as Ricky back in the day, the soon-to-be entertainer moved with
his family to the Bronx in 1975. Striking up a friendship, Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick released the history-making, single
“The Show and La Di Da Di” in the summer of 1985. With Fresh’s beatbox and Rick’s smooth lyrical delivery,
the duo nearly single-handedly transformed rap. |
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Trouble Funk
| Real Name: | Tony Fisher, bass; Robert Reed, keyboards; James Avery, keyboards;
Taylor Reed, horns, keyboards; Chester Davis, guitar; Timothy "T-Bone"
David, percussion; Mack Carey, drums and percussion; A. Robinson, drums; David
Rudd, sax. Robinson left 1982, replaced by Emmett Nixon. | | Profile: | Trouble Funk wasn't the first go-go band (Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers were),
but they were the foremost ambassadors of Washington DC's great contribution to popular music. Over a polyrhythmic base using
timbales and other Latin percussion and funky bass, go-go uses chanted vocals and little splashes of horns, keyboards, chunky
rhythm or scorching lead guitar. It's an extraordinarily supple, extensible form - you can play anything from an MOR ballad
to a car commercial over a go-go beat and make it danceable. Trouble Funk has a remarkable ear for catchy hooks, a fantastic
rhythm section, and staying power: I saw them a few years ago, and they still had all the groove and enthusiasm of their pioneering
early 80s records. (DBW) |
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Doug E Fresh @ the Toad's Place, Richmond, VA
26 December 2008
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LL Cool J
@ Brown's Island, Richmond, VA
31 August 2008 |
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| Real Name: | Douglas Davis
| | Profile: | The first human beatbox in the rap
world, and still the best of all time, Doug E. Fresh amazed audiences with his note-perfect imitations of drum machines, effects,
and often large samples of hip-hop classics. Fresh was born Doug E. Davis in Barbados, and his first appearance came in 1983
on a single for Spotlight called "Pass the Budda," with Spoonie Gee and DJ Spivey. His introduction to most hip-hop
fans, though, came one year later with his astonishing performance in Beat Street behind the Treacherous Three. His first
solo features also came in 1984, with "Just Having Fun," waxed for Enjoy, and "Original Human Beatbox"
for Vinentertainment. By 1985, Fresh was one of the biggest names in rap music, and his first single
for Reality, "The Show/La Di Da Di," became a hip-hop classic. It was recorded with his Get Fresh Crew, including
MC Ricky D (only later to gain fame as Slick Rick), along with Barry Bee and Chill Will. His first LP, 1987's Oh, My God!,
featured most of his showpieces, like "Play This Only at Night" and "All the Way to Heaven," along with
nods to reggae and even gospel. His second album, 1988's The World's Greatest Entertainer, broke into the Billboard charts
thanks to another hot single, "Keep Risin' to the Top," but Slick Rick had already broken from the pack and his
LP of the same year, The Great Adventures of Slick Rick, did much better than Doug E. Fresh. Fresh took a break and wasn't
able to regain momentum with 1992's Doin' What I Gotta Do, released through MC Hammer's Bust It label. He did reunite on a
Slick Rick LP, and recorded again in 1995 for Gee Street. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
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| Real Name: | James Todd Smith
| | Profile: | LL Cool J his stage name is an acronym for "Ladies Love Cool James")
has been rapping since the age of nine. Two years later, his grandfather -- he had been living with his grandparents
since his parents divorced when he was four -- gave him a DJ system and he began making tapes at home. Eventually, he sent
these demo tapes to record companies, attracting the interest of Def Jam, a fledgling label run by New York University students
Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin. Def Jam signed LL and released his debut, "I Need a Beat," as their first single
in 1984. The record sold over 100,000 copies, establishing both the label and the rapper. LL dropped out of high school and
recorded his debut album, Radio. Released in 1985, Radio was a major hit
and it earned considerable praise for how it shaped raps into recognizable pop-song structures. On the strength of "I
Can't Live Without My Radio" and "Rock the Bells," the album went platinum in 1986. The following year, his
second album, Bigger and Deffer, shot to number three due to the ballad "I Need Love," which became one of the first
pop-rap crossover hits. LL's knack for making hip-hop as accessible as pop was one of his greatest
talents, yet it was also a weakness, since it opened him up to accusations of him being a sellout. LL
began starring in the NBC sitcom In the House but returned to recording in 1995, releasing Mr.
Smith toward the end of the year. Unexpectedly, Mr. Smith became a huge hit, going
double platinum and launching two of his biggest hits, with the Boyz II Men duet "Hey Lover" and "Doin' It."
At the end of 1996, he released the greatest-hits album All World.
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Lalah Hathaway
@ the Toad'sPlace, Richmond, VA
15 October 2008
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Erykah Badu
@ the Landmark Theatre, Richmond, VA
18 May 2008
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| Real Name: | Lalah Hathaway
| | Profile: | Born to Donny Hathaway, one of the most influential soul artists of the seventies, and Eulaulah
Hathaway, an accomplished musician in her own right, the Chicago native first put pen to paper, “with the music,”
as a 10th grader. Later, as a student at Berklee College of Music, she recorded her self-titled debut in 1990, which
spawned the hits “Baby Don’t Cry,” “Heaven Only Knows” and “I’m
Coming Back.” She returned four years later with A Moment, followed by the much-lauded The
Song Lives On, her duet album with Joe Sample in 1999, the same year she began growing her now-signature, cinnamon-hued
‘locs. By 2004, she’d deliver her fourth album, Outrun the Sky, garnering Hathaway
her first number one single, the Rex Rideout-produced cover of Luther Vandross’ Forever, For Always, For Love,
which was also featured on the critically-acclaimed Vandross tribute album of the same name. Although she has created a space for herself, it’s not surprising that
Hathaway remains connected to her late, great father and his classic sound. “I am his daughter,”
she says, softly, “and that’s the truth of who I am, every day. When I was 15, and then, 20, I didn’t
get why people were asking me how I felt about him and his music. But when I turned 25, I began to understand.
Like my father, I want to leave a legacy of music that makes people really feel something, whether it be happiness, sadness,
grief or heartache. I also want them to appreciate my humor which I know can be difficult to interpret in a song.”
In the meantime and between album
projects, Hathaway – who’s recorded collaborations with Marcus Miller, Meshell Ndegéocello
and Mary J. Blige, among them – keeps her creativity nourished by taking to the global stage and contributing her voice
to Daughters of Soul, a musical mélange founded by comrade, Sandra St. Victor, and featuring Nona Hendryx, Joyce Kennedy
as well as Indira and Simone, daughters of Chaka Khan and Nina Simone, respectively. |
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| Real Name: | Erica Wright
| | Profile: | Born Erica Wright
in Dallas in 1971, Badu attended a school of the arts and was working as a teacher and part-time singer in her hometown when
she opened for D'Angelo at a 1994 show. D'Angelo's manager, Kedar Massenburg, was impressed with the performance and hooked
her up with the singer to record a cover of the Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell duet "Precious Love." He also signed Badu
to his recently formed Kedar Entertainment label, and served as producer for Baduizm, which also starred bassist Ron Carter
and members of hip-hop avatars the Roots on several tracks. The first single, "On & On," became a number one
R&B hit in early 1997, and Baduizm followed it to the top of the R&B album charts by March. Opening for R&B acts
as well as rap's Wu-Tang Clan. She grew up listening to '70s soul and '80s hip-hop, but Erykah
Badu drew more comparisons to Billie Holiday upon her breakout in 1997, after the release of her first album, Baduizm. The
grooves and production on the album are bass-heavy R&B, but Badu's langurous, occasionally tortured vocals and delicate
phrasing immediately removed her from the legion of cookie-cutter female R&B singers. A singer/songwriter responsible
for all but one of the songs on Baduizm, she found a number 12 hit with her first single "On & On," which pushed
the album to number two on the charts. |
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