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Rage with a brand name: Compton
Special to The TimesYOU could say the often ugly, R-rated brand of hip-hop known as gangsta rap was jump-started by a prank. Dr. Dre, the brilliant record producer, and fellow N.W.A member Eazy-E were motoring through Torrance one afternoon in the late 1980s when Eazy...Tags: Tupac Shakur, Achievement Records, Human Accomplishments, Dr. Dre (music artist), Eminem
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A Backstage Pass to Intimate Moments in Rock's Odyssey
Special to The TimesIt was the fall of 1969, and Janis Joplin, the biggest female star in rock, seemed invincible on stage — long, reddish hair swinging wildly as she stretched her vocal cords to alarming limits: "Come on, come on, come on, come on and take it take...Tags: Yoko Ono, Popular Music (genre), Clubs and Associations, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Family
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Weekly onsales
Deftones play the Gibson Amphitheatre on June 28; tickets go on sale Saturday.
On sale Saturday at the Greek Theater: the Fray July 18 and 19; the O'Jays, Johnny Gill and Keith Sweat June 9; Lyle Lovett and His Large Band with k.d. lang on July 26....Tags: Tickets, Gang Activity, k.d. lang, Justin Timberlake, Joseph Arthur
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A shave, a cut and please roll up your sleeve
Movies have been made and treatises have been written on the role of barbershops in African American life. In the pre-Civil Rights era, they were one of the first businesses that black men, especially in the South, could own, and, outside of churches, one...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Feet, Health and Safety at School, Abbott Laboratories, Science and Technology
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Slain rapper's family keeps pushing suit
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterDespite numerous setbacks, the family of slain rapper Biggie Smalls continues to pursue a wrongful-death lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles based on a theory that a rogue LAPD detective helped orchestrate the murder. Now, with a trial set for this...Tags: Family, Arts and Culture, Los Angeles Police Department, Bank Robbery, Tupac Shakur
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Tracy Morgan
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIN his costarring turn in the urban comedy "First Sunday," due in theaters Friday, Tracy Morgan delivers a performance that's bound to surprise the career funnyman's fans. Which is to say, the seven-season "Saturday Night Live" alum, who is currently on a...Tags: Entertainment, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Comedy (genre), Criminals, 30 Rock (tv program)
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New DVDs: 'The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian'
The Chronicles of Narnia:Prince Caspian Disney, $29.99/$39.99; Blu-ray, $40.99
After the massive success of "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," the relatively modest returns for the sequel "Prince Caspian" baffled many....Tags: Will Ferrell, David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Angelina Jolie, X-Files: I Want to Believe (movie)
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The Game rolls out 'LAX' at Santa Monica listening party
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFor all its booze-soaked bonhomie and head-nodding musical surprises, a "listening party" for "LAX," the new album from the multi-platinum-selling Compton gangsta rapper the Game, on Monday night proved to be the rarest kind of orchestrated media event....Tags: Punishment, Blink-182 (music group), Gang Activity, Bars and Clubs, Lil Wayne
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His rep got a bad rap
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIN the opening chapter of Jerry Heller's new memoir "Ruthless," the most pilloried music executive in hip-hop history acknowledges his controversial reputation by beating his detractors to the punch. He quotes various disses aimed at him by a who's who of...Tags: Marvin Gaye, History, George Hickenlooper, David Geffen, Music Industry
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'First Sunday'
Chicago TribuneAt a recent screening for his feature film debut, "First Sunday" director David E. Talbert told the audience they were about to see the culmination of 15 years of work. Having watched the finished product, it seems reasonable to assume Talbert spent that...Tags: Entertainment, Comedy (genre), Chicago Tribune, Crime, Law and Justice, Movies
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There's room for all in Hollywood's buying frenzy
Special to The TimesFor a while there, the spec market was starting to look as undernourished as your average Hollywood starlet. Well, the industry's body of original work seems to be upping the carbs. When Sony picked up Roland Emmerich and Harald Kloser's apocalyptic...Tags: Entertainment, 2012 (movie), Elections, No Country for Old Men (movie), Leonardo DiCaprio
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THE DR.'S ALWAYS IN
Special to The TimesLast in a series of stories exploring the creative process of the executives and producers who find and nurture talent. "We go until it happens," rap producer Dr. Dre says about all the time he spends in the recording studio searching for hits, once as...Tags: Entertainment, Popular Music (genre), Family, Eminem, Snoop Dogg
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