POP/ROCK - Oct. 27, 1992

Listen Up: Soul legend James Brown had a message for students when he visited the Webster Academy in Oakland over the weekend: Stay in school. “The worst killer in the world . . . is ignorance. With all the success I’ve had, I’ve been broke four times because of ignorance,” Brown said, touching lightly on his career that was interrupted while he served two years in prison on assault and weapons convictions. “There’s nothing that can take the place of knowledge.” Brown also took a swipe at the content of rap music. “I’m not knocking rappers,” he said, “but there’s no reason children have to hear four-letter words on the radio.”