Rap After the Riot: Smoldering Rage And No Apologies
By Jon Pareles, The New York Times Ice Cube does some gloating on his new album, "The Predator." "Anything you wanted to know about the...
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- Dec 11, 1992
Music Reports
By Billy Kiernan, San Francisco Independent The Secret Service tapped his phone because of his song about the imaginary assassination of...
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- Dec 11, 1992
Paris - Sleeping with the Enemy
By Billboard Staff, Billboard Magazine Second album from Oakland, Calif.-based rapper-which was shunned by more than one label because of...
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- Dec 10, 1992
Paris Burning
By Errol Nazareth, The Toronto Sun Go ahead, tell Paris his single "Bush Killa" is indefensible. Then stand back as the rapper shoots off...
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- Dec 10, 1992
Paris - Sleeping with the Enemy
By Ken Capobianco, The Boston Globe The mercurial rapper Paris' sophomore disc, has finally been released after three' companies refused...
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- Dec 10, 1992
Putting the Cuffs on 'Gangsta' Rap Songs
By Chuck Philips, The Los Angeles Times The record industry is quietly putting an end to violent, angry “gangsta” rap songs that portray...
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- Dec 8, 1992
Paris Is Burning
By Charles Aaron, The Village Voice The election's over, and of course, none of us wanna stop thinking about tomorrow, but the "Cop...
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- Dec 6, 1992
The Future of Music
By Victoria Sheridan, The Oakland Tribune Indies offer an important advantage over major labels - creative control. Oakland rapper Paris...
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- Dec 6, 1992
At Warner, Not All Rappers Are Created Equal
By Newsweek Staff, Newsweek When police groups protested Ice-T's song "Cop Killer" last August, Time Warner publicly backed its star 100...
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- Dec 5, 1992
Mind You, I've Said Nothing
By Russell Baker, Observer, The New York Times All depends on whose rage is Gored: On Wednesday the Washington Post and New York Times...
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- Dec 5, 1992
Controversial Rapper Finally Finds a Label: His Own
By Havelock Nelson, Billboard Magazine NEW YORK - Political rapper Paris' second album, "Sleeping With The Enemy," finally hit retail...
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- Dec 4, 1992
Paris - Sleeping with the Enemy
By J.D. Considine, The Baltimore Sun "Bush Killa," in which rapper Paris fantasizes about de-electing the president, may be the most...
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- Dec 3, 1992
Rapper on Defensive About 'Bush Killa'
By Richard Harrington, The Washington Post "I am not an assassin and 'Bush Killa' is not an assassination attempt," Oakland rapper Paris...
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- Dec 2, 1992
Artist or Would-Be Assassin?
By Richard Harrington, The Washington Post "I am not an assassin and 'Bush Killa' is not an assassination attempt," Oakland rapper Paris...
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- Nov 29, 1992
Paris Takes the Money and Runs . . . His Own Label
By Steve Hochman, The Los Angeles Times Oakland rapper Paris has released an album that depicts the killing of President Bush, using...
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