European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Mc1yte hmm hits hard and heavy in Hanau by Kevin Robinson staff writer or name May be Lyte but this Brooklyn girl s lyrics landed like heavyweight punches in a show at Fliege Horst Cavern near Hanau Germany. With a hardcore rap finale that would have made Snoop Doggy Dogg Blush my Lyte lit up the Mode Naire club. She rolled through her repertoire of rapid fire raps from her first hit in the late 80s a cram to understand u Sam a to her 1993 monster Jam Ruff neck. Although Ruff neck showcases a More hardcore Lyte she says she has t Given up on dropping knowledge in her rhymes. In fact her next album due out in 1995, promises to Mark a return of sorts to rapping about issues close to the african american Community she said. On her latest album Ain t no other Quot. I just wanted to take it Back to the basics using just grooves and free styling about whatever. I gave dropping knowledge a rest Quot she told the stars and stripes after her concert. Quot i think everyone is moving to a higher. Consciousness and is becoming More aware of what s going on in their communities. I d like to believe that a Lyte added. �?�1 can see it happening a Little but not to the Point where i la totally give up rapping about certain things that i think they should know Quot a amps Dave Casey Lyte a with the Clyte talks straight raps hard. Onstage assistance of my Lyte lights up the Mode Naire club at Fliege Horst Cavern. A amps Daya Casey do master tee and heavy hip Hopper Vaughan Alfred a held nothing Back in the performance of signature hits such As paper thin Cha Chacha poor Georgie and her portion of the 89 East coast rap collaboration self destruction. With do master tee doing acrobatic mixes on the turntables Lyte even trekked Down memory Lane with old school hits from Slick Rick Dougie fresh and grandmaster Flash and the furious five. To close the show Lyte and Alfred spun an uncensored Battle of the sexes rhyme with audience a participation that revolved around the phrase Quot of a that a the routine was live hip hop at its Best albeit in a raw pants Down in your face  the provocative lyrics rappers should be conscious of what they say and How they say it Lyte said. Quot i definitely View some forms of gangsta rap As being derogatory against women Quot she said. Quot they gangsta rappers Are talking about a certain Type of woman. In some ways i can agree with that because some women deserve those types of names. Quot but there Are some women who have worked very hard to not be called those names a Lyte said. Quot so it is very important that within their rap they distinguish who s who and give Praise and compliments to those who deserve  soon hip hop music will approach its second decade of existence. And like other established forms of music rap is now being passed from one generation to another she said. A v Quot v a a. A Quot there Are certain generations that were into hip hop and they Are older and they have kids. And now those kids Are into hip hop a Lyte said. Quot soon it s going to dwindle Down. It will be three generations into  fresh Frorup her appearance on the Janet Jackson world tour and her collaboration with Jackson on the video for you want this Lyte said she was impressed with the superstar s appreciation of hip hop music. Quot she s very conscious of rap. And i think that s a very important thing to be when you Are Young and Black a she said. Quot it s a culture hip hop and it s important to know exactly what the Young generation is doing at the  Lyte along with Salt n Pepa Queen Latifah Yoyo and the lady of rage Are part of the Small but explosive Roll Call of female rappers that vie for respect in the Macho swaggering world of hip hop. A the female rappers Are proof that hip hop in t just for men Only she said Quot i feel the female rappers out now helped me when i came along a Lyte said. Quot hopefully in my Mission As far As rapping is concerned i can turn a couple Heads and let females know that it is possible for them to do it a Black comedy red hot and in your face by Kevin Robinson staff writer ure to the Bone uncut african american. Comedy was once a cultural Gem found primarily in neighbourhood nightclubs. Although a trickle of top Black comedians a to include Redd Foxx Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy a tapped into the mainstream african american comedy in its obscurity remained Well a Black thing. A couple of years ago the Russell Simmons def comedy Jam changed All that. Simmons. The Young entertainment entrepreneur who produced hip hop giants such As the rap group run  opened a venue for Young Black standup comedians to do their. Brand of comedy live onstage and uncensored on hb6 Cable television. Three Young veterans of def Jam a Reggie Mcfadden Royale Watkins and Tony Woods a recently talked to the stars and stripes about Black comedy and How television has changed their careers. Quot i Don t consider it an explosion. It s More another outlet for us to perform a said Mcfadden the Headliner of a four comedian show that recently toured Germany As. Deff gaffs. Quot def comedy Jam reaches so Many viewers because it s the no. 1 show on  besides def Jam Mcfadden a new York City native has appeared on television shows such As Martin in living color. He also appeared briefly in the 94 movie the inkwell. Quot most of the time on television there d be like four comics two White Guys one woman and a Black Guy a he continued Quot but when def Jam came out. They did t censor us so we just went crazy. We showed our  the flood of Young comedians on the Cable screen took the cover off Black comedy for studio and to audiences. But this Rush also brought with it a number of comics who Are either untalented or not serious about their Craft. Said Watkins of Washington . He has also performed in various comedy clubs around the country As Well As for Showtime at the Apollo and a Uso tour of comics during the persian Gulf War. Comedy has a natural Way of Quot filtering out comedians who just Aren t funny he said. Quot anyone can be funny Quot Watkins said. Quot but. Can you hold an audience s attention for not just five minutes onstage but for a career that s what makes a difference. Quot some comics can fill a stage. Some can fill a whole Arena just with their presence and  besides def comedy Jam Black comedians Are a enjoying unprecedented exposure on movies television sitcoms and comedy shows geared for standup comics.1 the traditional comedy clubs have been hardest hit by this video exposure and Many Are closing Mcfadden said. Quot people can stay Home and watch it on to Woods another . Native has appeared on the Apollo comedy hour Caroline s comedy hour and mtg s comedy Central he also had a bit part in the to  a fiery Tony Woods finds the humor in a show in Europe. Series a Man called Hawk that starred Avery Brooks. Although the to time is great Woods says the Young television generation is a harder audience to entertain. Black comedy is More Quot in your face now Woods said. Sometimes audiences Don t want to think about a punchline he . Richard Pryor used to put a lot of intricate stories together and a lot of the Young comics figure if they constantly go bus do this and by a do that it s Richard Pryor Quot Woods said. Quot that Ain t Richard Pryor. He was using those adjectives to colonize his  Queens chef Chris Degarmo for a amps Kavin gom Reggie Mcfadden is among the new Breed of african american comedians making noise. On disc promised land Queens Echo Emi Day brooding grand sonic gestures and gusts of harmonies continue to sweep Over Queens Rychen a hard Rock terrain. But in the two years since their last album they be tempered their songs revealing some Subtle new dynamics. Promised land covers much territory from stretches of introspection and social commentary to quiet acoustic moments and epic compositions. A Sandy matzo los Angeles Elmea planet of a apes Dalench mob Street knowledge priority be cube s deft rapping is the group s biggest asset butt Bone shorty and newcomer _ _ Mulkie also display their considerable skills throughout this Sophomore Effort. Tracks such As the infectious chocolate City prove la. Hard Core does no to have to mean gangsta. A held Stegmund los Angeles Elmea Lead on George Strait Mca site simply this is the Best album of the texan s Long career. The songs ring True throughout a with just a slight dip in freshness toward the end a and the plentiful Lyric twists always Are in service of real emotion. His Ballad singing takes a giant leap Forward displaying the nuanced inflection that separate the pros from the amateurs. A Randy Lewis los Angeles times Brandy Brandy Atlantic q teen age newcomer with surprisingly mature chops Brandy imbues the hit single i Wanna be Down with self assured authority. Elsewhere on this debut Effort she s saddled with drab subpar songs that Don t do her Justice. Forget maturity a Brandy a too Young to be mired in this Mellow a Mode. A Connie Johnson los Angeles times youth Anasia megadeath Capitol Eadeth main Man Dave Mustaine has a horde of demons to wrestle. Fuelled by a fiery intellect and fierce instrumental support his musical exorcisms Are As enticing As they Are grim youth Anasia seethes with the usual pungent guitar strafing Riff age and relentless rhythms infused with a Covert melodious Ness. Mustaine s vocals seem Earthie which enhances his forbidding commentaries about society s and his own fatal flaws. A Sandy Masuo los Angeles times 24 the stars and stripes Friday november 25, 1994 the stars and stripes 25