Tag Archives: MC Lyte

Teena Marie, Congo Square (Stax)

Ahhh, the return of Lady T, “Honey” if you want her “Southern name,” Mary Christine Brockert if you want the (snore) legal one. Documentary proof that someone (I didn’t say anyone) can turn herself black given enough passion, Ms. Marie devotes some of this third comeback album to exploring her roots in New Orleans. More [...]

DJ Jubilee Bounces His Way to the Top; Sporty T Hits the Jackpot

To his students at Cohen Sr. High School, Jerome Temple is a substitute teacher and football and basketball coach. But to local rap fans he’s DJ Jubilee, and his song “Jubilee All” on Take Fo’ Records is one of the biggest “bounce” records of the summer. It started out as a joke. Temple was at [...]