Issue Articles — Street
Total Kaos Kicks Off “Operation Devotion”; A Batch of Local Releases
Their name E-LA-TE (without the hyphens) means “to fill with happiness or joy,” but in New Orleans E-LA-TE can be defined as one of the hottest up-and-coming R&B vocal groups […]
The Almighty Leader One Is Remembered; Harold Brown Goes Back to War
On Friday, January 22, local rappers lost a friend and an advocate of the New Orleans rap and hip-hop community. The Almighty Leader One (Frank Franklin) was killed in an […]
Stephanie Mills Is Off to See “The Wiz”; Ice Mike Rolls on His Daytons
MCA recording artist Stephanie Mills is starring in the Broadway musical “The Wiz” from February 10-14 at the Saenger Theater. It is directed by George Faison, who choreographed “The Wiz” […]
Black Menace Issues A Warning; the Boogerman’s Dreams Come True
Gasoline Alley/MCA recording artists Shai were in New Orleans for the Bayou Classic weekend. They performed during halftime of the football game between Grambling and Southern universities. The group’s single […]
Silky Slim Keeps A High Profile; the Batiste Brothers Go East
Rapper Silky Slim (Ramona Mark) took a gamble when she quit her job as a stock clerk at Walmart to pursue a music career. That gamble paid off, and the […]
Gregory D Issues The Real Deal; The Sandman Gets Signed
Local rappers-made-good Gregory D (aka Gregory Duvernay) and DJ Manny Fresh (Byron Thomas) have just returned home from a tour with Too Short and Spice 1. They played Houston, Atlanta […]
