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llRlA]IIIll Gll]I GTRI R TUITWSOver the past month, events in Orlando seemed to be double-booked. For any of youthat had trouble deciding which show to attend, or just stayed home, we've given youan overview of the concerts that took place locally in July 2001.

PALLADUM / BIG LIFE ENTERTAINMENTJADAKISSFor those who missed it...there isn't too much to say. For those thatdid make it to the show, as you know, there still isn't much to say.Jadakiss did his thing though, for the whole ten minutes. - DC(Right: Jadakiss autographs a poster of himsell photo by Julia Beverly)

PALLADIUM / LA MESSA PRODUCTIONSBLACK ROB & G.DEP with D.O.A.Labeled as the "Bad Boy Blowout", Bad Boyinvaded the Palladium. Orlando's own D.O.A.,the opening act, ripped through a couple of hot songs from theirupcoming CD. However, there were entirely too many people onstage, which made it hard to figure out who was who. The mainevent, though, was off the hook. G.Dep came out and did histhing. Then the intro from "Whoa" blasted from the speakers andBlack Rob came to the stage, just ripping it. The whole crowdstafted bouncing and singing along. Even the hit "Let's Get It"sounded hot without Puff...uh...P. Diddy. - DC(Left: G.Dep & Black Rob. Photo by Julia Beverly)

PALLADIUM / BIG LIFE ENTERTAINMENTDJ KID CAPRIKid Capri, arguably the greatest DJ in the world, took over Uptown Thursday Night.Even though there was a small crowd, for a Kid Capri show, he had the whole clubdancing all night. - DC

CLUB AT FIRESTONE / K-TOWN PRODUCTIONSD12 with STDC BLACK PROPHET, BC & the JAGGANOTS, & NORTHSTARD12 has the #1 selling album in the country right now, so it's hard to figure out whythis show didn't sell out. DJs Remington Steel, Jesse lazzand euestion kept thes Remington Steel, Jesse lazz and Question kept the

mostly white hip-hop crowd dancing until showtime. Thefirst opening act, Stix, did a hot joint about people beingfake. Next was Black Prophet & BC & the Jagganots,a local group who had a #1 song on 95.9. When they didtheir #1 song "2000 BC," the crowd loved it. At the endof their set, they told the crowd that they hate the outof town big acts sh*ting on Orlando's own who are tryingto make it. This comment was geared towards D12, whocomplained about having too many opening acts. The nextact was Northstar. His song, "How Many Cats," had thecrowd hype, but he went over his time limit and securitytried to take the mic while he was still performing - a big

no-no, Before you knew it, there was a big brawl on stage. Bottles were cracked overpeople's heads; fists were flying and people were thrown off the stage. prettysoon there were cops surrounding the club, and no one else was allowed to enter.After things were under control, the head-Iining act D12 performed. The crowd lovedthem and was singing along to every songthey performed. I don't think anyone evennoticed, or cared, that Eminem wasn'tthere. When D12 did their #1 song, "PurplePills," the crowd went bananas. - DClnbove:a nght breaK out as someone gets thrown off the stage.

Right: police surround the club. Photos by Jerry Elmore.)

TABU / CAI ENTERTAINMENTLAURYN HILIV GREG EYMA & DJ ICEBERG SLIMNYC DJ Iceberg Slim kept the music pumping throughout the night in between perfor-mances. Haitian-born Greg Eyma, an adult contemporary acoustic artist who has beenpeforming professionally for many years, set the mood for Lauryn. A few minutesinto Lauryn's performance, one of the club security guards was overheard mumblingthat he was "bored." Obviously, he didn't understand the spiritual aspects of her perfor-mance. It is rare to see her perform, especially in Central Florida, Her peformance wasone of several events organized by CAI Enteftainment in honor of the WNBA All-Star Game on Monday night. Lauryn arrived at the club low profile, in an SUV drivenby Rohan Marley. No bodyguards, no stylists, no backup dancers, no entourage. Herperformance was much different than mosthip hop shows, which allowed her the oppor-tunity to truly display her talents with no dis-tractions. She only performed new materialfrom her upcoming album, which was a littledisappointing for those who were hoping tohear some classic Fugee or some of thehits from her first solo album. One of thesongs was so new it was hand-written on a

small notepad and she had to pause betweenverses to flip the pages, to the amusementof the audience. A baseball cap covered hernew haircut, which shocked some when sheperformed at the BET Awards Show. Even then, you couldn't help but notice howbeautiful she was, which only added to the mellow, spiritual vibe of her performance.She peformed two songs acapella, to the whistles and cheers of the audience. - l8(Above right: Dl Iceberq Slim with Lauryn Hill. Photo: Julia Beverly)

TABU NIGHTCLUB / HAVOC INC.LIL'MODJs Prostyle and Nasty prepared the crowd for Lil'Mo, who finally performed aboutan hour before the club closed. The almost-full club seemed to be into the performance,and even the first two songs which most people had never heard before still had some

heads bopping. Her oversized bodyguard stayed close to her on stageto prevent any more bottle-over-the-head incidents. - JB

T.D. WATERHOUSE CENTRESHAGGY & RAWONThe crowd was spellbound and eating out of Shaggy and Rayvon'shand. They knew every song, which was an indication that Orlandofans appreciate them. I had the opportunity to interview Rayvon,whose upcoming album is going to be called "Reality", Angel is also#1 everywhere! We look forward to all the elements of Rayvon on hisupcoming album. - Roxy gen: shaggy with Roxy)

NAMEBRAND NITECLUBKILLAMANJARO & BLACK ROZEIn a brief interview with Killamanjaro after the show, Freddy says we have much tolook forward to. Even though Trooper left, they have continued to soar. They touredthe world and are confident they will continue to be the #1 sound here and abroad. Ialso interviewed Black Roze, a local sound. I was impressed with Negus. He spokewith enthusiasm about their plans to grow. They are looking for opportunities to workwith other aftists on the rise. - Ro,rry

HOUSE OF BLUESRZARZA peformed to a small, mostly-white crowd at Disney's House of Blues. I tried to stayawake, but eventually I had to leave. I was extremely bored, so that's why this concertreview is going to be brief. I think you get the point already. - DC

PLEASURE ISLAND I LO2JAMZcrw HrGH, oLIVIA, & TONE LOC102 adveftised this event to death as ifit was the biggest event of the year, butin reality, it was just a very weak attemptto replace Vibe Live. City High and Olivia'speformances were good, but Tone Loc?Come on. The audience mostly consistedof curious tourists and screaming teenagegirls. - JB(Right: City High. Photo by Julia Beverly.)

BLACK CULTURE LOUNGE / CITY LOCKT.O.K.T.O.K., which stands for Touch of Klass Unique, really impressed me. They have voiceslike angels. They sang a song from the album to me and it actually brought tears tomy eyes. It will be released sometime this year. I was curious as to what a Chi-Chi Monis, and they explained that it is all negative forces and things morally wrong. Specialthanks to Richard "Shams" Browne. Love you all from the heaft! - Roql

JULY 4th BLOCKBUSTER / 95.3 PARTY STATIONVOODOO & SERANO, SERENA PARIS, & MANY OTHERSPerhaps the gloomy, humid weather contributed to the lacklusteratmosphere at the 95.3 block pafty on Central Ave. in downtownOrlando. Or maybe it was the lack of a strong headlining act.Whatever the reason, the relatively small crowd seemed boredand apathetic as various semi-well-known techno and house actstook the stage throughout the 4th of July afternoon. - JB(Left: Serena Paris. Photo by Julia Beverly.)

CARIBBEAN SUNSHINE LOUNGE / PETER DALYBUST OUT CREW LADY Gr RED RAT, & MERCITESSOnce again we were not disappointed with the show held at theCaribbean Sunshine Lounge, which featured aftists such as theBust Out Crew, a talented group of youth from Miami. They've

displayed their talents by opening for several shows in Central Florida recently. Theyaspire to record some nice riddums for their first record, which they are sure will be atop ten. Lady G, what can one really say to describe the lady she is? Think about thefact she is in a male dominated worldl She feels that her persistence and dedicationare what really keep her on top. She said there is a great deal of stumbling blocks toovercome. I wanted to know how she handles the tours, being the only female, andshe said she is strong enough to handle it. She was out of the scene for a while, butis back strono as ever. Her fans never oive uo on her.is back strong as ever. Her fans never give up on her.She said she is "aiming for the moon so as not to fallamong the stars." Lady G continues to give womenmuch-needed encouragement. Her upcoming albumand video features the tune "Girls Know What GuysWant." Red Rat has the face of a baby but the mindand talent of a man. His first child was born a yearago and he took the past year away from the sceneto spend time.with his daughter. Now that he's back,he has some new tunes he is working on in collab-oration with the ICONZ, the late Tupac Shakur,and Treach. He is aspiring to reach an internationallevel of distribution. Watching Jamaican aftist Merci-less perform is like watching him slay people with hismusical tongue. The audience feels as though his words truly come from the heart, butwe know it's all a show. Merciless describes himself as "a very humble man." He hassome new tunes he is working on with top aftists in the industry as well as producerssuch as Stone Love and Que 45. - Roxy (*ove: Red Rat)

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First of all, lets get one thing straight about word on thestreet. Every story is known to be a fact. In some cases thename has been changed to protect the innocent. But youknow this is coming from the street, so anything is possible.

Some people may say, "Man, that story is not true." But atOrlando Source it's Word On The Street to the best of

our knowledge. In this article, some sections are goingto be "raw and uncut" about certain people. But if itoffends anyone just remember it's the Word On The

Streetand don'ttake it personal.

F Some people took this magazine real personal, but youshouldn't. Lets face it, if everyone told you that everything you

say is right, wouldn't you staft to think something is wrong? In' other words, the places I go, you may not go, the things I hear, youmay not hear.'Word On The Sfreef was put here so you can read the

garbage that's in the streets. New promoters Rock Entertainment and Life Produc-tions are coming on the scene. Word On The Streetwlll be trying to find out who is

behind the scenes of these new promoters for the next edition. Maybe I will have some-thing good to say about them. Also, "Hollywood East" is trying to make a comeback.Make sure to check Rock Entertainment's Celebrity Summer Fiesta Splash at Wet'n Wildon August 4th.

..RAW and UNCUT!"I spoke with Jesse Jazz again and he said, "G. I'm upset with you". I replied, "Whydawg?" He said, "The promoter still owes me. You should have put his first and lastname in the magazine. I also have his SS#." Well Jesse was hot, but he did say, "Ray, Iwould like to get paid." Some guy named Harrell is out of jail and everyone is tripping.The Pro AM Basketball has started going again at the Smith Center' To start it of['Chris, on the Dawgman team, was double tech and ejected from the game and wasescofted out by the police. It was good to see my dawg Nino back on the coutt. The#1 Stunner T-Coop is saved, like holy. Well, if so please pray for me dawg! Also BigAl said he enjoyed The Come Together day in Jacksonville, but hated the limoservice. He should have used Royalty Limousine Service.

Well Word On The Street (Rated As No Brainers)Around town there's a chick that keeps coming up to me saying, "I can write Word On

The Street better than you. So I ask her, "How can you write better than me?" She

replied, "You have to make it raw & difi and say stuff that make people want to fight."Then I laughed and said to her, "You will be knocked the f*xk out after the first edition."That is not reality and you must have the heart to play the paft!

Hippest Party for the Month#1 Hard Rock Live -

First Friday by Frontline Promo-tions. It was another hit with gueststar Cedric The Entetainer andthat was off the meter at Hard RockLive. It was slam packed and Cedriclooked like the 2001 Godfather. Hewas "So Fresh and So Clean!" Clean!I love all his work. Each month is get-ting better and better for the RealGrown Folks.

#2 Pac Jam @ the Carib-bean Sunshine Lounge - onceagain off the heezy for seezy. Thrillda Playa, Return of the Big Bronco,good luck dawgl DME/ClientellDJ's promoted this. This month's Pac

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Jam was off the hook. Thrill (pictured at right) tore theclub up. He performed everythlng from his new album,The Return of The Big Bronco, including the single BrgBronco. No one could sit down when he performed includ-ing me. Also, Eatonville's finest, Dice Records, whichincludes YGO, were off the hook. Everybody and theirbaby daddy and cousins and aunties were there. Nextmonth, fellas, please don't bring yo baby mama dramacause Lil Jon and The Eastside Boys will be there. Soplease, no fighting, baby mama drama, or ex's and allthat next month. They don't want any BIA BIA's there andthat's real. Last month, I represented for Mercy Drivebut this month I have to keep it real for the PH (PineHills) and Richmond Heights. One time for one Pig, hewas also at the Pac Jam representing for the heights. Onetime for Tara cause she was there representing for PH. To move on, the pac Jam wasanother hit which no other teen club can accomplish. Stay tuned for next month's edi-tion. A shoutout to Melt and 91.3 Clientell Boys, Keep the radio bumping. But untilnext time back to you G. -Shika Turner

#3 the 4th of July @ Empire Nightclub, promoted by Hi HoEnteftainment/DMEf Mert Deezine & Street Beat Promotions. The Empire NightClub on the 4th of July was off the chain. The event was tight work. peopie partiedoutside for a couple hours, then went inside the club around 7 PM. K-Funk rocked themic. It was a blast. Good job DME & Meft Deezine.

Runner Up: The Black Chippendales, promoted by O-Entertainmentat Empire Nighclub.

What's HotDef Jam has an Orlando Street Team. Almosteverywhere you go, you1l see Def Jam aftistsposted everywhere. But the really hot thing is theRedman mascot (see picture at left). In caseyou didn't know, the mascot is the same seen inRedman's video. They have the mascot in all theclubs chilling on stage, walking around the clubdancing with girls and everything. A special shou-tout to the Clientell Family for bring Peace InThe Hood Day. The first was at Cafter Street,better known as Beirut. The second was at BarkerPar( "bka" Orange Center. This event is a verypositive one.

What's Not Hot?Hard Rock Cafe Bartenders. I personallyenjoyed lst Friday, but Word On The Street, somepeople felt as if it was not the same and theyreally didn't like waiting at the bar for 30 minutesfor one drink. They needed about 10 bartenders

that were fast and not ones with attitude! Some people say they miss the stairs atMotown. You know, if you're cheating on your man, you can hide out at Motown, butat Hard Rock, nope! You are wide open. There are a lot of stylists around town whodon't have their licenses and are the main ones talking sh*t in the shops, you know whoyou are. Stay tuned for exclusive interviews with the people behind Frontline promo-tions and Rock Entertainment.

If you have anything HOT and would like to tell your side to Word On TheStreet you can e-mail us at 261limo@bellsouth.net

Tributes of Love In Remembrance of Leola East, RIP

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Rayon "Junior" Payne, better known as NSX, the Howard Stern wannabe for-merly on the air on 95live, was arrested in April for allegedly raping a female at theClub at Firestone, so he was understandably nervous about going back to the club forthe D12 conceft on Sunday, July 15th. He first called every DJ and promoter he couldthink of and tried to convince them to go with him because he had "free passes." Whenthat didn't wor( he tried to sneak in the back door with the Dls before the club opened/but security recognized him and demanded he leave the premises immediately.

After NSX's arrest and incarceration, his longtime business partner Malik, aka

Copafeel, bailed him out. NSX was unappreciative for this gesture, which led to a finalsplit between them. Copafeel took his equipment and used it to start 93.9. The fre-quency 95.9, formerly known as 95Live, has been taken over by Max-A-Million, whohave renamed the station Hot 95 in an attempt to clear it of NSX's bad reputation.

Q. Mistress, I live with my boyfriend, and he says he wants me to work. When I usedto work, we argue because he feels I do not need him. I love him very much and wehave been together for a long time, but he says that when I am able to suppod myself,he's afraid I'll leave him. Help me please!Signed,Confused

A. Remember, communicate with him, ask him what he really wants you to do. Some-times, women are afraid to ask questions and assume they have all the answers. Oneimpotant thing you need to ask yourself is, do you love him only because you havebeen together for a long time? Maybe you feel like you have no one else to turn to(like family or friends)? Please be true to yourself. As women we are needy and so aremen. First, we must appreciate everything in our lives, then you will know true love.Love does not look for it's own interest. Is he? Are you? Think about it. The decision isyours.Signed,Mistress

Q. Why do women always want men to change after they have been with us for years?All of a sudden, they demand that we act differently, dress differently, etc. I'm not feel-ing it at this point.Signed,A good man going bad!

A. Don't become something you're not just to make a woman happy. But ask yourselfif the changes she wants you to make are for the better. Will they make your relation-ship better? After several years in a relationship, problems may staft to build up. Issuesthat bothered her, but she never mentioned before, may be sudacing now, Maybe youalways went out without her and she never said a word. Trust me, that silence does notmean she was happy about it. At the time, she may have let it slide, but now that youhave been together for several years, or maybe have recently married, she is becom-ing more comfortable with you as a paftner and is more likely to mention things thatupset her. The key to solving problems like this is communication. Explain to her howfrustrating it is when she expects you to change for her, and maybe you can resolve theproblem.Signed,Mistress

If you have a question for the Mistress of Love, please submit it by email toRudegalll@Juno.com, or by regular mail to the office of Orlando Source Magazine,attention Mistress of Love, 2469 N. John Young Parkway, Orlando, FL,32804.

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ffi#HGH#$WWffiFirst, I would like to send a spe-

cial shout out to Biggie and his crew atOn-Cue Styles, Iocated on E. ColonialDr. in the Video News Plaza. I've knownBiggie since I moved to Orlando andhe is truly a cut above his craft. Estab-lishing his own business, Biggie.has com-bined the cultures of Caribbean with HipHop. Through music and fashion, his spotreminds me of the shops in NYC. He isthe only Boriqua who can pass for Domin-ican, Jamaican (except when he speaksPatois... u know I'm playin Paftna), Trini,Guyanese, and Barbadian simultaneouslycome Carnival time.

Lets get down to business.

LOVE OR LOVELESS?

There are many talented art-ists and groups out there trying to putOrlando on the map. Artists like War-headz, Da Few, Max-A-Million AllStars, R-SENAI' O.F.F., Magnus, Par-adox and Swamburger offer diversity,lyricism and realism. In their struggle,some people may love them and somepeople may not. However, people inOrlando need to support them. Is it unre-alistic to see some of our talent blessingthe mic with hip-hop's most elite?

Whether you like them or not,they are putting us on the map, getting usconnected to the rest of the music world.Not too many hip-hop headz realize thatgroups like the Warhedz released analbum. Not a demo, not a promo single,but an actual album for public consump-tion. It's ignorant to assume becausethey're not from NY or LA or Philly; they'renot talented. No one is forcing you to sup-port local artists, but if you're not out heredoing it, don't criticize or complain.

BABYLON HAS COME

Ifyou haven't heard, Bob Marleyhas footwear. The latest line of Bob Marley

apparel is called Bob Marley Footwear.From the "Buffalo Soldier" camouflageboots, to the "Jammin" Wallabies, MarleyFootwear provides comfort for all. Is thisreally right? He has become the MichaelJordan of music.

I don't want you toget the wrong idea; I loveBob Marley, but footwear?If you look at someof the designs,someone betterinform those Bab-ylon designersthat these shoesare along the same lines of Nike-rejectshoes. A Buffalo Soldier would havebeen shot for wearing some of thosedesigns. What makes this even moreamusing is, apparently there is supposedto be national distribution of the productin major stores. I don't think the MagicMall is considered a "major" store.

M.C, BRAINS

Not too long ago, I was in theparlor and a discussion was raised con-cerning the best intellectual emcee. Nameswere thrown around, like KRS-ONE,Wise Intelligent, Chuck D, Rakim andCanibus (Whoa!) just to name a few. Asa hip-hop connoisseur, I felt like Rakimwas intellectually the best emcee. Manyfelt Nas was the best and others saidKRS-ONE is the best emcee. KRS-ONE'sintellect surpassed the microphone andstage by far because he brought it to thepeople and the community. This is a toughcall, so let me ask you...

Who do you think intellectually is thebest emcee? Email your responses toclmecca@hotmail.com .

Lyrically, few could comprehendRakim's intellect. Chuck D's and KRS-ONE's militancy expressed EDu-tainmentand revolutionary realism. Personally, I

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don't know who is the most intellectual; but KRS, Rah, and D definitely revolutionizedour brain patterns with intellect rather than just street knowledge.

PROMO PRO BONO

Everyone loves a good concert. Women love spending money in hopes thatthe male artist will drool over them approach them. Guys love the mosh pit incident.They toss each other all over the place, and if they're lucky, they get to toss a girl ortwo in the mix.

Recently, I am seeing an epidemic that I call "Promo Pro Bono," and it'sseverely affecting the Orlando urban nightlife. This strange epidemic takes place whenan advertisement is posted stating that an artist is performing at a ceftain spot and timefor an unceftain amount of money. The night of the concert, people already know wherethe artist is performing, and what time he is suppose to perform. When you becomecurious about the price of the concert you call the club; ask a friend; call the promoteron the flyer and suddenly you've got three different prices. When you get to the door;the price is $10-15 dollars higher than what was advertised.

Amazingly, many people let their wallets suffer for sub-par concerts. Thereare venues and promoters charging nearly $50 for one person to perform, and theirsets are not even 30 minutes. "Promo Pro Bono" is a disease that might deteriorateOrlando's urban nightlife. Those of you who have the "Promo Pro Bono" disease needto seek help. If a promoter or club owner is offended by this and you're wondering whypeople don't come to your shows, it's cause someone knows you have the proionoDisease also. - CL Mecca

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LAST CALL by SpankeyWhere: Cheesecake Factory in WinterPark Village, on the corner of N.

Orlando Ave. & Webster Ave.Bartender: Phil AdlerHis Last Call: Raspberry Lemon-Tini

1 chilled martini glass (rim w/ sugar)1 114 oz. stolichnaya vodka3/4 ounce chambord1 ounce sweet & sourshaken w/ ice & strained into sugarrimmed glassgarnish w/ lemon twist

Phil has been a bartender with Gheese-cake Factory for more than three yearsand moved here from Las Vegas to helpopen this location. Trust me when I saythis martini is taking over where thecosmopolitan left off.

*Always remember to tip your bar-tender at least 20%, and your bar-tender will always remember you.

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IC0NZ Presents SUPASTARR: Da lcon ]'lamaMy mama told me, "WHAT'S YOUR WILL ALWAYS BE YOURS," says Supastarr,

aka Da ICON Mama, as she reflects on her life. "I always knew I would be in show

business...(phone rings) Hold on!" and with a phone in each ear, she juggles from one

conversation to the next almost effortlessly, while reading incoming messages on her

two-way pager and never misses a beat.It is obvi-

ous that this Jamai-can-born hoftie isvery serious abouther career. Multi-talented, she dab-bles in everythingfrom acting torunway modeling,and has a naturalability to captivateaudiences with herexplosive stage per-formances. Not onlydid she spit one ofthe most memora-ble verses on GetCrunked Up, argu-ably the hottest clubsong in 200012007,but she continuesto write and co-pro-duce songs for hersoon-to-be-releasedsolo project.

This 23-year-old dynamo is no stranger to diversity' She says Get Crunked Upwas just the calm before the storm. More than just a versatile rapper, her singing and

danc-ehall reggae skills will surely make her stand out from the other ladies in the rap

game. She can be heard spitting on the ICONZ CD "street Money Volume !" (Elektra

/ Stip'n Slide) along with labelmates Stage McCloud, Chapter, Tony Man-shino,and Luc Duc. - Naiha Dharma (Above: photo by JIJLIA BEVERLV makeup by SHAZZ)

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C'RLANDO SC'URGE

I CANT HELP by LambI can't take it away!If you won't let me helpI'm not in this for mebut I'm worried about yourselfSister I'm hereIn the shadowsIf you would just open your eyesBut it's swollen from the punchesAnd nourished by your criesAnd I despise the way he's at youAnd the way you make up liesI can see your swollen jawIt's something you can't hideBut you let it rideLike an impala on 2O-inch chromeWhile you're curled in a ball taking kicksto the domeAnd I want to step in for the murderWe would have cause to plead my caseBut you'd murder me because you lovehimAlthough you're in a neck braceSo your all bandaged upWith a new diamond braceletYour believing what he saysAnd the hate I can taste itAnd its hell for me to face it (pause)

See I called you the other nightAnd I got a 6usy toneSo I called right backAnd heard the drop of the phoneAnd the click filled my mind'Twas the click of a nineAnd in no time (pause)Someone please call 9-1-1And the cries of your sonFilled the ambulance carAnd now he's on the runAfraid of being behind barsAnd I'm swerving and dippingAlmost wrecking my carTo see if you're okayIf the bullet went throuqhIf there's internal bleedingAnd what's gonna happen to youAnd I stand here on SundayCoping with bad newsYou fouqht a hard battleAnd it'si battle you had to loseAnd I choose to cryBecause you're not the only sister we'velet die!And I wish I could have helped!

And I'm sorrvbecause thele was nothing I could doYes there was!But you wouldn't let me through.

On July 12, 200L, Melvin Hol-land was shot and killed at close rangeby Deputy Charles Mosely. Holland was affet-tionately as Fat Boy. His nickname was acontradiction. In actuality, he was a 6'2", slen-der man. The various stories being reportedregarding this tragedy appear to contradicteach other as well.

Deputy Charles Mosely pulledover what he believed to be a stolen pickuptruck. Apparently, the owner of the vehicleIet the young men borrow the truck. Whenthe owner did not get the vehicle back intime, he reported it stolen. The driveri Timo-thy Lamar Thomas, pulled the pickup truckinto a driveway on Ferguson Drive, just a fewhouses from where Fat Boy lived. Both mengot out of the truck and walked toward thedeputy's car. Deputy Mosley claims he sawa gun in Thomas' pants. Thomas ran fromthe scene and Mosley tried to arrest Fat Boy.Mosley motioned to frisk Fat Boy and Fat Boygrabbed the deputy's wrist. Fat Boy was shotin the stomach and was rushed to OrlandoRegional Medical Center. Thomas turned him-self in later that night. Fat Boy was unarmed,and the gun supposedly seen on Thomas hasnot been found.

This isthe l0th deputy-involvedshooting since January 1, 2000. Officialsclaim it was an accident, but the OrlandoSentinel repofts that Deputy Charles Moselyhas more than 5 complaints against him. Atthe time of the incident, Mosley had a guestin the patrol vehicle. Is this how the OPDtrains future officers?

Fat Boy was 20-years-young. Heplayed JV basketball for Evans HS in 1996and spent most of his free time playing ballat the community center off of Mercy Drive.Those who knew Fat Boy know he was notan auto thief. He was laid-back and "so freshand so clean". His friends, Montana, Pac-Man, Poke, Rico, and Dante miss their'roll dawg'. Much love and respect to theHolland family.

For Fat Boy, Melvin Holland, and ALLthe'SoulJahs'on Mercy Drive - by ReBorn

Spring Flowers / don't grow in the hoodInstead / SoulJahs are bornwhere stems once stoodNo one can overstandtheir position in this missionNo one will take timeto stop and listen / U think it's funny to saythey ever left their hometownThese SoulJahs / are here to stayand will not bow downlThere are TRUTHS TO BE TOLDthat need to be spokenCycles of police brutalitythat need to be brokenLionhearted SoulJahs / on the frontlinesfighting to be FREELionhearted SoulJahs / on the Driveshouting ... MERCY!!l

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Any given Friday night, at3:00 AM, Club Rory closesits doors to Phat Friday andthe crowd pours into the Park-ing lot. Dressed in their best,most stick around for a fewminutes to say their goodbyesand exchange phone numberswith anyone they might havemissed in the club, VIPs andothers who can justify PaYingfor valet wait patiently fortheir cars to be retrieved. Theothers head to one of the var-

ious surrounding parking lots: Boston Market, Taco Bell, and others, to find their car.

fhe cbnfuslon hits first as the unsuspecting Roxy patron asks their friends,"Isn't this where we parked?" They shrug at each other and wander around for a few

moments before coming to the conclusion that their car has, indeed, been towed. Ifthey're lucky, one of them has a cell phone and calls the number on the clearly visible

signs. Vost'ilf the time, they've left their phone in the car, in which case-they stand

arbund in groups, generally looking pissed off and waiting for a friend to offer a ride orat least change for the pay Phone.

The "Tow-Away lone" signs posted are from "The Tow Truck Com-pany." Calling the number on the sign doesn't guarantee you will get your car back; iniact,-it doesn't even guarantee that anyone will answer. Most of the time, you will get

an answering machine of a gentleman who sounds much happier than yo_u do at themoment, standing outside stranded at 3 AM. If anyone does answer, you will sometimesget a short, angry response giving you their address before they hang up on you.-

Under normal circumstances, it would be common sense not to park in an

area marked as "Tow Away Zone." However, this company which calls itself "The Tow

Truck Company" has come up with a simple' but effective' scam-that earns them

a fat profit every weekend. Helping to make the scam even more effective, both theOrlan<jo Police Depaftment and the Better Business Bureau are aware of the problem,

but have done nothing.Research shows that "The Tow Truck Company" is not even registered with

a fictional name (a form allowing them to use the name to represent a legitimate. busi-

ness) in the state of Florida. However, they are listed in the Yellow Pages, under an

address in mid-west Orlando. Their real headquafters, however, are a deserted, hard-

to-find back lot, blocked off with an imposing gate and barbed wire, near Colonial

Drive and Semoran.The simple scam works like this: between 9 PM and approximately midnight,

a man sits atthe entrance to parking lots near Roxy, such as Boston Market and TacoBell, and sells $5 tickets that supposedly allow the car to be parked in the lot. Around

midnight, the fun begins, when the ticket taker leaves, and the tow truck come back

and tow as many cari out of the lot as they can, while time permits. The same ticket-taker was, on at least one ocassion, later spotted working behind the barbed wire

fence of"The Tow Truck Company's" lot, either operating a tow truck or collecting

the minimum of $100 required to return the car'

Recently, the company has become slightly moreintelligent, by hiring someone else to take theticket money for them, Asking the ticket-taker who he works for will earn you a ditylook and a mumbled response.

Some of the smarter RoxYpatrons call the police instead of call-ing "The Tow Truck Company," andfile a stolen car repoft. Some-times their car is returned peace-

fully, sometimes not. 4 AM on a

Friday night will generally find

groups of at least 5

or 10 angry peoplefpounding on thegates of the "TowTruck Company's"lots, demanding theircar back (see photoat right). The employ-ees generally ignorethem. Occasionally apolice officer arrivesand attempts torestore things tonormal, but afterweeks and weeks ofseeing this happen,one has to wonderwhy the OPD isn'tdoing anything to stop this scam permanently, rather than running through the samestory every weekend. "The Tow Truck Company" certainly isn't planning to stop on theirown - pulling in $105 dollars, minimum, for each car they can tow, is a pretty damngood profit for one night's work.

The Better Business Bureau also is aware of numerous complaints filedagainst "The Tow Truck Company." To be fair, the BBB has no authority to shut thecompany down, they simply receive complaints from unsatisfied customers and forwardthese complaints to the offending company. According to the BBB, "The Tow TruckCompany" has neither responded nor resolved any of these customer complaints.

Be careful not to park in any lots near Roxy that are marked with Tow Awaysigns, even if you have paid for a ticket. - l8

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OS: How did you first become a part of Clientell Radio?Baby Lac: About five years ago, the station was called 91.7 or Nine Seven. They werethrowing an event and they let me have 30 seconds on the microphone, and I juststraight represented. The owner of the station, Gigolo D, liked what I had done, andthe rest is history.

OSr How did you come up with the name Baby Lac?Baby Lacl (he laughs) Well, I always liked the Cadillac. I owned a Ford Escort andcouldn't afford a Cadillac at the time, so...I took the symbols off my Ford Escort, wentdown to Massey Cadillac, asked the guy to order me Cadillac symbols, and I slappedthem on my Escoft. I was riding too. I had vogues on the car and all. At first everybodyIoved the car, but then when they'd really look at it the hatred came out. People said Iwas a fake. They even spray painted "Ford Escort" on my car. But you don't even seethat anymore. We're waiting on the Baby Lac birthday pafi, when I will be riding onsome 22s and all that in the Sedan Deville for you haters.

OS: How has the station changed since you first joined the team?Baby Lac: Well we still have some the original 91,7 clique: Romie Rome, Freddie B,Lick'em Low, E to Da Dolla, and myself. Back then it was all fun and games, but nowthere is a business side to it as well. 91.3 is doing things for the community.

OS: Tell us about your non-profit organization we hear about on the radio.Baby Lac: It's called Peace in the Hood Foundation. We stafted what we call "Funday-Sunday". Each Sunday we go to different neighborhoods in the community and doingcarwash/fundraisings. The goal is to raise money for families who may not be in theposition to get school supplies, clothing, shoes, and other necessities for their children.

OS: Now, what about "Baby Lac Florida" we've been hearing about? Are you seriouslyrunning for mayor?Baby Lac: I came up with the slogan just to let people know that there is a Mayoral

election coming up in the year 2004.People thought I was joking around,but this is serious. Orlando has ablack police chief, the head of theschool board is black, the directorof Lynx is black, so why not a blackmayor? At each event, I have voterregistration forms available so wecan get the community registered.I'm not joking about this at all. I goto the town meetings every week tofind out what's going on in town.I've got three years to show thepeople that I can represent them.We can make a change.

OS: In last month's issue of OS, Sport Kutz stated that it is time for you to 'surrenderthe belt'. What's your response?Baby Lac: I've always tried to separate the different sides of me. There's Davon Utsonaka PIMP Von (Powerful Individual Making Paper), O-town's finest barber, and thenthere's Baby Lac, the party rocker, the spark plug. PIMP Von is the relaxed guy who justlike to cut hair, the barber champion. I teach classes and all sorts of thing. So to SportzKutz, before they can even staft to challenge me, you've got to do something. Go toTampa and teach classes, go to hair shows... you can't just get your license and thinkit's all gravy.

OS: What events do you have coming up in the future?Baby Lacl There's the Celebrity Summer Fiesta Splash at Wet'n Wild on August 4th,which is also my birthday pafty. We'll be there with Dominique Wilkins, Rock Entertain-ment, DJ Biz Markie, and many well known Orlando DJs. It's going to be off the chain.

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L\ become prevalent in American society overI \he past several decades, styles and trendshave changed as a result. Music and fashion havealways gone hand-in-hand. Pop culture influencesthe trends more than anything else, especially intoday's socidty which is packed with media outletsand advertisers who will do anything to convinceyou that their product is the best. As more and

more music CEOs set their sights on the future offashion, one has to wonder, is hip hop taking overthe fashion world?

Russell Simmons. Sean "Puffy" Combs.Jay-Z. Master P. And, more recently, Outkastand Snoop Dogg. The list could go on forever ofbig names in the music industry who used theirconnections - not to mention their finances - toexpand their empire to include the fashion industry.It would take a whole issue to explore them all indetail, so we'll just focus on a few.

Master P, always the entrepreneur,has a large "NO LIMIT" empire whichincludes various ventures. One of them isclothing. He is shown at right wearinga cap that says "I GOT THE HOOKUP"and a "NO LIMIT" jersey. Master Pand his NO LIMIT soldiers were one ofthe first groups to make it big with BLING

BLING and a much different style than other musicians on the market, which paved theway for a lot of other cliques with similar styles, both musically and stylistically, to beheard. P's clothing line appeals to the same group of people who rushed to buy hismusic - he found his niche in the market and kept it.

Sean "Puffy, um, P, Diddy" Combs, of course, is a big name in the enter-tainment industry. He has impeccable style and poise to begin with and has masteredthe aft of public relations, so he is the perfect model, so to spea( to display his ownline. His clothing is not all that inventive, stylistically, but it does sell. Why? It sellsbecause of the image, nothing more, nothing less. Some of the earlier ads for the lineshowed him with Mase. The survival of his fashion line, much like others, depends

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on his popularity as a CEO/producer/aftist. It helps that he makes

appearances at his fashion shows. He even attended the release of his

new line during his much-publicized trial.

Jay-Z threw a Rocawear pafty at the Club atFirestone a few months ago. The party itself was cut shortbecause of fights in VIP, but what was most interesting wasthe fact that Jay's life really is like he says it is. When you

listen to some of his lyrics, you might think it is a fabrication,or at least an exaggeration. But, seeing the craziness sur-rounding him, he really lives the lyrics. And it is reflected in hisclothing line. The whole night, there were models prancing aroundin Rocawear baby tees, the only ones who were allowed to roam freelybetween the ten or so massive bodyguards Jay had.

Snoop made his appearance at the BET Awards wearing a shid from his

newly released fashion line. You can now pick up that same shirt at many outlets aroundthe country along with Snoop Dogg Clothing T-shirts, jeans, jean shorts, and much,much more.

Outkast is one of the more recent groups

to release a clothing line. The fashion show whichintroduced their line, held at Club Duex Plex in

Atlanta, was impressive. The show, in fact, wasmuch more impressive than the line itself. The most-well known performer signed to Outkast's record

label, Aquemini Records, is Slimm Calhoun. Heperformed a few of his songs for the audience, as well

as an R&B group called 4 Shades, who appeared couftesyof Evander Holyfield's Real Deal Records. The show, no

matter how impressive it was, didn't mask the fact that the clothes themselves werereally not all that different. Coming from Dre 3000, you'd expect something outra-geous. The styles were typical - denim full-body suits, T-shirts and shorts for men, shoftjean shorts and baby tees for women.(Right: one ofOutkast's models coming down the runway with

Dre and Big Boi. Photo: Julia Beverly)

Whether or not they are wofthy ofrole-model status - the fact is, hip hop CEOs

and peformers alike are looked up to by thou-sands of youth across America. It makes sense

that they would use their influence to notonly affect the way we thin( but also theway we dress. But doesn't this undermine thewhole purpose of design? An ordinary clothingdesigneq no matter how talented they are, has

a long way to go before their designs will be

as financially successful as Puffy's plain white T-shirt with black letters on it. How muchis a brand name really worth? We are brainwashed to think that if our jeans don't havea label, they are of inferior qualitl. The next time you buy clothes, remember that you

are paying for the name, not the product. - JB Gogo ittustrations by Louie Rodriguez)

ORLANDO SOURCE PHOTO GALLERYPHOTOS BY JULIA BEVERLY & MERT DEEZTNE1. Disco's Birthday Party at CaribbeanBeach Club 2. Gadield and Mr, C of Home-bass Enteftainment 3. AJ of the OrlandoMiracle with Trish of CAI Enteftainment &friends 4. Phat Fridays at Rory 5. Orlandobodybuilders Lloyd Daler and AnthonySchuler received awards from the WWF'SSabre at the annual Deke Warner body-building competition 6. Street Dwellaz atPalladium 7. DJ Scream of the Def JamStreet Team (wearing Havoc Apparel) withDJ Jesse Jazz 8, G-Money with Boyz II Men9, G.Dep reading Orlando Source Maga-zine 10. Monday night boxing at Rory 11.David of CC & the Reggae Ambassadors atthe Clientell Family's 4th of July party atEmpire Nightclub 12. Palladium's great-est baftender 13. The Florida Hot Girlsduring the 4th of July Car Wash at Circle K

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EVER WANTED TO MODEL?If you've ever dreamed about pursuing a career in modeling, there are a few

things you should know before you get started. Orlando isn't exactly a hotbed of activitywhen it comes to high fashion, but with Disney and Universal in town, there is still alot of work available for aspiring models and actors. Not all of it pays well - you shouldexpect to do jobs for free until you have built up a resume.

There are many people in the industry who will try to scam you out of yourmoney. There are several things you should watch out for. First of all, a modelingagency, by law, is not allowed to charge you ANYTHING up front. If they are legiti-mate, and they think you have serious potential as a model, they will make their moneyoff their clients by booking jobs for you and NOT by taking it out of your pocket. Alegitimate agency has an identification number which can be verified with the stategovernment. If any agency or company wants to charge you money up front to get youstafted, DONT DO IT,

Scam companies such as Studio 58 and EModel (which are, in actuality,under the same management) will charge you hundreds of dollars to put your photoson the web "promote" you. You may have to put out a little money up front to havesome photos taken and a comp card done, which is your first step to stafting in theindustry but be wary of"agencies" who charge you money up front to "promote" you.A comp card is usually a half-sized sheet of paper printed on cardstock that has yourheadshot on the front and several other photos on the back along with your heightand stats. The best way to get started is to have some professional photos taken andcomp cards printed. You can even print them on your home computer, although havingit done professionally leaves a better impression. You can then send your comp cards tolocal agencies. Many of them will ask you to come in for an open call and meet them inperson. Expect to be rejected - it's part of the business. Make sure to collect tearsheetsof any local work that you do - that way, when you are ready to approach larger agen-cies, in Miami and beyond, you have some experience under your belt.

SOME CENTRAL FLORIDA MODELING AGENCIESAriza I92B Bouthe Circle, Longwood, FL 407-332-00nAzuree Talent Agenry 140 N. Orange Ave., Winter Park, FL 407-629-5025Central Florida Talent 2601 Wells Ave., Suite 181, Fern Park, FL 407-830-9226MTM (John Casablanca) 1060 W State Rd. 434, Longwood, FL 407-265-1507Model Scout 651 Rugby St., Orlando, FL 407-420-5BBBReeve Agency 7771 W. State Rd. 434, Longwood , FL 407-33I-1784Susanne Haley Talent Winter Park, FL 407-644-0600Unique Management 110 W. Colonial Dr., Orlando, FL 407-426-9037Bailey's Model Management Orlando, FL 407-423-7802Christenson's Group 235 Coast Time Road, Sanford, FL 407-302-2272Diamond Agency, lnc. 204 W Bay Avenue, Longwood, FL32750 407-830-4040Dimensions III 5205 S. Orange Ave., Edgewood, FL 407-B5I-2575Global Model Registry 405 Douglas Ave., Altamonte Springs, FL 407-865-9101Hurt Agency 400 N. New York Ave., Winter Park, FL 407-740-5700The Reeve Agency 1917 Boothe Circle, Ste. 151, Longwood, FL32750 407-33I-1784Sandi Bell Talent 2582 S. McGuire Rd. Ste. 171, Ocoee, FL 407-656-0053Skorman Productions 3660 Maguire Blvd. Ste. 250, Orlando, FL 32803 407-895-3000Strickly Speakin g, lnc. 7 II Executive Dr., Winter Park, FL 32789 407 -645-2LIL

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but a plethora of ideas as well.This is the .ur" i6i'Bomb,s Threadz, a downtown orlando fashion retail

store. It's owned and op.rut"o ov il"Jttrer eomu. ffter a rather challenging game of

o]vrpi. r-"""i pn"nJ iuej, o3- *ut'uot" to lock in on Heather to discuss orlando fashion

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what drove Heather to start-lrei own business? "It was just like one of thosethings

where I didn,t want to wort-foianyOody etse," she g1Vs. 5o on October_7th, 1999, the

doors to Bomb Threadr ;;;; ;iti6 W. Colonial drive in Orlando. Since then, the

store has grown to n" morlihan iuiii retail clothing,store, adding its'personal touch

ilih" iiffi of OrtanOot o*n tit'C,-OME's Black Kitty, and even some clients from

Transcon."I love what I do"' says Heather' Some

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o-i oae't-oolce & Gabbanal, but I don't think orlando is

ready for that."So what is Orlando ready for? Heather quickly

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BILAL: lstBoRN2nd 99999INTERSCOPE RECORDSThe man who killed it on the 6th Sense by Commonfinally has put out his own album. Bilal dropped hisfirst hot single SoulSrsfato create abuzz. Fast Laneisa hot combination of Dr. Dre's funk backing up tsilal'ssinging. Bilal mainly rocks over hip-hop drum kicks anda quirky synth sound for good measure. Reminiscehas Common returning previous favors alongside MosDef. Songs like Sally, All That I Am, and When WillYou Call are also hot tracks, bordering between hip-hop and R&8. Home ventures into roots-reggae teni-tory equally as strong. Bilal has dropped a near perfectalbum. Cop it. - DC

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