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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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Nov 27, 1992
Paris Raps in Big Apple
By Errol Nazareth, The Toronto Sun Notes from New York: While in the Big Apple to check out a rare club appearance by Public Enemy, Ice-T...
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Nov 27, 1992
Paris - Sleeping with the Enemy
By Staff, Life Section, USA Today Oakland rapper Paris, whose new album was rejected by Warner Bros. because of a song about an assassin...
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Nov 25, 1992
Dis to the Chief
By Larry Sutton, New York Daily News And in other exciting rap news... Rap artist Paris recorded a tuneful little number called "Bush...
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Nov 24, 1992
ACLU's Statement in Defense of 'Bush Killa'
By Marjorie Heins, Director, ACLU Arts Censorship Project The song "Bush, Killa," included on an album released today by the rap artist...
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Jul 2, 1992
Police Group: New Rap Album Urges Bush Slaying
By Chris McKenna, The New York Post Time Warner Inc. - already under fire for a record that glorifies cop killing - will soon release a...
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Mar 25, 1991
Picks and Pans Review: The Devil Made Me Do It
By People Staff, People Magazine Paris Rap music reaches new heights of political invective on Paris’s jolting debut recording. His deep,...
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