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NEW 2020 1080p HD masters JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS IN OUTER SPACE

Run Time 352:00

Subtitles English SDH

Audio Specs DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English, MONO - English

Aspect Ratio 1.33:1 4x3 FULL FRAME

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Disc Configuration 2 BD 50

Rock stars Josie and the Pussycats are out of this world...literally! When the bumbling Alexandra accidentally launches Josie and the gang into outer space, they travel through the galaxy searching for a path back to Earth. Along the way, they meet cat people, robot monsters, evil dictators, space pirates and plenty of strange creatures, including their new companion Bleep, voiced by Hanna-Barbera legend Don Messick. Fortunately, everyone’s a fan of Josie and the Pussycats, including aliens! Rocket through the universe with your favorite superstars as they save the day, sing some songs and have a hip-happenin’ good time in a 2-disc, 16-episode Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space complete series collection that hits all the right notes!

NEW 2021 1080p HD Master Sourced from 4K scan of preservation film elements!

GREEN DOLPHIN STREET

Run Time 141:00

Subtitles English SDH

Audio Specs: DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English, MONO - English

Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1 4x3 FULL FRAME

Product Color BLACK & WHITE

Disc Configuration BD 50

Special Features: Lux Radio Theater Broadcast; Theatrical Trailer (HD)

The Academy Award® winner about star-crossed love that spans the years – and the globe. After her triumph as the lunchroom temptress in the crime classic The Postman Always Rings Twice, Lana Turner expanded her range with Green Dolphin Street. Set in 19th century Europe and New Zealand, this sweeping romance tells the story of two beautiful sisters, one headstrong (Turner) and one gentle (Donna Reed), and of the man (Richard Hart) who marries one even though he loves the other. The film’s riptides of emotion are matched by breathtaking physical tumult: a fierce Maori uprising plus a catastrophic earthquake and tidal wave that earned the film a 1947 Oscar® for special effects. With its dramatic story and spectacular visuals, Green Dolphin Street drew huge audiences for epic moviemaking, being one of the top-ten box office hits of the year.

NEW 2021 1080p HD Master Sourced from 4K scan of Nitrate preservation elements!

BROADWAY MELODY OF 1940

Run Time 102:00

Subtitles English SDH

Audio Specs: DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English, MONO - English

Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1 4x3 FULL FRAME

Product Color BLACK & WHITE

Disc Configuration BD 50

Special Features: Making-of Featurette: "Begin the Beguine" (hosted by Ann Miller); "Our Gang Comedies: The Big Premiere"; MGM Cartoon: "The Milky Way" ; Original Theatrical Trailer (HD)

The job – a career breakthrough – is supposed to go to hoofer Johnny Brett, but a mix-up in names gives it to his partner. Another example of Broadway hopes dashed? Not when Johnny is played by Fred Astaire. Sparkling Cole Porter songs, clever comedy and dance legends Astaire and Eleanor Powell make the final Broadway Melody (co-starring George Murphy) a film to remember. Powell’s nautical “All Ashore" routine (a/k/a I Am the Captain”), Astaire’s blissful “I’ve Got My Eyes on You” and Fred & Eleanor's elaborate routine to Cole Porter's classic "I Concentrate On You" are more than enough to please any fan. But they’re just a warm-up for the leads to tap one finale number into immortality: “Begin the Beguine,” introduced by Frank Sinatra in That’s Entertainment! with, “You can wait around and hope, but you’ll never see the likes of this again.”

NEW 2021 1080p HD Master Sourced from a new 4K restoration of the last-known surviving nitrate Technicolor print!

DOCTOR X (1932)

Run Time 76:00

Subtitles English SDH

Audio Specs: DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English, MONO - English

Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1 4x3 FULL FRAME

Product Color COLOR; BLACK & WHITE

Disc Configuration BD 50

Special Features: Alternate B&W version of feature; DOCTOR X (HD): UCLA Before & After Restoration featurette (HD); New documentary: "Monsters and Mayhem: The Horror Films of Michael Curtiz (HD); New feature commentary by author/film historian Alan K. Rode; Archival feature commentary by Scott MacQueen, head of preservation, UCLA Film and Television Archive. Original B&W Theatrical Trailer (HD)

Is there a (mad) doctor in the house? “Yes!” shrieks Doctor X, filmed in rare two-strip Technicolor®. An eminent scientist aims to solve a murder spree by re-creating the crimes in a lab filled with all the dials, gizmos, bubbling beakers and crackling electrostatic charges essential to the genre. Lionel Atwill is Doctor Xavier, pre-King Kong scream queen Fay Wray is a distressed damsel and Lee Tracy snaps newshound patter, all under the direction of renowned Michael Curtiz. The new two-color Technicolor master was restored by UCLA Film and Television Archive and The Film Foundation in association with Warner Bros. Entertainment. Funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Foundation. Also includes the separately filmed B&W version (which has been restored and restored from its original nitrate camera negative) originally intended for small U.S. markets and International distribution, and which has been out of distribution for over 30 years.

NEW 2021 1080p HD Master Sourced from 4K scan of original nitrate Technicolor negatives!

ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (1950)

Run Time 107:00

Subtitles English SDH

Sound Quality DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English

Aspect Ratio 1.37:1 4x3 FULL FRAME

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Disc Configuration BD 50

Special Features: Susan Lucci retrospective & intro piece (from 2000 DVD release); Outtakes: Let’s Go West Again-Betty Hutton, Doin’ What Comes Natur’lly-Judy Garland, I’m an Indian, Too-Judy Garland, Colonel Buffalo Bill with Howard Keel and Frank Morgan; Stereo audio pre-recording session tracks including There’s No Business Like Show Business featuring Judy Garland; Theatrical Re-issue Trailer (HD)

Betty Hutton (as Annie Oakley) and Howard Keel (as Frank Butler) star in this sharpshootin’ funfest based on the 1,147-performance Broadway smash boasting Irving Berlin’s beloved score, including “Doin’ What Comes Natur’lly,” “I Got the Sun in the Morning” and the anthemic “There’s No Business Like Show Business.” As produced by Arthur Freed, directed by George Sidney, and seen and heard in this new remastered HD presentation, this lavish, spirited production showcases songs and performances with bull’s-eye precision, earning an Oscar®* for adaptation scoring. The story is a brawling boy-meets-girl-meets-buckshot rivalry. But love finally triumphs when Annie proves that, yes, you can get a man with a gun!

NEW 2021 1080p HD Master! QUICK CHANGE (1990)

Run Time 88:00

Subtitles English SDH

Sound Quality DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English

Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, 16 X 9 WIDESCREEN

Product Color COLOR

Disc Configuration BD 25

Special Feature: Theatrical Trailer

The star of Caddyshack, Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day headlines and codirects this uproarious Big Apple heist-and-pursuit caper. Bill Murray plays Grimm, a frazzled urbanite who disguises himself as a clown – and sets out to rob a bank. Geena Davis and Randy Quaid play accomplices in Grimm’s daring scheme and Jason Robards is the blustery cop caught up in Grimm’s “Clown Day Afternoon.” Swiping a million bucks is a snap compared to getting out of town. Grimm and cohorts commandeer a car, a cab, a bus, a baggage tram and a plane (and encounter future stars Stanley Tucci and Tony Shalhoub in hilarious supporting roles) to make what becomes a less-than-merry escape. But for comedy lovers, Quick Change is a ticket to ride!

NEW 2021 1080p HD Master Sourced from 4K scan of best surviving nitrate preservation elements! EACH DAWN I DIE (1939)

Run Time 92:00

Subtitles English SDH

Audio Specs: DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English, MONO - English

Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1 4x3 FULL FRAME

Product Color BLACK & WHITE

Disc Configuration BD 50

Special Features: Warner Night at the Movies including 1939 Short Subjects Gallery: Vintage Newsreel, WB Technicolor Short: "A Day at Santa Anita", WB Cartoon: "Detouring America"; Restrospective featurette: "Stool Pigeons and Pine Overcoats: The Language of Gangster Films" ; Feature Commentary by Film Historian Haden Guest; Breakdowns of 1939: Studio Blooper Reel; WB Cartoon: "Each Dawn I Crow"; Radio show w/George Raft & Franchot Tone; Trailer for "Wings of the Navy" and Original Theatrical Trailer for Each Dawn I Die (HD)

Framed for manslaughter after he breaks a story about city corruption, reporter Frank Ross is sure he’ll prove his innocence and walk out of prison a free man. But that’s not how the system works at Rocky Point Penitentiary. There, cellblock guards are vicious, the jute-mill labor is endless, and the powers Ross fought on the outside conspire to keep him in. Frank’s hope is turned to hopelessness. And he’s starting to crack. Two of the screen’s famed tough guys star in this prison movie that casts a reform-minded eye on the brutalizing effects of life in the slammer. James Cagney “hits a white-hot peak as [Ross,] the embittered, stir-crazy fall guy” (Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide). And George Raft (Cagney’s friend since their vaudeville days) portrays racketeer Hood Stacey, who may hold the key to springing Ross.

NEW 2021 1080p HD Master Sourced from 4K scan of best surviving preservation elements!

ANOTHER THIN MAN (1939)

Run Time 102:00

Subtitles English SDH

Audio Specs: DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English, MONO - English

Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1 4x3 FULL FRAME

Product Color BLACK & WHITE

Disc Configuration BD 50

Special Features: M-G-M Musical Short: Love on Tap; Classic M-G-M Cartoon: The Bookworm

Dum-Dum, Wacky, Creeps, Fingers: They’re just a few of the hoodlums in the world of amateur sleuths and professional bon vivants Nick and Nora Charles. And now there’s a new hood: parenthood. A birthday – make that boithday – party that some of da boys hold for infant Nick Jr. is part of the fun in this third film in the witty series. The case begins when the Charles family arrives for a weekend with a Long Island industrialist who fears someone wants to kill him. Sure enough, his fears come true. Nick (William Powell) is among the suspects. Asta scrams with what may be the murder weapon. And Nora (Myrna Loy) has her own ideas about the case and sneaks off to a nightclub to ferret out a clue. “Madam, how long have you been leading this double life?” Nick asks. “Just since we’ve been married,” she replies.

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jiladdis · 4 years

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The 5th medley of our "Reviving" campaign is out today ! This one was produced in 2003, recorded @cellblock studio in Kingston/JA. feat. Dean Fraser on saxophone. Mixed by the giant Collin 'Bulby' York. This medley mix was done by Nicolas Meury (Little Lion), distributed by Evidence MUSIC.. If u dig it don't forget dat u can check the whole tracks on our Addis records page on all the different digital platform. Originally the tracks where released as 7" vinyl singles (distributed in ja by cap clacini/Joe Spinner)and also on our digital compilation "Songs of Liberation vol. 1". Thanks for your support !

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mittensmorgul · 7 years

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2.19, aka “Dean, does it ... bother you at all, how easily you seem to fit in here?”

A prison cellblock’s been closed and sealed off for 30 years, and for some reason it’s been unlocked again now and it’s allowed this ghost from the past to escape.

Yeah, that’s not relevant to current canon. >.>

There’s also the “two steps ahead vs ten steps ahead” playing out on a much smaller scale. Henriksen thinks he’s two steps ahead of Sam and Dean, and that he’s got them trapped in prison at long last, but Sam and Dean had been ten steps ahead all along...

They got themselves arrested on purpose to do a favor for John’s old marine corps buddy, infiltrating the prison to stop a vengeful spirit from killing prisoners.What we don’t know right away is that they go in with a plan to escape once they take care of the ghost.

But that line I used at the top of this post there? Yeah. Dean can fit in almost ANYWHERE he wants to. It’s just who he is as a person. He fit in extremely well on the movie studio set in 2.18, too. That hadn’t really bothered Sam as much. Probably because fitting in on a movie set with regular people is more socially acceptable to Sam than fitting in with a bunch of convicts in prison. It just... doesn’t make a difference to Dean. Like, at all.

Dean’s also the one who convinces their attorney to help them out in locating Nurse Glockner’s grave.

DEAN: I mean, come on, man, this place has all the signs of a haunting. Innocent people are dead. Four so far. SAM: [laughs sarcastically] Yeah, innocent. DEAN:You from Texas all of a sudden? Just because these people are in jail, doesn't mean they deserve to die. If we don't stop this thing, people are going to continue to die. We do this job wherever it takes us.

And it’s all about paying their debts to Deacon for having saved John’s life once.

Sam may have taught Dean some “shades of grey” about the monsters, but Dean’s always understood the “shades of grey” about people. It’s not black and white, good and evil, normal and hunters.

But they go in having researched the old cell block, believing one of the prisoners to be responsible for the new string of deaths. They find out it was something very different...

There’s also the differences between their attorney, Mara, and Henriksen. Henriksen’s been pursuing them for months based on the highly incomplete police records of their crimes, and assuming those are the true facts. But Mara spends half a day researching their cases, talking to people they’ve dealt with, and starts to hear a very different story. She points out these “weird inconsistencies” to Henriksen, but he still dismisses these witness accounts by declaring they’re all “nuts.”

It’s like he’s already come to this foregone conclusion about the Winchesters, and he disregards any facts that don’t fit that conclusion.

HENRIKSEN: That's because she's nuts. Look, I was in Milwaukee. I spoke to her, I spoke to all the witnesses. MARA DANIELS: And? HENRIKSEN: And, all I know is, wherever these guys go, people die. It's that simple. MARA DANIELS: I don't know that it is. They just don't seem cut-and-dry guilty to me. I think there's more to this.

Henriksen refuses to see the grey area, because it doesn’t mesh with his version of reality. To him, things are black and white.

Correlation is not causation, Henriksen...

And Sam had been weirded out by how easily Dean fit in with prison culture, but in the end HE’S the one who talks to one of the prisoners enough to get a lead on the ghost they THOUGHT they were hunting, until they discover it’s a little more complicated than they thought...

But in the end, Mara believed them enough to feed Henricksen the wrong info, leading him off on a wild goose chase while Sam and Dean escape.

Ten steps ahead.

The story became the story (re: the ghost, re what Henriksen believes are the facts)

lies and damn lies (WHY the story was wrong about the ghost... that long buried truth about the “heart attack” that killed the prisoner they initially believed was responsible for these new deaths)

#spn 2.19 #s12 meta rewatch #the ghost of john winchester #lies and damn lies #the story became the story #sam sympathizes and dean empathizes

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nightmare-afton-cosplay · 6 years

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The Rise of the Fashionable Concrete Home

Alanna Hale for The Wall Street Journal

Step inside Sudnya Shroff’s cast-concrete home in Los Altos Hills, Calif., and you will find glossy kitchen countertops, also made of concrete, sculptural bathroom sinks and staircases—concrete—and floors with fossils and tiny semiprecious stones embedded in, yes, concrete.

“There’s a very strong emotional draw for me toward concrete—it’s the one material that accepts imperfections,” said Ms. Shroff, a 44-year-old painter and fashion designer whose 7,000-square-foot home, completed in 2013, cost over $5 million to create. Her husband, Nickhil Jakatdar, a 46-year-old Silicon Valley entrepreneur, had his doubts during the 4½ years it took to design and build the house. “He said, ‘Is it going to look like one of those homes in India, where they run out of money and don’t paint?’” she recalled.

Unfazed by associations with cellblocks and parking garages, more homeowners are discovering that concrete is the chameleon of construction. It can take on the texture of wood or glass, an artist’s palette of color beyond drab gray and, with the addition of structural fibers and plasticizers, is less prone to cracking.

“It’s pretty much the standard concrete that’s always been used, but upgraded with new additives,” said Fu-Tung Cheng, whose Berkeley, Calif.-based firm Cheng Design created Ms. Shroff’s home. “Most people’s immediate response about concrete is to think of freeways and parking lots—but if you use it properly, it’s like stone was in the old days, sculptural with a real feeling of timelessness.”

Concrete has been around since ancient times, when Roman builders mixed lime, sand and rubble with volcanic ash to create the Pantheon dome. Modern concrete swaps out the volcanic ash for portland cement. Concrete homes can be poured in place into forms made of plywood or steel plate and lined with everything from pine boards to mirror-smooth plastic laminate. Or they can be erected using precast concrete walls or blocks. The sturdiest concrete homes are reinforced with steel, making them strong enough to withstand fires, floods and hurricanes.

For the Shroff-Jakatdar home, Mr. Cheng created a cantilevered staircase with concrete treads that seem to float in midair; each tread can support over 900 pounds. Elliptical circular “cutouts” throughout the house bring in natural light. The concrete floor of Ms. Shroff’s studio was stamped with traditional Indian and Chinese blocks used for textile printing.

A view of the dining area. The paintings are by Ms. Shroff, an artist and fashion designer.

Alanna Hale for The Wall Street Journal

And her deep-red kitchen counter, tinted with powdered iron oxide, was poured in place and then buffed to a high polish to resemble terrazzo.

Concrete homes are typically more expensive to build than conventional homes, but they’re less expensive to maintain and more durable over time. Concrete affects the bottom line in other ways, lowering heating and cooling costs and even insurance premiums.

“Reinforced-concrete building systems are more disaster resistant, more insect resistant, more mold resistant—also one of the most energy-efficient systems available,” said Ed Hudson, director of marketing research for Home Innovation Research Labs, a subsidiary of the National Association of Home Builders, a trade group.

Front entrance looking toward the office of the Shroff-Jakatdar home.

Alanna Hale for The Wall Street Journal

According to Home Innovation surveys, poured and precast concrete is most popular in the luxury sector—accounting for 4.1% of high-end homes built last year. That marks a steady increase in the demand for luxury concrete since the recession low in 2012, when such homes accounted for just 1.9% of new construction.

Investing in concrete construction with high-end finishes may pay off in resale value.

“If the home is luxurious with lots of windows, we can sell those easily,” said Gwen Banta, a real-estate agent with Sotheby’s International Realty in Los Angeles. “Polished concrete floors are a very popular design element. Concrete, when imprinted with a pattern, can be a dramatic design element.”

In New York, Tod Greenfield spent over $2 million to build a 5,000-square-foot concrete house that was poured in place on his family’s 3¾-acre property on the North Shore of Long Island in 2013.

“We didn’t want to use Sheetrock, we didn’t want to use paint—because every few years you have to repaint,” said Mr. Greenfield, who is 58 and the co-owner of Martin Greenfield Clothiers, a custom-suit manufacturer.

“Concrete has a natural appeal to us. It’s interesting to look at.”

Custom wooden forms were created to cast the concrete walls, floors and ceilings. Pine boards were used to give the concrete walls a wood-grain finish, which harmonize with the home’s black-locust siding (milled from trees on the property felled during Hurricane Irene).

The smooth concrete ceilings were created with fine-planed plywood forms. Large windows and translucent polycarbonate wall panels bring in plenty of light.

The exposed concrete ceilings posed a challenge: Where to hide some of the home’s wiring and other elements. Narofsky Architecture, which designed the house, created a series of wood-framed “clouds” that float just below the ceiling, to house cove lights, speakers, air-conditioning vents and venting for the kitchen cooktop. Each cloud is lined with a sound panel made of polypropylene material, “to balance out the echo and soften the audio feel of the house,” said principal Stuart Narofsky.

A look inside the Greenfield’s concrete living room.

Ricky Rhodes for The Wall Street Journal

The concrete roof is strong enough to support a 150-square-foot rooftop vegetable garden in raised beds planted with a foot of soil, and a 1,000-square-foot green roof of alpine plants.

“Structurally, the house is super solid,” said Mr. Greenfield, who rode out superstorm Sandy there in 2012, when work was nearly complete. “I saw this giant oak tree keel over and hit the corner of the roof—it just snapped. House: 1, Tree: 0.”

But not all concrete is built to last. In the Los Altos Hills, Calif., home, Mr. Cheng designed a wall that has been engineered to partially erode over time; the concrete, which was mixed with soil and organic matter to encourage the growth of lichen and moss, is also embedded with hidden objects, such as stones, machine parts and a doll belonging to Ms. Shroff.

“Some are starting to show up now,” she said. “Some of the things won’t show up even in my lifetime.”

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Cyber Hangover Sale at Jockstrap Central

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richmegavideo · 5 years

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Do Remember The Lady Of Rage Rocking The Mic Rough With Her Afro Puffs (Video)

It was a monumental year when Dr. Dre released The Chronic on his Death Row Records imprint in 1992. The multi-platinum album was a street sensation that marked a new era of Rap. It delivered G-Funk to the mainstream, with videos that displayed the laid back vibes, set against menacing lyricism, and cautionary tales of life in Compton, Long Beach, and South Central Los Angeles. Like Marley Marl with his “Symphony,” Dre’s solo debut introduced an ensemble of stars on the mic, behind the boards, and helping supply the smoked-out party. Snoop Doggy Dogg, RBX, Warren G, and Kurupt were some those names. But most notably, The Chronic also showcased a fierce female MC who matched the grit and toughness of her Compton and Long Beach counterparts, although she was raised in Farmville, Virginia.

The track “Lyrical Gangbang” wouldn’t be as hard-hitting if The Lady Of Rage didn’t set the stage with her memorable, hardcore delivery of the lines: “Now I’ma kick up dust, as I begin to bust, On the wick-wack, f*cked up suckers you can’t trust.”

The Lady Of Rage Details The Serious Health Issues She’s Been Facing

The former Chubb Rock protege known as “Rockin’ Robin” showed up again on The Chronic rapping from the spot of cellblock H on “Stranded On Death Row.” Cellblock H, as she would explain to XXL, is a reference to a women’s prison cell. She explained to the magazine as apart of their 20th-anniversary piece on The Chronic: “I ended my verse with ‘cellblock H’ ’cause I remember running across a television show called Prisoner: Cellblock H, and I think it was about a women’s prison. Me being the female in the crew, I just referenced a female’s prison, cellblock H.”

Snoop Doggy Dogg got his solo album shot less than a year after The Chronic with Doggystyle. Rage is actually the first rapper to set off Snoop’s debut with “G Funk (Intro).” It was there that she rapped the lyrics, “I rock ruff and stuff with my afro puffs / Handcuffed as I bust, ’bout to tear sh*t up.” Just a few months later, in 1994, for the Above The Rim soundtrack, the woman born Robin Allen reiterated those lines as a hook for the first solo Death Row Records single, “Afro Puffs.”

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The Lady Of Rage Roughs Up A Tough DJ Premier Track With MC Eiht (Video)

Her solo single was supported by Snoop Dogg making an appearance for some background vocals and a music video cameo. Through G-Funk synths and a heavy bassline, Rage set the track off rugged: “I rock on with my bad self ’cause it’s a must / It’s the Lady Of Rage still kickin’ up dust / So umm, let me loosen up my bra strap / And umm, let me boost ya with my raw rap / ‘Cause I’ma break it down to the nitty-gritty one time / When it comes to the lyrics, I gets busy with mine / Busy as a beaver / Ya best believe-a / This grand diva’s runnin’ sh*t with the speed of a cheetah / Meet a / Lyrical murderer… I’m servin’ ’em like two scoops of chocolate / Check out how I rock it.”

Featuring some of Dr. Dre’s hardest production of the period, the track hit #5 on Billboard’s Hot Rap Songs and served as the second single for the Above The Rim soundtrack, following Warren G & Nate Dogg’s “Regulate.” The album, however, peaked at #1 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in 1994.

Daz Explains Why Lady Of Rage & Inspectah Deck Verses Did Not Make All Eyez On Me (Video)

Despite the success of the track, The Lady Of Rage has expressed her initial distaste for “Afro Puffs.” In an interview with Billboard’s Erika Ramirez from 2014, Rage revealed how it almost never happened –– or, at least, it wasn’t supposed to:

“That song almost didn’t happen,” she said. “I just so happened to go to the studio that day, and Dre was playing this beat. He was like, ‘You got something for that Rage? Let me hear it.’ I spit a rhyme that I had written a few days prior. I didn’t like [the song], but Dre was like, ‘Damn, Rage, will you just shut the f*ck up? It’s not even done yet.’ I still didn’t like it, but everybody else did. I asked Suge [Knight] to not put the song on the soundtrack, and he was like, ‘Alright Rage, we won’t do it.’”

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The MC continues, “I was riding in the car with Suge’s wife [Sharitha Knight], and I told her, ‘I’m so glad they got rid of that song.’ And she said, ‘Girl, they didn’t take that song off the soundtrack.’ I had a fit! I said, ‘They’re going to ruin my career. That song cannot be the one.’ My style was more East Coast. I’m from Virginia and ‘Afro Puffs’ was this G-Funk sound. [Interscope Records Chairman at the time] Jimmy Iovine called me and told me to calm down because the song is such a hit. That became my claim to fame.”

“Afro Puffs” might’ve been a huge enough single to warrant Rage’s solo debut. However, despite the song’s success, Rage waited while Tha Dogg Pound dropped their Dogg Food debut in 1995. By the end of that year, the label’s priorities had shifted entirely with the arrival of Tupac Shakur. By March of 1996, Dr. Dre, who had worked so closely with Rage, left the label he co-founded. Her first and only studio album, Necessary Roughness, released in June of 1997. The record was released via Death Row and Interscope and featured production by DJ Premier, Daz Dillinger, Easy Mo Bee, DJ Kenny Parker, and Rage herself.

Snoop Dogg Reveals The Original Beat For “Nuthin But A G Thang” & Raps To It

Not long after her album, Rage left Death Row. In 2005, she spoke to Jake Paine (now with Ambrosia For Heads) for AllHipHop about her frustrations. “I went up there one day to pick something up. I’d been going up there all the time. Suge was locked up at the time; things were run differently. When I got to the lobby, the guy there told me I needed an appointment to go upstairs. I was like, ‘I need an appointment? For what?’ All I got was, ‘Things are different now.’ I was insulted by that. I’m one of the artists—one of the reasons this office is here, I feel. I didn’t sell millions of records, but I was on those things. This is mines, like Dre’s, Snoop’s, Suge’s, whatever. I said, ‘Can you go get the package for me?’ When he went upstairs, I picked up something and I broke some things up, and really give them a reason for not lettin’ me in here. I never went back again until I couple of months ago. I was just mad. I was pregnant, I was mad, that was slap in the face.”

Rage’s persona, on the mic and real-life, earned her a role in Next Friday. At a time when her music career was limited, the MC made a convincing bully as “Baby D.” However, Rage has never beat down anything as badly as that amazing Dre production on “Afro Puffs.”

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#BonusBeat: The Lady Of Rage’s pre-Death Row debut on wax, Chubb Rock’s “Bring ‘Em Home Safely,” featuring 3rd Bass’ Pete Nice and Lucas Secon:

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The Lady Of Rage Details The Serious Health Issues She’s Been Facing

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The Lady Of Rage Roughs Up A Tough DJ Premier Track With MC Eiht (Video)

Daz Explains Why Lady Of Rage & Inspectah Deck Verses Did Not Make All Eyez On Me (Video)

Hear The Original Version Of “California Love” & It’s Nuthin’ But A Dre Thang

Snoop Dogg Reveals The Original Beat For “Nuthin But A G Thang” & Raps To It

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#BonusBeat: The Lady Of Rage’s pre-Death Row debut on wax, Chubb Rock’s “Bring ‘Em Home Safely,” featuring 3rd Bass’ Pete Nice and Lucas Secon:

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What’s Hot South Florida: Sept. 21 – Sept. 28

Thursday, September 21

Georgie’s Alibi/Monkey bar is world famous for their LIT Thursdays and now they have added a new show entitled “What’s The Tea” at midnights. The show is hosted by Amanda Austin and features 2 guests weekly. This week come see TP Lords and Twat Larouge along with the sounds of DJ Mike James.

Friday, September 22

Business for the Arts of Broward (BFA) offers “Cultural Tour 2.0” from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Presented by Hoffman’s Chocolates, the tour takes participants behind-the-scenes of some of Broward’s best cultural treasures and feature a full day of arts immersion with food, travel, admissions and networking all included. Tickets are $50 per person. To register or for more information, call 954-940-5344.

Catch Luis Fonsi (the singer of Despacito, the hottest song of the summer) performing in his Love + Dance World Tour at Hard Rock Live at 8 p.m. The Puerto Rican singer, songwriter and actor is riding high off his monster hi, which is now the most watched YouTube video of all time.

Saturday, September 23

Score presents “Raw” starring DJ/Producer Aron. The night will feature the entrance through the rear (back alley), a backroom cruising area, and erotic dancers. Advance tickets are available at Showclix.com.

Lynda Carter, who will always be TV’s iconic “Wonder Woman” to me, performs her 75-minute cabaret show to the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek at 8p.m. “The Other Side of Trouble” features her 11-member All-Star Band led by drummer Paul Leim. Miss Carter has recorded four studio albums and appeared on stage with Kenny Rogers, Ray Charles, Tom Jones, George Benson and Ben Vereen.

The Pride Factory partners with Hunters Nightclub to bring you the CellBlock 13 Gear Party. Free drink coupon to anyone in CellBlock 13 gear from 7:30-8:30 p.m., and a Fashion show starting at 8:30 p.m. This event will also feature raffle prizes, and free giveaways and a pop up Pride Factory store from 4-9 p.m.

David Cook, who won season seven of American Idol will be performing along with special guest Kathryn Dean at the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center on. After winning the American Idol crown, Cook subsequently made chart history with a record-breaking 14 debuts on Billboard’s Digital Songs chart. His new work is an impressive collection of tunes teeming with a restless creative spirit yet anchored by an emotional depth that is compelling and showcases the power and range in Cook’s voice as well as his insightful songwriting. Tickets are $35 – $85, VIP ticket includes Meet & Greet.

Noche Latina Saturdays inside the Ivy Dance Lounge and Patio at the Manor Complex presents RuPaul’s Drag Races Serena Cha Cha and friends. Serena, who is the current reigning Miss Fort Lauderdale F.I. will be raising money to send her to Miss Florida F.I., so all her friends will be donating their tips to the cause. The night also stars resident DJ Larry Larr and sexy Latin Go-Go papi’s. Saturdays at the Manor are from 11pm to 4am and feature NO COVER before midnight and only $7 with Manor card after midnight and $10 without (18-20 is $12 all night).

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Sunday, September 24

Village Pub is celebrating the huge win of their team “Code Blue” at the Gay Softball World Series starting at 4 p.m.

Catch Miguel Bosé at the Fillmore on South Beach on at 8 p.m. The Latin pop star’s career has spanned dozens of albums and film roles, his own television show, and work as a theater director. The Latin Grammy winner has dabbled in electronic dance-pop as well as recording a popular “MTV Unplugged” set. He has worked with Ana Torroja, Juanes, Shakira, Ricky Martin and Laura Pausini. Tickets range from $68.75 to $789.

Monday, September 25

A new batch of eight terrifyingly-talented bakers from across the country compete to create haunting and spooky sweets on the new season of Halloween Baking Championship, premiering at 9p.m. on Food Network. Comedian John Henson hosts, as the contestants’ baking abilities and imaginations are put to the test in two rounds of difficult confectionary challenges, from trick-or-treat candy-filled cookies to scream puffs (a scary take on the traditional cream puff), and from glow-in-the-dark desserts to Jack-O-Lantern Cakes. The one who survives the twists of the competition and whose sweets put a spell on judges Carla Hall, Lorraine Pascale, and Zac Young, will take home the grand prize of $25,000 and the title of Halloween Baking Champion!

Tuesday, September 26

MTV today announced that singer and actress Christina Milian will join Lance Bass as host of the network’s highly anticipated new series “90’s House,” premiering at 11p.m. 90’s fan-favorite guest stars include Mario Lopez, Tatyana Ali, Michelle Williams, Joey Fatone, Marques Houston, Tyson Beckford, Salt N’ Pepa, Kid N’ Play, Bill Bellamy, Joey Lawrence, Kel Mitchell, Lori Beth Denberg and more. The competition show places 12 millennial housemates in a 90’s inspired house that forces the young adults to officially unplug their modern-day devices and party like its 1990. With only the technology, catch phrases and fashion from that decade, each episode opponents will face elimination by competing in various 90’s themed challenges. The raddest contestant will win $90K, a Mazda Miata and two VIP tickets on a 90’s cruise.

Upcoming Events

On Thursday, September 28, from 8:55p.m. until 9:35 p.m. do not call me unless the world is ending as I, and most every other gay person I know, will be watching the premiere of Will & Grace on NBC.

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Introducing MP Magic socks, the world’s best odorless socks. These socks are made from the world’s very unique fabrics: three metals infused: Silver, Copper and Zinc! Multiple metals can kill more types of bacterial, and the antibacterial effects are much better than using one metal. Silver is known as a great antibacterial metal, copper can kill bacterial and it is also a key component of many enzymes, and Zinc can reduce the bacteria and odor! This three metal infused technique was applied in the Aerospace Industry.

With these functional fabrics, you can take off your shoes without any hesitation. The world’s unique fabrics is only the start, they specially designed the socks at the toe and heel area, to perfectly match the human foot shape, so that area is super breathable and durable! With metal infused, this socks can transfer heat more efficiently, and more durable! When you wear the socks, you just free your feet, and forget the socks are even on! This innovative socks are odorless, comfortable, and super durable!

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What’s Hot South Florida: Sept. 21 – Sept. 28

Thursday, September 21

Friday, September 22

Saturday, September 23

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Sunday, September 24

Village Pub is celebrating the huge win of their team “Code Blue” at the Gay Softball World Series starting at 4 p.m.

Monday, September 25

Tuesday, September 26

Upcoming Events

On Thursday, September 28, from 8:55p.m. until 9:35 p.m. do not call me unless the world is ending as I, and most every other gay person I know, will be watching the premiere of Will & Grace on NBC.

This is HOT

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hotspotsmagazine · 7 years

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What’s Hot South Florida: Sept. 21 – Sept. 28

Thursday, September 21

Friday, September 22

Saturday, September 23

WATCH:

youtube

Sunday, September 24

Village Pub is celebrating the huge win of their team “Code Blue” at the Gay Softball World Series starting at 4 p.m.

Monday, September 25

Tuesday, September 26

Upcoming Events

On Thursday, September 28, from 8:55p.m. until 9:35 p.m. do not call me unless the world is ending as I, and most every other gay person I know, will be watching the premiere of Will & Grace on NBC.

This is HOT

from Hotspots! Magazine https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2017/09/20/whats-hot-south-florida-sept-21-sept-28/

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