The mission of Julian “Suave” White is not to just be an entertainer, but an entrepreneur as well and a creative leader in the hip-hop culture.

JULIAN ‘SUAVE’ WHITE

“I started to get into hip-hop culture when I was about seven years old,” Suave said. “Coming from where I come from and seeing people that have nothing all the time is a drag. I wanted to make something out of my life and become somebody.” Along with being an entrepreneur, Suave is a hip-hop artist who has generating a buzz with mixed tapes and a full CD called “Fresh Air” under the Skylight Entertainment record label.

This week I visited Epiphany Church in the Hill District, CJ’s in the Strip District, Shadow Lounge in East Liberty, and Ammons Recreation Center in the Hill District, the Stop the Violence rally in the Hill District, The Greater Pittsburgh Coliseum in Homewood, Red Onion in the Hill District and Heinz Field on the North Shore of Pittsburgh.

The Honey Girls came out to the Whiteside Road Reunion to represent in grand style.

My first stop was Epiphany Church in the Hill District where Fifth Avenue High School held their annual All Class Reunion and everyone came out to represent for the Archers.

LOS ANGELES—Grammy Award winning seminal hip-hop vocal group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony will kick off the second leg of their hit club tour in Boise, Idaho, Sept. 22, at the Knitting Factory. The E. 1999 Eternal Tour is the follow up to the 36- date run which concluded in June.

BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY

The new tour, which will be backed by a live band, will feature Bone Thugs playing all their hits with a special emphasis on their 1999 sophomore hit CD “E.” “1999 Eternal” which included the hip-hop classics “1st Of Tha Month” and “Tha Crossroads.” The new tour will feature the lineup of Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Wish Bone and Flesh-n-Bone and will hit a total of 35 cities through Oct. 30.

Thursday 23

The Marleys

1Love presents Live Forever: A Once In A Lifetime Dream Concert “A Bob Marley Celebration…30 Years Later” at 7 p.m. at the Benedum Center, 803 Liberty Ave., Downtown. This is a celebration of Bob Marley who played his last concert in 1980 at Benedum Center, formerly the Stanley Theater. The evening will include Stephen Marley, Damian Marian, Julian and Cedella Marley with special guests the Original I-3s, Rita Marley and Marcia Griffiths. All proceeds benefit 1Love “Not for Profit” Foundation. For more information, call 412-456-6666 or visit www.pgharts.org.