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Cover To Cover...‘Thriller’

You’ve seen the video at least two dozen times, maybe more. You’d watch it again right now if you could. You can’t stop ’til you get enough.

Seeing 1,500 orange-jumpsuit-clad inmates doing a perfectly-choreographed Zombie Dance brings back such happy memories. It makes you want to watch the original video, complete with the undead doing dance-steps you once copied.

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You can probably still do those steps. You need to find those LPs you’ve got stored in the basement. You need to hear that tune again.

In the new book “Thriller: The Musical Life of Michael Jackson” by Nelson George, you’ll learn about that song and the album that smashed (and still holds) world records nearly 30 years after its release.

Last Updated on Monday, 03 December 2012 19:23

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I believe my girlfriend is cheating on me!

Dear Gwendolyn: I read your column all the time and now I need your advice. I have been going with my girlfriend for 12 years. We have four children. Five years ago I was sent to prison and I have nine more years to serve.

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This is the problem: Before beginning to serve my sentence, my girlfriend told me that she loved me and would remain faithful to me.

Recently, I have been worrying she might be cheating on me. I hear how sometimes women say they will wait but don’t. Should I worry about her? Or should I just call off the relationship and move on with my life—Glen

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Bone Thugs-n-Harmony launches 35-city E tour

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.

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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.

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More than just hip-hop, he’s an entrepreneur

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.

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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.

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Out & About with Brotha Ash

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.

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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.

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