1988: New Jack Swingers - Spcl Gst Ashley and Terrence
Update: 2019-12-01
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Topics: Gangs, Keith Sweat, Al. B. Sure!, Bobby Brown, Coming to America, A Different World (Bonus Artist: hidingtobefound)
Snapshots
1. Ronald Reagan President (Last Year!)
2. Jan - Doug Williams super bowl [Two weeks earlier, CBS commentator Jimmy the Greek had been fired for remarking that blacks were better at sports because of slave plantation breeding techniques: “During the slave period, the slave owner would breed his big black with his big woman so that he would have a big black kid — that’s where it all started.”]
3. Feb – Winter Olympics: Jamaican Bobsled team! Debi Thomas 1988 winter Olympics Bronze medal - The best African American figure skater in history
4. Jul - Jessie Jackson keep hope alive speech at the DNC
5. Jul - The first ever edition of "Shark Week" airs on Discovery Channel.
6. Aug - Yo! MTV Raps
7. Sep - James Brown, while high on PCP, was involved in a high-speed chase with the police. He was eventually convicted of assaulting an officer and possession of an unlicensed firearm, among other charges. He spent three years in prison
8. Sep – Summer Olympics: Florence Joyner She is considered the fastest woman of all time, based on the world records she set in 1988 for both the 100 m and 200 m still stand. Jackie Joyner-Kersee long jump and heptathlon, Carl Lewis, Steve Lewis, and roger kingdom
9. Oct - Sega's two-year head start on Nintendo in the 16-bit gaming wars began on October 29, 1988, when the Sega Genesis launched
10. Nov - George Bush elected President
11. Dec - Mad Max Robinson dies
12. Dec - Roots: The Gift, the third installment of the Roots series is broadcast on ABC.
13. Open Comments:
14. Top Pop Songs
15. #1 - "Faith" - George Michael
16. #2 - Need You Tonight" - INXS
17. #3 - "Got My Mind Set on You" - George Harrison
18. Grammy Awards
19. Record of the Year: Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy"
20. Album of the Year: George Michael (producer & artist) for Faith
21. Song of the Year: Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy"
22. Best New Artist: Tracy Chapman
23. Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female: Anita Baker for "Giving You the Best That I Got"
24. Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male: Terence Trent D'Arby for Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'arby
25. Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Gladys Knight & the Pips for "Love Overboard"
26. Best Rhythm & Blues Song: Anita Baker for "Giving You the Best That I Got" performed by Anita Baker
27. Best Rap Performance: "Parents Just Don't Understand" – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. [The first award for Best Rap Performance was presented to DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince for "Parents Just Don't Understand". Jeff and Smith led a boycott in protest of the awards presentation not being televised, and some members of the rap community felt that more qualified artists were overlooked.
28. Top 3 Movies
29. #1 - Rain Man
30. #2 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit
31. #3 - Coming to America
32. Other Notables: Big, Twins, Crocodile Dundee II, Die Hard, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, Cocktail, Beetlejuice, Above the Law, Colors, A Fish Called Wanda, Young Guns, Tougher Than Leather, Child's Play, The Land Before Time, Tequila Sunrise, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, and School Daze.
33. Top 3 TV Shows
34. #1 - The Cosby Show
35. #2 - Roseanne
36. #3 - A Different World
37. Economic Snapshots
38. New Home: 91,777
39. Avg Rent: 420
40. Avg. Income: 24,457
41. New Car: 10,432
42. Harvard: 12,015
43. Movie Ticket: 3.50
44. Gas: .91
45. Stamp: .25
46. Social Scene: Gangs and the movie Colors
47. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZvatzKVM2g
48. “Bulls”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJQAKDbq0hI
49. Stevin Levitt, Freakonomics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UGC2nLnaes
50. @9:35 - Summary: McDonalds vs Gang
51. Factors: Socio-political-economical, hyper masculinity and criminal justice/policing
52. Other ethnicities “evolved” out of their “street-gang” phases, but black- brown people are dealt with differently.
53. Open Comments:
54. Question: would more representation in the criminal justice system help – how to counter our internal factor?
55. Music Scene:
56. Top Black Singles
57. #6 - "So Emotional", Whitney Houston
58. #11 - "One More Try", George Michael
59. #12 - "Wishing Well", Terence Trent D'Arby
60. #15 - "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car", Billy Ocean
61. #21, "Man in the Mirror", Michael Jackson
62. #27, "Father Figure", George Michael
63. #33 - "Where Do Broken Hearts Go", Whitney Houston
64. #36 - "The Way You Make Me Feel", Michael Jackson
65. #37 - "Don't Worry, Be Happy", Bobby McFerrin
66. Top Black Albums
67. Jan – Bad, Michael Jackson
68. Jan - Characters, Stevie Wonder
69. Feb - All Our Love, Gladys Knight & the Pips
70. Mar - Make It Last Forever, Keith Sweat
71. Apr - Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby, Terence Trent D'Arby
72. May - Faith, George Michael
73. Jul - In Effect Mode, Al B. Sure!
74. Aug - Strictly Business, EPMD
75. Sep - Don't Be Cruel, Bobby Brown
76. Sep - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, Public Enemy
77. Oct - Don't Let Love Slip Away, Freddie Jackson
78. Nov - Giving You the Best That I Got, Anita Baker
79. Nov - Any Love, Luther Vandross
80. Vote:
81. Featured Artists: New jack swingers
82. Keith Sweat (@ 27 yrs. old): Known for his distinctive ‘whining’ vocal style, Sweat has established himself as one of the most successful male R&B/soul singers not only in America but also in other parts of the world. Born Keith Douglas Sweat, he was raised in Harlem and by the time he was 14 he had performed at various nightclubs in and around New York City. He graduated from the City College of New York with a BS degree in ‘communications’, after which he worked for a brief period as a successful brokerage assistant in a Wall Street firm. Despite a prosperous career
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