UpDate - Vol. 12, No. 11, Page 4                       
November 12, 1992                                      
Rappers in BCC concert Friday night                    
                                                       
     Rappers Chubb Rock, M.C. Serch, Grand Puba and Zhigge will share
the concert stage at the Bob Carpenter Center on Friday, Nov. 13. 
     Doors open at 8 p.m., and tickets are $20 at the door. Also
appearing will be D.J. Ran with music from Power 99.         
     Chubb Rock's last gold album The One produced three number one
singles on Billboard's Rap Chart: "The Chubbster," "Just the Two of
Us" and "Treat 'Em Right." His fourth album I Gotta Get Mine, Yo! is
even more emotional and aggressive. Its first single, "Lost in a
Storm," has been described as poetry with an edge.           
     Zhigge is a dance/rap group whose members Kazo, Face, Prancer,
Sound and Tonga had already made a name for themselves dancing in 
hip-hop clubs and appearing in videos by Special Ed, Public Enemy, YZ
and others. Pronounced "schiggy," the group's name stands for anything
fly or fresh, Prancer says.                                  
     "Being rappers was something that had crossed our minds. We got 
tired of always being in the background and felt we should come out
with our own music," a group spokesperson says.              
     "Our sound is different," Face adds. "It's not hard-core nor is
it tribe-like. Zhigge is a fun group, a positive group. Our sound is
something new."                                              
     Reel To Reel, Grand Puba's first solo album since leaving Brand
Nubian, has been described as a "magical mystery tour to the four 
corners of the hip-hop universe." It features hard-core freestyle 
jams, irresistible feel-good grooves, reggae-flavored rhythms and 
commentary on the state of race in America.                  
     Grand Puba was born Maxwell Dixon in the working class New York
suburb of New Rochelle. His father, a Muslim, raised Puba on the
precepts of the Five Percent Nation, a radical faction of the Nation
of Islam. He is now one of the most hard-line and widely respected
exponents of the Five Percent Nation in hip-hop.             
     M.C. Serch's solo album, Return of the Product, is said to set
new standards for hip-hop. On such signature singles as "Steppin' To
The A.M." and the infamous "Gas Face," Serch is known for his
unparalleled passion and intensity.                          
     As boisterous as he is candid, the rapper also has proved to be a
magnet for media exposure. He's equally at ease on The Arsenio Hall
Show, on MTV's Spring Break, at Harlem's annual "Rap Against Racism"
show or on the cover of the Village Voice.                   
     The rappers' appearance is sponsored by the Center for Black 
Culture and the Cultural Programming Advisory Board.         
     For information, call 831-2991.