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The electronic magazine of hip-hop music and culture
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Brought to you as a service of the Committee of Rap Excellence
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This document is for information purposes only and can be distributed
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freely via print or electronic means. Any sale for profit of this
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document without the expressed written consent of C.O.R.E., its
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founder, Steven J. Juon, and its author, David J. Warner, is strictly
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prohibited.
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Table of contents ------------------------------------------------------
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I. The Organization
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A. What is C.O.R.E.?
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B. What is the C.O.R.E. creed?
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C. How can I be down?
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II. The Zine
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A. What is HardC.O.R.E.?
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B. How did HardC.O.R.E. get so phat?
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C. What can I find in an issue of HardC.O.R.E.?
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D. What's up with this rating system?
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E. Is HardC.O.R.E. *really* all that fresh?
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F. Where can I find HardC.O.R.E. on the internet?
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G. What happened to the listserver?
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H. Are there any print copies of HardC.O.R.E. out there?
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I. How can I contribute to HardC.O.R.E.?
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J. How much will I get paid for a contribution?
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K. Yo, I got this phat demo...
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III. The Headz
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A. Who is Flash?
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B. Who is Professa RAP?
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C. Who is David J.
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D. Who is Charles Isbell?
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E. Who else is down with HardC.O.R.E.?
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F. How do I get in touch with these people?
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IV. The Miscellany
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A. Who wrote this FAQ?
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B. Whom does he wish to thank for it?
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C. Where can I find this file?
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I. The Organization -----------------------------------------------
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Question: What is C.O.R.E.?
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Answer:
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The Committee of Rap Excellence (C.O.R.E.) was established in
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November of 1992 by Steven "Flash" Juon of Buena Vista College, as an
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effort to unify the hip hop community across the Internet. This
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organization produces the internet zine HardC.O.R.E.
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Question: What is the C.O.R.E. creed?
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Answer:
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We at C.O.R.E. support underground hip-hop (none of that
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crossover bullshucks). That means we also support the 1st Amendment
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and the right to uncensored music.
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Question: How can I be down?
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Answer:
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To be a part of C.O.R.E., just send e-mail to Mr. Juon
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(krs_one@iastate.edu), who is now at Iowa State University. The
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organization is very loose, as C.O.R.E.'s main goal is to produce
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HardC.O.R.E.
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II. The Zine -------------------------------------------------------
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Question: What is HardC.O.R.E.?
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Answer:
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HardC.O.R.E. is the first electronic magazine dedicated to hip-
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hop music and culture. It is written by hip-hop fans for hip-hop fans,
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and it is distributed solely on the internet.
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Question: How did HardC.O.R.E. get so phat?
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Answer:
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HardC.O.R.E. began publication in January of 1993 as a small e-
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mail newsletter overseen by Juon. The first 8 issues of HardC.O.R.E.
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contained no greater than 10 articles, half of them album reviews. As
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interest in the zine grew, so did the desire to expand it.
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In September of 1993, David J. Warner worked with Juon to expand
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HardC.O.R.E. into a full-fledged internet zine with plenty of articles
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and a full review section for LPs. Juon became Chief Editor of the
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zine, and Warner served as Music Editor and Director of Network
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Distribution, making sure HardC.O.R.E. is visible and readily available
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to hip hop fans on the internet.
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Warner served as interim editor of the zine for two issues, as
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Juon fell ill with mono in early 1994. Juon resumed duties of Chief
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Editor following the September, '94 issue.
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In March of 1995, HardC.O.R.E. officially set up its World Wide
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Web site, HardC.O.R.E.^3 (or HardC.O.R.E. Cubed), which contains nearly
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all of the text from the 1995 issues, as well as several nice graphics
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touches.
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In June of 1995, Russell A. Potter (a/k/a Professa R.A.P.) of
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Rhode Island College took over as interim editor of HardC.O.R.E. Juon
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became Web Site Coordinator, moving the Web site from UNC-Charlotte, its
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previous home, to Iowa State University. Warner continues to serve as
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Director of Network Distribution as well as Copy Chief for the zine.
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The current incarnation of HardC.O.R.E. contains a large review
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section, several regular columns, and editorials from various writers on
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the current state of hip-hop music.
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Question: What can I find in an issue of HardC.O.R.E.?
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Answer:
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HardC.O.R.E. has one of the most complete review sections among
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*all* hip-hop publications, not just internet zines. We cover most
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major label releases, independent releases and a few demos sent to us
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here and there. (And we don't get enough -- where's the underground
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at, y'all?)
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In the past, HardC.O.R.E. has interviewed some big names in hip-
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hop, including Chuck D. of Public Enemy, Erick Sermon, The Roots, Mad
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Professor and Michael Franti of Spearhead. In fact, we were the first
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publication to tell Erick Sermon's side of the EPMD breakup story.
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HardC.O.R.E. also features these columns: "Back To the Old
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School" by Ryan "Laze" MacMichael, "Roots of Rap" by Professor Russell
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A. Potter of Rhode Island College, "The Atlanta Scene" by Martin Kelley,
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"The Singles File" by Jesse Bauer, and "The European Scene" by Helmut
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Mayer. HardC.O.R.E. also features editorials from various writers
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around the internet.
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In addition, Charles Isbell of MIT, one of the most well-known
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and most thorough album reviewers on the internet, contributes "Homeboy
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from Hell Monthly," an in-depth feature review of a major rap release.
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Isbell also produces the New Jack Hip Hop Awards, an annual internet
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ballot that tallies the best in rap music, according to internet fans.
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HardC.O.R.E. ran the results of the Fourth Annual New Jack Awards in
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March, 1995 (Vol. III Issue 2), and hopes to continue doing so in the
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future.
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Question: What's up with this rating system?
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Answer:
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The official HardC.O.R.E. review section features a rating
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system called the pH system, which determines how pHat an album is.
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All reviews in this section use this scale. Here's how it breaks down:
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6/pHat -- EE-YOW!! A hip-hop classic!
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5/pHunky -- Definitely worth the price of admission.
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4/pHine -- Pretty good, give it a listen.
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3/pHair -- Some potential here, but it's not fully realized.
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2/pHlat -- Falls far short of a quality product.
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1/pHlat -- Get that Vanilla Lice shit outta here!
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You can thank/blame David J. for this idea. Either way, it's
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a pretty effective way to let you know how dope something really is.
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Question: Is HardC.O.R.E. *really* all that fresh?
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Answer:
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Yes, yes, yes!
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Question: Where can I find HardC.O.R.E. on the internet?
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Answer:
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Thought you'd never ask, Ock.
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To check out HardC.O.R.E.'s World Wide Web site, point your Web
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browser to this URL:
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http://www.public.iastate.edu/~krs_one/
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All new issues of HardC.O.R.E. will be available there in full
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HTML format, as well as a link to the text issues of HardC.O.R.E. at our
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Gopher server. All current and back issues of HardC.O.R.E. are
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available via Gopher through the CICNet Gopher Server at this URL:
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gopher://gopher.etext.org:70/11/Zines/HardCORE
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Back issues are also available at ftp.etext.org by anonymous
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FTP. HardC.O.R.E. issues can be found at this site in the directory
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pub/Zines/HardCORE.
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In addition, HardCORE is also posted to the following Usenet
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Newsgroups:
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rec.music.hip-hop
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rec.music.info
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alt.zines
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If you have any questions about how to find HardC.O.R.E., send a
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note to David J. Warner at davidj@vnet.net.
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Question: What happened to the listserver?
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Answer:
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Due to a hard drive crash at VNet Internet Access, Inc. (where
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hardcore-l was being maintained), the listserver has been shut down
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indefinitely, so subscribers to the listserv that want to continue
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reading HardC.O.R.E. will have to use an alternative method.
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However, Charles Isbell has graciously allowed us to distribute
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HardC.O.R.E. through his hip-hop music listserver. Drop him a note if
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you want subscription information to that list.
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Question: Are there any print copies of HardC.O.R.E. out there?
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Answer:
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Officially, no. HardC.O.R.E. is not available in any printed
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form. It is only available over the internet in electronic form. If
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you hear of anyone printing out hard copies of HardC.O.R.E. and charging
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people for them, notify us immediately, and we'll open up the 37th
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chamber for the bum.
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Question: How can I contribute to HardC.O.R.E.?
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Answer:
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If you would like to submit an article for pubilcation in
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HardC.O.R.E., simply send e-mail to Flash or David J., telling us about
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what you want to write. Editors reserve the right to refuse submissions
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on any article deemed unfit for publication.
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Question: How much will I get paid for a contribution?
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Answer:
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Nada. HardC.O.R.E. accepts no advertising and does not pay
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writers for submissions. It is strictly a not-for-profit, information
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publication. (i.e., strictly on the love-love, kid)
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Question: Yo, I got this phat demo...
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Answer:
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HardC.O.R.E. reviews demos and independent-label albums as well
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as major label releases in its review section, where all reviewed items
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are treated equally. If you want information on where to send your
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vinyl (or tape -- we like wax, though), send e-mail to either Flash or
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David J. We can't promise you that you'll get signed by sending us a
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demo (if your shit's wack, we'll make no bones about it), but you will
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get exposure among thousands of hip-hop fans on the net.
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III. The Headz ------------------------------------------------------
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Question: Who is Flash?
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Answer:
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Well, here's how *he* puts it:
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"Born and raised in the cornfields of small-town Iowa, Steve
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Juon was your typically homogenous WASP-y person until the age of 10 --
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when he was introduced to breakdancing. Via the extrordinary power of
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Grandmaster Flash and the Furious FIve's "Wheels of Steel", this
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average boy became "Flash" -- a moniker chosen later as a tribute to
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the first hip-hop group he ever encountered. Flash stuck with the
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music even when the breakdancing fad vanished (of course, the real b-
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boys were still rockin it even if Iowa wasn't) and grew into the bi-
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coastal non-regional hip-hop head of today.
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"Considering the influence that hip-hop had in his life, Flash
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felt the need to repay the community in some way and therefore
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introduced the concept of C.O.R.E. when he became a member of the
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internet community. C.O.R.E. needed a purpose for existing as an
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organization and out of that need the electronic jounral HardC.O.R.E.
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was born. Since that time Flash continued to be the same, WASP-y
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lookin' cornfield kid as ever, but his love for hip-hop has never
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diminshed or changed -- it will remain, always and forever."
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Flash is currently the Publisher and Web Site Coordinator for
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HardC.O.R.E. and a student at Iowa State University.
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Question: Who is Professa R.A.P.?
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Answer:
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The Professa, a/k/a Russell A. Potter, is the current Editor
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of HardC.O.R.E. and author of the zine's excellent "Roots'N'Rap"
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column, in which he explores the history of Hip-Hop, its origins, and
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its place in the diaspora of the Black Arts. Recent columns have
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looked at the Last Poets, the Stax-Volt sound, and legendary Ska DJ
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Prince Buster. He is the author of "Spectacular Vernaculars: Hip-Hop
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and the Politics of Postmodernism," and he teaches at Rhode Island
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College in Providence, RI.
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Question: Who is David J.?
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Answer:
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David J. Warner is the Copy Chief and Director of Network
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Distribution for HardC.O.R.E., not to mention the guy who helped expand
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HardC.O.R.E. into its current format. He earned a Certificate in
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Journalism from Indiana University in 1994 and is completing his
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Bachelor's Degree via correspondence. Now living in Durham, North
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Carolina, David J. is an occassional guest on the Street Flava Mix Show,
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Saturday nights at 8:00 p.m. on WXDU 88.7 FM, Duke University's student
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radio station. One of these days he'll do another remix for that show
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as well.
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David J. also writes for the Games Domain Review, one of the
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most popular video game magazines on the World Wide Web. Check out the
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G.D. Review at http://wcl-rs.bham.ac.uk/GamesDomain/GDReview or
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http://www.gamesdomain.com/GDReview.
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Question: Who is Charles Isbell?
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Answer:
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He is the Homeboy From Hell. When he isn't missing deadlines
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for the New Jack Hip Hop Reviews, he's maintaining the funky-music and
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hiphop mailing lists, couting votes for the Annual New Jack Hip Hop
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Awards, running the This Week in Black History distribution service,
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making the internet safe for real culture like hip-hop and trying to
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catch some sleep. Oh, he's also trying to finish up that damn Comp
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Sci Ph.D. at cold, lonely MIT.
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He'd write more, but he has a deadline.
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Question: Who else is down with HardC.O.R.E.?
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Answer:
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Members of our review committee include Jesse Bauer, Martin
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Kelley, Ryan MacMichael, Helmut Mayer and Oliver S. Wang. At the
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present time, we are also recruiting new columnists and reviewers.
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Question: How do I get in touch with these people?
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Answer:
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Here's a list of our current posse and their e-mail addresses:
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NAME E-MAIL
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Flash krs_one@iastate.edu
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Professa R.A.P. rapotter@colby.edu
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David J. davidj@vnet.net
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Jesse Bauer 3jb3bauerj@vms.csd.mu.edu
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Charles Isbell isbell@ai.mit.edu
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Martin Kelley martay@america.net
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Ryan MacMichael rmacmich@s850.mwc.edu
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Helmut Mayer helmut@cosy.sbg.ac.at
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Oliver S. Wang ollie@igc.apc.org
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IV. The Miscellany -------------------------------------------------
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Question: Who wrote this FAQ?
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Answer:
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David J., our fearless Director of Network Distribution wrote
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this FAQ to expand on some of the things found in the original
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HardCORE.411 file.
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Question: Whom does he wish to thank?
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Answer:
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Flash, for getting me to stick with this idea for so long.
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Chris "sl...y" Harris, for helping us get to the next level.
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The Professa, for helping us stay there.
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Charles Isbell, just for being down from the start.
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Everyone who was down with alt.rap way back in the days
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(c. 1991-1993), for the knowledge.
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RapPages magazine, for paying me to promote HardC.O.R.E.
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DJ SampS & The Street Flava Mix Show crew, for the air time.
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Anyone reading this now, for paying attention. Thanks.
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Question: Where can I find this file?
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Answer:
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HardCORE.411 can be found at out WWW, FTP and Gopher sites,
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and will be posted to rec.music.hip-hop, rec.music.info and alt.zines
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once a month. You can also find the latest copy by fingering David
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J.'s e-mail account. (davidj@vnet.net)
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