1997: Biggie, Badu, Bayou - Spcl Gst Khalil, Irin, and Majesty Afro Pop Remix

Topics: Biggie death, Erykah Badu, Eve's Bayou, Miss Evers' Boys (Bonus Artist: Luck Pacheco)
 
Notes 1997
 
1.    President: Bill Clinton
 
2.    Feb -A Santa Monica jury finds former football legend O.J. Simpson is liable for the deaths of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman.
 
3.    Feb - North Hollywood shootout: Two heavily armed bank robbers conflict with officers from the Los Angeles Police Department in a mass shootout.
 
4.    Feb - Miss Evers' Boys airs on HBO. It is a made-for-TV adaptation of David Feldshuh's eponymous 1992 stage play, and was nominated for eleven Emmy Awards and won four, Outstanding Made for Television Movie / Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie – Alfre Woodard / Editing / Cinematography
 
5.    Mar - Brooklyn rapper The Notorious B.I.G. is killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles at age 24 before the release of his second album Life After Death. The album was released on March 25.
 
6.    Mar - In San Diego, California, 39 members of  Heaven's Gate, a UFO religious cult, commit mass suicide.
 
7.    Apr - The Ellen episode, "The Puppy Episode" is broadcast on ABC, showing for the first time the revelation of a main character as a homosexual.
 
8.    May - U.S. President Bill Clinton issues a formal apology to the surviving victims of the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male and their families.
 
9.    Jun - During the Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II boxing match in Las Vegas, Mike Tyson bites off part of Evander Holyfield's ear.
 
10.    Jun - The base version of the standard WiFi was released
 
11.    Aug - Diana, Princess of Wales died in hospital after being injured in a motor vehicle accident in a road tunnel in Paris.
 
12.    Sep - www.google.com is registered by Google.
 
13.    Nov - Mary Kay Letourneau is sentenced to six months imprisonment in Washington after pleading guilty to two counts of second-degree child rape. Letourneau gave birth to her victims' child and the leniency of her sentence was widely criticized.[3]
 
14.    Nov - The Emergency Broadcast System is replaced by the Emergency Alert System and it continues to this day. - "This is a test. This station is conducting a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. This is only a test."
 
15.    Open Comments:
 
16.    Top 3 Pop Songs
 
17.    #1-"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" / "Candle in the Wind 1997", Elton John
 
18.    #2-"Foolish Games" / "You Were Meant for Me", Jewel
 
19.    #3-"I'll Be Missing You", Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112
 
20.    Record Of The Year, Sunny Came Home - Shawn Colvin
 
21.    Album Of The Year, Time Out Of Mind - Bob Dylan
 
22.    Song Of The Year, Sunny Came Home - Shawn Colvin Colvin)
 
23.    Best New Artist, Paula Cole
 
24.    Best Female R&B, On & On - Erykah Badu
 
25.    Best Male R&B, I Believe I Can Fly - R. Kelly
 
26.    Best R&B Duo Or Group, No Diggity - Blackstreet
 
27.    Best R&B Song, I Believe I Can Fly - R. Kelly
 
28.    Best R&B Album, Baduizm - Erykah Badu
 
29.    Best Rap Solo, Men In Black - Will Smith
 
30.    Best Rap Duo Or Group, I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy & Faith Evans Featuring 112
 
31.    Best Rap Album, No Way Out - Puff Daddy & The Family
 
32.    Top 3 Movies
 
33.    #1-Titanic
 
34.    #2-The Lost World: Jurassic Park
 
35.    #3-Men in Black
 
36.    Notables: Rhyme & Reason, Gridlock'd, Rosewood, Good Burger, Def Jam's How to Be a Player, Hoodlum, Kiss the Girls, Gang Related, Boogie Nights, The Devil's Advocate, Good Will Hunting, Jackie Brown, Love Jones, B*A*P*S, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Booty Call, Donnie Brasco, Soul Food, Gang Related,
 
37.    Open Comments:
 
38.    Top TV Shows
 
39.    #1-Seinfeld
 
40.    #2-ER
 
41.    #3-V