2 hrs 32 min
1997: Biggie, Badu, Bayou - Spcl Gst Khalil, Irin, and Majesty Afro Pop Remix
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- History
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
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
2 hrs 32 min