1994 pt 2: OJ, R. Kelly, and Other Disturbing Things - Spcl Gst Terrence Afro Pop Remix

Topics: OJ Simpson, R. Kelly & Aaliyah, Samuel Jackson, Black TV Cancellation (Bonus Artist: hidingtobefound)
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1.    Bill Clinton is President
 
2.    Jan - In Detroit, Michigan, Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an assailant, under orders from figure skating rival Tonya Harding's ex-husband. Tonya later pleads guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution for trying to cover-up the attack, is fined $100,000, and banned from the sport.
 
3.    Jan - During a segment on NBC's Today, host Bryant Gumbel asks, "What is the internet, anyway?"
 
4.    Feb - During the opening monologue on Saturday Night Live, guest host Martin Lawrence makes sexually explicit jokes about female genitalia and feminine hygiene, which results in NBC banning him from appearing on the network (for the next year) and SNL (for life). In repeats of the episode, the offending section of the monologue is replaced by a title card read by an off-screen player (writer Jim Downey), saying that although SNL is neutral about the issues mentioned by Lawrence, network policy prevents his remarks from being re-broadcast, and that the incident almost cost the entire cast of SNL their jobs.
 
5.    Apr - Kurt Cobain, songwriter and frontman for the band Nirvana, is found dead at his Lake Washington home. He is believed to have committed suicide three days before he was found.
 
6.    Jun - Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman are murdered outside the Simpson home in Los Angeles. O.J. Simpson is later acquitted of the killings but is held liable in a civil suit.
 
7.    Nov - Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan announces that he has Alzheimer's disease.
 
8.    Nov - WXYC, the student radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, provides the world's first internet radio broadcast, aka live streaming.
 
9.    Nov - Rapper Tupac Shakur is shot five times and robbed after entering the lobby of Quad Recording Studios in Manhattan.
 
10.    Sep - The pilot episode for Friends airs on NBC.
 
11.    Open Comments
 
12.    Top 3 Pop Songs
 
13.    #1 "The Sign", Ace of Base
 
14.    #2 "I Swear", All-4-One
 
15.    #3 "I'll Make Love to You", Boyz II Men
 
16.    Record of the Year: Sheryl Crow for "All I Wanna Do"
 
17.    Album of the Year: Tony Bennett for MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett
 
18.    Song of the Year: Bruce Springsteen for "Streets of Philadelphia"
 
19.    Best New Artist: Sheryl Crow
 
20.    Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: Toni Braxton for "Breathe Again"
 
21.    Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: Babyface for "When Can I See You"
 
22.    Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Boyz II Men for "I'll Make Love to You"
 
23.    Best R&B Album: Boyz II Men for II
 
24.    Best Rap Solo Performance: "U.N.I.T.Y." – Queen Latifah
 
25.    Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: "None of Your Business" – Salt-N-Pepa
 
26.    Top 3 Movies
 
27.    #1 The Lion King
 
28.    #2 Forrest Gump
 
29.    #3 True Lies
 
30.    Notables: House party 3, Blue Chips, Sugar Hill, Above The Rim, The Ink Well, Crooklyn, Beverly Hills Cop 3, Speed, Forrest Gump, True Lies, The Shawshank Redemption, Jason's Lyric, Pulp Fiction, Dumb and Dumber
 
31.    Top # TV Shows
 
32.    #1 Seinfeld
 
33.    #2 ER
 
34.    #3 Home Improvement
 
35.    Debuts - Sister, Sister, South Central, Rolanda
 
36.    Economic Scene
 
37.    Income = 37k (Previously 31K)
 
38.    House = 119K (113)
 
39.    Car = 12.5k (12.7)
 
40.    Rent = 533 (532)
 
41.    Harvard = 24.9k (23.5)
 
42.    Movie = 4 (4.14)
 
43.    Gas = 1.09 (1.16)
 
44.    Stamp .29 (Same)
 
45.    Social Scene: OJ Simpson
 
46.    O.J. Simpson was born on July 9, 1947, in Put