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they can supply. I hope that they'll be able to do it. You guys are going to keep doing this, right? Oh, yeah. Yeah. Okay. All right. Well, God bless you. Thanks for being on Black Lives. Okay. Hey, Tuffy Tuff has been described as one of Pittsburgh's favorite underground rappers. We'll find out what underground rap is and why it seems to have such a tough time coming to the surface here in the bird after we hear from Tuffy Tuff. Check, check, check, check. Get on sound check. One, two, one, two. Here we go. Black horizons in the house. You know what I'm saying? Nothing respect to my boy Chris Moore. DJ Slice in the house from the H .I. Double L. Tuffy Tuff. We're about to do it like this. Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh. Uh, uh, uh. Uh, uh. A DJ Slice. He rocks it right. A Tuffy Tuff. Uh, uh, a rock's it right. Now here we go. Cause you know, knowledge is keeper. Uh, don't walk in a sleeper. Cause knowledge is keeper. Don't walk in a sleeper. Every man has equal rights to live and be free. No matter what color class

or race he may be. That's a true man's philosophy. No hypocrisy. I'm called your air religion. They stripped it for you and me. The fish and sea to walk off chemistry, wake up people. We have the ability with the capability to rock society and the world together. We are the majority cause we were the first set on the earth and still today we treated the worst. We live but don't learn some of us. I'm out. We burn so the heart will be earned. This is a real concern. Knowledge is the key look up your true identity. Words of wisdom, knowledge and understanding. It's real demanding at this time. So open your ears, broaden your minds. We'll get all differences artificially created. The source is in our reaches up to us to take it back. We have to come together in unity and preach and teach history full of dignity. No longer tolerate the lies and the trickery. We can't follow leaders that are purpose for the adversary. This is a temporary of my civil cabinet. We'll get my point across by any means necessary. Cause it's necessary for me to speak. My speech is strong with facts to the concrete. Not fake cause everything is real. It doesn't take much skill to visualize this or deal.

Knowledge is keep up. Don't walk in the sleep up. Cause knowledge is keep up. Yeah, a DJ slice. He rocks it right. A DJ slice. I pump it up. It name. Come and listen to me when I fit. Come and listen to me from the main aisle. Come and listen to me when I fit. Come and listen. Me, me, me. Come and listen to me when I fit. Come and listen to me from the main aisle. Come and listen to me when I fit. Come and listen. I get to get to get to sound check. Do something. Get to get to get to sound check. Anywhere me, they me. I fit. Do a get to check. In the front of the yard me. I fit. Do what sound check. Yes, I want make come. Yes, make me fit. I bring neck. I listen to fit. Talk to me. Say show no respect. Hey, it name. Come and listen to me when I fit. Come and listen to me from the main aisle. Come and listen to me when I fit. Come and listen. One day, Mike sent a mail. They big boy jump. Me know me roots. We all are T .I. And make go on jump. Make come fit. Come and listen to me when I fit. Come and listen to me when I fit. Come and listen to me when I fit. Come and listen to me when I fit. Come and listen to me when I fit. Come and listen to me when I fit. Come and listen to me when I fit. Come and listen to me when I fit. Come and listen to me when I fit. Come and listen to me when I fit. Come and listen to me when I fit. Come and listen to me when I fit. Come and listen to me when I fit. Come

and listen to me when I fit. Come and listen to me when I fit. Come and listen to me when I fit. Come and listen to me when I fit. Come and listen to me when I fit. Come and listen to me when I fit. Come and listen to me when I fit. Come and listen to me when I fit. Okay. Come fit up. Come fit up. Come fit up .語 and語 and語 and語 and語 and語 and語 and語 and語 and語 and語 and語 and語 and語 and語 and語 and語 and語 and語 and語 and語 and語 and語 and語 and Let me see, how can I explain it? I don't do underground rap, it's like a thing that we have going on, like a certain project of tapes that we're doing called underground series, which means that everything is recorded in the basement, graphics in the basement. All of it. Everything is done in the basement,

underground. And it's raw, uncensored, you know, type product that we're up. I hear a lot in your music, though, that speaks to young people about some of the things that are going on today. And people talk about rap as a vehicle that really speaks to people, the truth of what they're listening. And I hear you talking about knowledge being power. What kind of knowledge are you talking about? What's your message? Well, if you listen to the song, knowledge is keeper. It's basically talking about, you know, find self. Find out where you coming from. No matter what you're doing, I mean, you got to do what you got to do to survive. But it don't mean for you to go kill the next man, whether he's black, white, or whatever. It don't mean like, you know, you got to go kill him to get money or do this based on neighborhoods, anything else, because slice you from the hill, right? And you from home, right? OK, so how did you guys get together without wearing red and wearing about who was going to beat who down and all of those

stuff? Music brings everybody together, you know. But my boy, Klee, hooked us up. Klee did his video, get us down and check. And Klee saw me come up from a shorty, you know, saying so. It's music. They get this music. And that's where I boil it, huh? Without a doubt, you know, who's don't mean nothing, you know. It's me and it's like my dredger. That's great, man. Now, your music is out. You got it out, but it's hard getting some local airplay, is that right? Yeah, exactly. What's happening with that? It's just a lot of stations don't want to back a lot of local artists. Why? You know, I really can't tell you why. They just sell us out. Have you taken this down to the stations that play rap and said, here's some music, and I'm local and I'm hitting and play me? What do they say? Well, the most supporter radio station right now is a college station, 98 .5 WPTS. But we've meld quality product to the major station here in the city. And

Mellie Mell played it on his show. And it was good response. And the response on the street was like, yo, man, we need to hear more get a sound check. So I tried to get it in regular rotation, but it was unsuccessful because the program directed it and think it was, you know, a major label quality for his radio station and so on and so forth. They're coming with all kind of stuff from playing you. But the thing is, you're all trying to do something, right? Exactly. And you're trying to make some money, something positive. And you got a message in what you're saying that young folks and old folks too need to hear, right? Exactly. Yeah, and so you feel stifled that you're not able to get it out somewhere? Well, regardless of what they play, I'm not sooner or later, a button is going to be pushed and they got a play. You know, they're going to see they made a mistake, you know, by not playing it before, then they're going to just hop on the bandwagon and start playing it. But you know, rather than be followers, you know, like everybody say, Pittsburgh is a follow -in state. They're if they follow, they follow, they're starting to be, you know, leaders, you know, like

me, like me. I'm working with brothers like Dev Chess, Soto Pop, my dancers and stuff. Well, you know, we're like working on some new projects along with DJ Slice. And we're trying to be leaders, we're not trying to copy what everybody else is doing. And if people in the city who have the power to make a change would stop being followers and become leaders, it'll be, in a matter of time before Pittsburgh will be once again the fattest entertainment city out. Well, we are pushing some buttons right here today, don't you think? Yeah, for real. I'm pushing Mago Boop, I'm turning it off. Okay, what can we pick your music up? Is it in the record stores? Yes, in the record market. National record market. It's available all over Pittsburgh in a hundred mile radius. Okay, toughy, tough Slice, DJ. We watching you, brother. Go ahead. I'll tell you, man, on your show. Oh, it's my pleasure, it's my pleasure. We recorded that just a little while ago, but you know, I didn't just jump right over here. We

recorded that a little while ago. And I'd like to say something about some of the young folks because I work with a lot of them. And toughy, tough and slice are doing real good work. It's hard when you work so hard and you don't get a response from the elders. I hope that those of you who may have some kids who in the rap music will get out and pick up their album. It's out in all the record stores. And I hope that you will support them. They're trying to do some good things. They have some great lyrics. And they're moving forward. So I hope, I really hope that you'll get out and get to support them. We talked toughy and I did a little while after we did that interview about possibly incorporating them into our Black Horizons anniversary that's coming up later this year. We're going to tell you a little bit about that in a second. But I'm thinking because last time we had a big jazz ensemble to play some things, we might have some little rap for our musical background for our 25th anniversary year. As I told you this is Black Horizons 25th anniversary year and that's a unique milestone

among public television programs. In fact, Black Horizons is the longest running program of its kind on public television. We here at QED are very proud of that fact. So proud that we are planning a big birthday party and we want you to come. Here's me to tell you more. Hello, I'm Chris Moore. This year, Black Horizons celebrates its 25th year. 1968 was a year of change here in Pittsburgh on April 4th, Dr. King was assassinated and here in the city riot soon followed. Later that month, Black Horizons began. It seems like a long time ago, but most of you remember 1968 all too vividly. We're asking you to help recall memories of 1968 now along with eight of your video cameras. Just gather up some old photos and tape them and send them along with you on camera recounting your favorite memory of 1968. Each week during our silver anniversary we'll air one of your memories of 1968. It'll make you eligible for special

prizes that we'll be offering and later this year you'll be invited to our big 25th anniversary celebration bash. So come on, get out those video cameras and those old photographs and send along your favorite memory of 1968. Two memories of 1968 in care of Black Horizons 4802 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15213. All you have to do to enter is to remember when and recreate your favorite memory of 1968. Oh, we're any of us ever that young. Well, we hope that you'll consider having some fun with your home videos. It may be one of those famous basement red light parties or the senior prom or even your greatest date. It could be the riots that you remember is the beginning of your social awakening. Whatever your memory, get out those old photos like the ones that you saw of me and recount your memories for us. I can't wait to see what you come

up with. So, hurry up and send them along. Well, joining me now are two of my favorite people. In fact, I want to be just like them when I grow up. Two men who represent so many first in this business that I would not attempt to name their accomplishments. Let me just say welcome to two pioneers in the field of print and broadcast journalism, the Godfathers. Here they are, John Christian and Regis Bavani. Welcome, welcome, welcome. Thanks very much, Chris. I'm so glad to have you guys here. Enjoy the beer. You know, I talk about 25 years of Black Horizons but if it weren't for guys like you who paved the way as the first print journalist and broadcasting, you know, guys like me wouldn't be able to sit here and do this kind of stuff. What it's all about. So, I pay homage. Thank you. Let me hasten to add, Chris, the first interview I had on TV when I came out of radio was him. Is that right? Regis Bavani. He was a work for every PX I think. Did they have videotape way back then?

I really like to see that. Did you just need a little joke? I'm sorry, I'm sorry. You guys are here to talk about an event that has really come up big time and it's the John Christian annual charity golf classic and this is something, I mean, you guys have been able to raise more money to enable organizations to do great work here in our community. John, you must be very proud to this golf term and badge your name. I'm proud of the fact that we had such great people who were pillars of strength where we started, including beginning with Regis Bavani's and Duquesne Light. And the corporate involvement is amazing me every year. Every year the corporation comes in bigger, greater, more stronger, more intent, more further. And it's something that I wake up every night and don't believe it. Well Regis, at Duquesne Light now at Sentech, you've been very instrumental as John says in

getting corporate involvement in this. Why do you think corporations participate? I think for two reasons. One, obviously, they see how worthwhile the mission of this classic golf term it is. But I think also with this guy as the centerpiece, so respected, they saw John through this tournament through a whole new dimension. Men who's very caring, very sharing, and wanting to do something for worthwhile for the people who deserve it. So it was an easy task to support John in this project. Five years, how much money do you think you've raised? Roughly 190 ,000 over a long, really. And who benefits? Tell the story of the kid at Westinghouse. I know a good example. Get it, we benefit several organizations, of course, you know, sickle cell, camp achievement. Need. All great organizations. That needs support, right? Need dollars. Absolutely. Woman's space is one.

Another one is the youth organization through River's youth organization. There are tons of them, but there's this one individual story he's trying to get you to get to the Westinghouse. The one that Westinghouse student we have, that we share it in matching funds with need to give them a scholarship, a communication scholarship, to Syracuse University. And this is the second year. We receive a letter from him saying that he's interning at NBC, writing stories of the bulls and the son's basketball. That's great. That's super. And without you and the golf tournament in Regis and everybody else who's been involved, that might not have been possible. Good for you, Paul. Very talented young man. Well, we're very proud of it. Tell us about the fun of the event itself. What happens? All you guys get out there and start beating up on golf balls? Well, some swing and something hit. I swing

John Hitz. There's the shoot is eight yet. Well, I'm 55, right? Regis playing good golf. Okay. But what's important, the winners, everyone come to our tournament, our winners. But the biggest winners, of course, is the charities we support. And this year, as in previous years, we have a problem. Keeping people, keeping from turning people away. Oh, yeah, that's right. Because every year it closes out early and early. Very fun. Because you only get about 144 people. 144 people, we refuse to put our 100. We can get more. But we want those who come to enjoy it. And when you put more than 144, 144 golfers, on the golf course, you got problems. Yeah, but it's a fun day. It's a fun day. Everybody has a great time. It's about just about every walk of life in this city. It's a good profile of the city. And it's supporting a lot of great cars. No question. Where's everybody who can? If they ever picked up a golf car to get out there and do that now, gentlemen, we want to thank you for

being with us. It's our pleasure. That's right. Well, there is still time to register for the John Christian charity golf classic. The classic will be played on August 2nd at the Quick Silver Golf Club. For you have until July 22nd, the register or until the first 144 players have registered, whichever comes first, called 241 -0281. That's 2410 -281 for more information. Well, thanks for being here for this edition of Black Horizons. And please tune in to Black Talk, my daily radio talk show on WCHJ1550 on your 8M dial. We are on 7AM to 10AM each weekday morning. Now that I've told you all that, let me tell you this. I'm going over vacation. And in the next two weeks, Menet seat and Elaine effort will sit in for me. I hope that you'll join those two talented broadcasters in the coming weeks as they hold the fort for me. ... While

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