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"Sex Time And Radio Vol. 3: The Cult of Personality" is the second
release in a four book series written by author, music historian,
and on-air personality MARCUS CHAPMAN. While the entire series
serves as an All Access VIP pass through the urban radio world of
the '90s & 2000s, "Vol. 3: The Cult of Personality" deals with
life inside professional radio from 1995 to 1999; most notably
inside Chicago radio station WGCI . Not only was WGCI Chicago's #1
radio station at the time, but it was also considered by many
industry insiders to be the top Urban Contemporary radio station in
America during this era. The station's air staff produced
nationally known alumni like Tom Joyner, Doug Banks, and current
BET voiceover talent Rick Party; as well as other stars like Mike
Love, Dr. Luv, Jeanne Sparrow, Crazy Howard McGee, Irene Mojica,
Ramonski Luv, Joe Soto, First Lady, The Diz, Troi Tyler, Sam Sylk,
and more. Author Marcus Chapman was WGCI's youngest employee in
this era, and he lets the reader experience the lifestyle of an
on-air personality raw and uncut. This book contains encounters
with celebrities like R Kelly, Aaliyah, Dr. Dre, Michael Jordan,
James Brown, Erykah Badu, OutKast, Ice Cube, Tyrese, Faith Evans,
En Vogue, LisaRaye, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, and many more. It also
contains info on how professional radio stations schedule their
music; how comedians like Steve Harvey originally started in urban
radio; and how great Chicago clubs of the '90s like The Clique,
Elixir, and the River West Brewery impacted the lives of WGCI
on-air talents and their listeners. The author also discusses the
challenges, frustrations & triumphs during his own rise from
studio assistant to on-air radio stardom. The book takes you from
closed door staff meetings to meetings in the bedroom, and delves
into the deeper psychological reasons and life experiences that
affect the sex drives of males in the spotlight. "Sex Time And
Radio Vol. 3: The Cult of Personality" by Marcus Chapman is a MUST
READ for every mature listener who turned on a radio from the 1990s
until now Chapter titles in the book include: The 20 Dollar
Challenge; The Name Game; Telephone Luv; Meet You at the Party; A
Shot at the Title; JB, Aaliyah, and the Dr. Dre/Tupac Battle From
the Grave; The Afterset; The Rotation; Say My Name, Say My Name;
Black Coffee; Goin' Postal; Standing On the Outside; Break On
Through to the Other Side ; Welcome to the Club; Livin' Like a Rock
Star (And the Legend of the 3rd Floor); Birthday Licks; Sexorcism;
Balance; Time For Me to Fly
"Sex Time And Radio" is a 5 volume, 4 book series that serves as an
All Access VIP Pass through the urban radio world of the '90s &
2000s. The author of the series is MARCUS CHAPMAN; a music
historian and on-air personality heard in Chicago, Dallas,
Indianapolis and Atlanta; plus near stops in New York, Los Angeles,
Miami, Philadelphia, Washington DC, and North Carolina. But this
historical book series makes the reader the on-air personality. It
contains encounters with celebrities like Beyonce, Dr. Dre,
Aaliyah, Michael Jordan, James Brown, Chris Brown, Janet Jackson,
Luther Vandross, Vivica A. Fox, LL Cool J, Erykah Badu, George
Clinton, and many more. It takes you from being on stage at the
clubs to being backstage at the concerts. It includes backstabbing
coworkers, closed door meetings, battles with station management,
battles with personal demons, and sexual escapades with some of the
hottest women in America. Yet the author goes beyond simply telling
sex and radio stories for mindless entertainment. Chapman makes
this book series a Must Read by delving into the deeper
psychological reasons and life experiences that affect the male sex
drive, particularly for males in the spotlight, and by tackling
unspoken reasons for the continuous rise of HIV and AIDS cases.
This series is also a Must Read for music lovers, as it contains
valuable insight and info on the past 40 years of R&B, funk,
rock, jazz, disco, house, and hip-hop. This first book in the
series, "Sex Time And Radio Vol. 1 & 2: Blueprint of a Radio
Star," deals with the path that would lead a person into becoming a
professional on-air personality. It contains a vast amount of music
knowledge, including excellent chapters about the growth of hip-hop
from it's first days on record in 1979 to the peak of its golden
era in 1988 ("The Cool Scholar of New York"); the
Afrocentric/conscious rap movement and New Jack Swing of the late
'80s & early '90s ("Rebirth and Death"); the Chicago House
music scene of the mid-'80s ("House Party"), '70s jazz ("OutKast"),
James Brown ("Sacrifice of a Sex Machine"), Parliament-Funkadelic
("The Outer Space-Underwater Radio Band"), and the dominance of
West Coast rap in the mid-'90s ("The New P-Funk"). Starting out in
college radio ("Must Be the Music"), interning at #1 professional
radio stations ("Sleeping With the Enemy"), early influences on the
male sex drive ("Touch Me, Tease Me"; "Records, Cards, Books &
Panties"), and the impact of sports teams like the 1985 Chicago
Bears ("We Are the Champions") and the Chicago Bulls of the 1990s
("Three Points and Threepeats") are also covered in this first
book. "Sex Time And Radio Vol. 1 & 2: Blueprint of a Radio Star
(Rebel Music of a Sex Machine)" is just the opening shot in this
definitive book series about the radio lifestyle in the hip-hop and
R&B world of the 1990s & 2000s. Coming in December, "Sex
Time And Radio Vol. 3: The Cult of Personality." Get ready for
S.T.A.R. Time Vol. 1 chapter listing: Blood in the Basement;
Records, Cards, Books & Panties; The Outer Space-Underwater
Radio Band; The O'Jays/Family Disunion; School Daze of a Prisoner;
Touch Me Tease Me; We Are the Champions; House Party; The Price of
Prestige; The Cool Scholar of New York; Turn Back the Hands of Time
Vol. 2 chapter listing: Rebirth and Death; Kameyosis; C'mon Ride
the Train; Must Be the Music; Three Points and Threepeats, Three
Nights a Week; Marcus Chapman presents...;OutKast; The New P-Funk;
Sleeping with the Enemy; Sacrifice of a Sex Machine; Measuring Up;
Rage Against the Machine
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