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This Dec. 6, 1995, file photo shows Notorious B.I.G accepting
rap artist and rap single of the year during the Billboard Music
Awards in New York.
Associated Press
Life after death:

Notorious B.I.G to This August 17, 2005, file photo shows Reggae singer Damian Marley at the Rihga Royal Hotel in

earn ASCAP honor New York. Associated Press

MESFIN FEKADU Reggae star Damian Marley,
NEW YORK (AP) — The late rap icon Notorious B.I.G will be others buy control of High Times
AP Music Writer

honored at the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards later this
month. JOHN ROGERS Levin, whose company legal in more and more
The performing rights organization said Thursday that the Associated Press specializes in acquiring un- states, Levin sees those au-
rapper will receive its ASCAP Founders Award on June 22 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Put dervalued media proper- diences growing, as well
at The Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. It will be its this in your pipe and smoke ties, said he, Marley and as opportunities for more
30th annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards. it. other partners believe they branding of concerts,
The Notorious B.I.G, born Christopher Wallace in New York High Times, the maga- have landed a gem. clothing and other sources
City, was shot to death in 1997. His mother, Voletta Wal- zine that for decades has Although other magazines of revenue.
lace, his children, and his widow, R&B singer Faith Evans, been the go-to bible for have struggled, High Times’ It’s a dramatic change
will accept the award on his behalf. backyard pot growers and new owners say it has re- from the early years of the
The hip-hop legend was a powerhouse success in the ‘90s cocktail party tokers has tained a loyal print sub- magazine that was found-
with albums like “Ready to Die” and “Life After Death.” His been sold to a group of scriber base of more than ed in 1974 by former drug
hits include anthems like “Juicy,” ‘’Big Poppa,” ‘’Stay With investors that includes reg- 200,000 with millions more smuggler Tom Forcade and
Me,” ‘’Hypnotize” and “Mo Money Mo Problems.” gae musician and ganga following it online. Perhaps once sold at newsstands
“Biggie was a legend in his own time and his legacy lives guru Damian Marley. its most lucrative source in the same opaque plas-
on through his music,” said ASCAP President Paul Williams. The son of the late reg- of income, however, is its tic bags used to shield the
“Like all songwriters, he was a master storyteller, but it was gae superstar Bob Marley Cannabis Cup trade shows covers of porn magazines.
the realism in his rhymes that captured so many.” is one of 20 investors who at which prizes are award- “It was much more of a
Last month Evans released a collaborative album with acquired a 60 percent ed for the best buds. crazy, burgeoning pot
Notorious B.I.G called “The King and I.” stake in High Times, its digi- What began as a single, smuggler magazine when
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis will also be honored at the tal media platforms and its somewhat clandestine it originated,” Levin ac-
ASCAP event with the Voice of Music Award. The Gram- increasingly popular Can- meeting in an Amsterdam knowledged Thursday.
my-winning songwriting duo, who will be inducted into nabis Cup trade shows. hotel room in 1988 has He added, however, that
the Songwriters Hall of Fame this month, mostly notably The purchase price wasn’t grown to 11 events last it is now the trusted brand
have worked with Janet Jackson throughout her career. revealed but Adam Levin, year with more planned of cannabis lovers every-
They have also crafted No. 1 hits for George Michael, Ush- whose Los Angeles-based for 2017. As many as 25,000 where.
er, Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men. investment firm, Oreva people attended one in “We’re the Wine Aficiona-
Past ASCAP Founders Award recipients include Quincy Capital, put together the Southern California in Feb- do of the cannabis indus-
Jones, Stevie Wonder, Carly Simon, Patti Smith and Paul deal, said the company is ruary. try,” he said, referring to the
McCartney.q valued at $70 million. As marijuana use becomes popular wine magazine.q

Cyndi Lauper to receive Logo’s 2017 Trailblazer Honor

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Logo is honoring Cyndi Lauper later this month at its Trailblazer Honors for her longtime advocacy
work for the LGBT community.
The television network praised the 63-year-old singer-songwriter for her advocacy through song and theatre. She co-
founded the True Colors Fund in 2008 to help address homelessness among LGBT youth.
The 2017 Trailblazer Honors will be held in New York on June 22 and will air as an hourlong special the following day on In this April 3, 2016 file photo,
VH1 and Logo. Additional honorees have yet to be announced. actress and singer Cyndi Lau-
Lauper is a Grammy, Tony and Emmy award winner. In 2013, Lauper became the first female Best Original Score Tony per poses for photographers
winner for the musical “Kinky Boots.” upon arrival at the Olivier
Logo was launched in 2005 as a lifestyle channel targeted to the LGBT community with both original and syndicated Awards in London.
programming.q Associated Press