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Article: WAR is back with a 'Peace Sign'
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- Call and Post (Cincinnati)
- Article date:
- August 18, 1994
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Ben Holbert
Call and Post (Cincinnati)
08-18-1994
WAR is back with a 'Peace Sign'.
There was war on the streets and abroad. In South Central L.A., Compton, Long Beach - on the same streets that 20 years later would trigger gangsta rap - there was a group of friends who grew up in the same neighborhood, shared the same experiences, and who showed a way other than war. They spoke of racism and hunger, of gangs and turf wars and low riders, and in the music they made, reflected the hope for a spirit of brotherhood.
WAR was a crossover phenomenon that finally and forever fused rock, jazz, funk, Latin and R&B. Transcending cultural barriers with a multi-ethnic line-up, WAR was a musical ...