Elkann praised Filosa’s “deep understanding of our company, including its people, who he views as our core strength, and of our industry.”
“Salt-N-Pepa boldly changed the look of rap and hip-hop,” the lawsuit says. “They were not afraid to talk about sex and to share their thoughts about men. Their sound recordings ‘Let’s Talk About Sex’ and ‘None of Your Business,’ for example, were huge hits. They talked candidly about women’s sexuality and empowerment when such topics were frowned upon, heavily criticized, and called taboo.”In 1995 they became the first female rap group to win a Grammy, and in 2021, they received a Grammy lifetime achievement award.
Later this year they’ll become members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame when they receive the organization’s Musical Influence Award.AP Music Writer Maria Sherman contributed to this report.A private plane clipped power lines before
early Thursday in San Diego, killing the co-founder of a music talent agency and two of its employees and igniting cars in a neighborhood of U.S. Navy-owned housing.The Sound Talent Group said co-founder Dave Shapiro died in the crash. He is listed as the plane’s owner and has a pilot’s license, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The talent agency did not provide the names of the other employees.
At least 100 residents were moved to a nearby elementary school serving as an evacuation center, the San Diego Police Department said.
The plane was headed from New Jersey to San Diego after a fueling stop in Kansas. It crashed about 2 miles (3 kilometers) from San Diego’s Montgomery-Gibbs Executive airport.Separately on Thursday, Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 34 people, according to local health officials. Israel said it would establish 22 more Jewish settlements in
. Most of the international communityand an obstacle to resolving the decades-old conflict.
and malnutrition have mounted among Gaza’s 2.3 million Palestinians since Israel barred entry of food, fuel, medicine and other supplies nearly three months ago, allowing a trickle of aid in only the past two weeks.GHF has opened hubs in three locations – two in the far south around the city of Rafah, and the other in central Gaza near the Netzarim corridor, a strip of territory controlled by Israeli forces. The large crowds have to walk miles to reach the locations.