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Teens create rap songi
to relay drug message
ORANGE (AP) — High school se
nior Greg Anderson believes drug
abuse can be rapped out of exis
tence. And, with tne pressing of a
new single, he hopes to spread his
anti-drug message throughout
Southeast Texas.
But Anderson, 18, is talking about
more than just producing enjoyable
music. He and his partner, Derrick
Finley, 19, are dedicated to getting
their anti-drug message to the
masses and believe music is the way
to do it.
ing them to play the song.
Anderson and Finley joined
forces a few years ago. “1 was teach
ing break dancing at Thomen Com
munity Center (in Orange),” Ander
son said. “I saw Derrick and was
impressed by his ability to perform.”
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Rap music is a currently popular
form that combines strong rhythms
with a talking style of singing.
“We’re message rappers,” Anderson
said. “Our rap is very educational to
youngsters of today.” Anderson, a
senior at West Orange-Stark High
School, is the founder of the Nuclear
Rockers.
The Nuclear Rockers picked their
name to symbolize their drive to "de
stroy drugs and crime,” he said.
“We hear the James Brown song
‘King of Heroin’ and that scared us
and made us want to do something,”
Anderson said.
drinking and driving, sroi. 1
peer pressure.
Concerning the reactl011
two have gotten from tb:
Anderson said they’ve hi
spouse” from most of
ences.
Although, Anderson
all his classmates apprec
sage. “It’s all a part of sho*
Like sometimes people«
blow smoke in your
they know you’re against it.
predated
Musicians such as Run DMC and
Curtis Blow appealed to the pair and
they began writing rap songs. The
group now schedules about eight
performances per month, mostly at
community events and school.
: feels ittH
“We just want to let |
we care,” he said.
Anderson said he I
tant to learn to accept rtf
said young people should'*I
icismas constructive andfcj
it.
Anderson and Finley, with help
from sponsoring businessmen in the
Orange area, paid for the produc
tion costs on their first record, “Mar
ijuana.”
“We’ve gotten a lot of help from
the 20 Men Club, and (County)
Judge James Stringer has been very
supportive,” Anderson said.
“The song tells what marijuana is
and tells the effect and how it directs
us from our occupation,” Anderson
said. “It’s very educational but you
can dance to it, too.”
The reason civic and social leaders
have an interest in the group, An
derson speculated, is because they
“hear our messages about the dan
gers of drugs, and it really turns
them on when they see what we’re
doing for other people.”
"Kids get tired of I
said. “But once we enWMJ
we eet their attention. T
tertained and g et * on } et "!l
The Nuclear Rocken-'
rap singers. I h e ) l ,er jfii;
their audiences, as wd "
themes similar lotlie ‘ r J" n ‘,j
The skits g ive
to exercise two of his
— writing and acting.
He said they plan to distribute the
record nationwide eventually. Cur
rently, they’re contacting radio sta
tions throughout Texas, encourag-
The Nuclear Rockers have taped
six public service commercials for
Golden Triangle television stations.
The pieces warn young people to
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guard against not only drugs, but
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