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Queen of Dance SHANNON

Singer Shannon hit gold with the trendsetting, pulsating dance classic "Let the Music Play" and other similar-sounding hits in the mid-'80s that helped lay the foundation for the '90s electronica music genre. Born Brenda Shannon Greene in 1958 in Washington, D.C., Shannon grew up in Brooklyn and attended York University, The million-selling "Let the Music Play" pumped its way up to number two R&B, number eight pop on Billboard's charts in late 1983. Her debut album titled Let the Music Play was issued in February 1984 and went gold, peaking at number 32 pop in March 1984. Shannon followed that up with "Give Me Tonight" (number six R&B) and "My Heart's Divided."he trendsetting, pulsating dance classic "Let the Music Play" and other similar-sounding hits in the mid-'80s that helped lay the foundation for the '90s electronica music genre. Born Brenda Shannon Greene in 1958 in Washington, D.C., Shannon grew up in Brooklyn and attended York University, majoring in accounting and minoring in music.

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Celebrity Fitness Guru Harvey Walden IV

 Get into the fight—the fight against fat!      The U.S. Marine drill instructor who has inspired millions through the massively popular TV show, Celebrity Fit Club, reveals his star-studded formula for lifelong health and fitness.      Countless marines have trained with Drill Instructor Walden—and now you can too.      Harvey offers a workout so simple, you can do it watching your favorite TV show, and so effective, it will change your life. In Harvey Walden's NO EXCUSES! Fitness Workout, he becomes your personal drill instructor for a platoon of one—YOU!      All he asks is that you give him half an hour a day, four days a week, to develop a new body, a new attitude—and a new you.      The tough marine from Chicago’s South Side tells of his own personal challenges and the lessons he’s learned. He will teach you how to get beyond your excuses and meet the challenge of getting fit. Harvey knows all about excuses—from rookie marines to Hollywood celebrities, he’s seen every trick in the book. He knows just how hard people will try to AVOID getting fit.      But he also knows that if you get off your butt, leave behind that sugary, salty, snacky food you’ve been chewing on, and follow his recipe for exercise success, you’ll turn your life around.      He knows because he’s done it. And you can do it too!      In this book, he sets out a complete three-stage fitness plan for YOU:      Stage One: Get OFF Your Butt.      Stage Two: Now You Are in the Fight.      Stage Three: OOH RAH! You’re a Stud (or Studette)!      With thirty-minute workouts for each level of fitness that keep you in motion while taking you through warm-up, cardio, strength training, and cool-down, each stage will hone and tone your body, introducing new challenges as you get fitter.      A bonus gym section can take you further still. And Harvey gives his very own personal advice at every stage.      So—No Excuses! It’s time to get in the fight.

Hip Hop Legend DANA DANE

Random House Books announced that '80s emcee Dana Dane, famous for hits "Nightmares" and "Cinderfella," will be premiering his first novel, Numbers.

The novel, although Dane's first, will be the third in the Nikki Turner Presents... series. The novel comes as the result of one of the emcee's songs, "It's Not Enough" from the Dana Dane and the Great Unknowns album.

The plot sees teen Dupree "Numbers" Wallace being exploited by a neighborhood hustler to take his gift for mathematics and memory to the streets. The battle of good versus evil comes to a clash when Wallace's sister gets cancer.

After a prolific career that saw Dane set the bar as the fastest rapper to get a gold plaque with his 1987 album Dana Dane With Fame. After a quiet rap career the last decade and a half, the Brooklyn-born has been reportedly working with producer Kwame on a rap resurgence as recently as 2005.