| Show lie th Leres I fi Is Ma N 1 QI St X I F the th e Music M LU SC I Rachel Contributing Writer Monique Charbonneau Ws Ms Editor Its It's been two years since the attacks heard around md the world but the effects are still evident even in entertainment Shortly after 9 11 the entire entertainment entertainment entertainment entertain entertain- ment industry rescheduled and altered upcoming events out of respect for the countr country and those affected by the attacks One example is the Arnold flick Collateral Damage It was scheduled to be released in late 2001 however because of the terrorist based plot it was pushed bask over a year When it was released it still hit too close to home for audiences and fell in the box office ratings Other movies changed scenes in their films to omit the twin tow tow- ers In Spider Man the masked hero was originally supposed to swing from the two towers After the events of September 11 director director director tor Sam obviously decided against including the scene M Movies are not the only entertainment entertainment entertainment enter enter- venue with lasting changes Sex and the City a popular popular popular pop pop- ular HBO show had to re-edit re the shows intro The opening credits originally had the towers as a backdrop in one of the opening shots Post 9 11 the shot was deleted In addition to changes in the film industry the music world experienced its it's own unique occurrence Over the past year several artists have expressed their feelings toward the tragedy whether it be sympathetic controversial controversial controversial con con- or shocking Bruce album The Rising a record addressing the 9 11 catastrophe set his hit in the number one spot on the Billboards Billboard's Top Recently MC Hammer attempted to release a 9 11 record titled Active Duty The debut single titled No USA Us-USA sends a message that our country is strong resilient and there is no stopping us Hammer donated a portion of his albums album's profits to the victims and families of the attacks Another hip hop artist the Notorious BIG referred to the devastation in his song Juicy by saying Now Im I'm in the limelight limelight limelight lime lime- light cause cause I rhyme tight Time Timeto to get paid blow up like the World Trade This phrase was edited out on commercial radio And of course without a doubt didn't hesitate to include himself dressed as a dwelling cave-dwelling Bin Laden dancing dancing dancing ing the Running Man in the first single of his third album Without Me C |
