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Heroin Addiction: Long before ‘Celebrity Rehab,’ Betty Ford and famous centre paved road to recovery for stars
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Long before it became reality show fodder, Betty Ford helped create the original celebrity rehab.
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Heroin Addiction: MC Tunes (808 State) – Own Worst Enemy

MC Tunes – Own Worst Enemy – (The North At Its Heights) – 1991 MC Tunes (born Nicholas William Dennis Hodgson, 1970) is a British rapper from the suburb of Moss Side in Manchester. His name was legally changed to Lockett in 1981. Tunes was one of the big promoters of the Madchester-era during the 1980s and 1990s. 808 State Tunes first worked with 808 State on the 1990 album, The North At Its Heights (ZTT Records). The album was a moderate success, reaching #26 in the UK Albums Chart, and also saw European and Japanese releases. It spawned three UK singles that entered the UK Singles Chart: “The Only Rhyme That Bites” (ZTT, 1990) reached number 10, “Tunes Splits The Atom” (ZTT, 1990) reached number 18 and “Primary Rhyming” (ZTT, 1990) reached number 67 – this was also the first of the singles to have the ‘vs 808 State’ wording removed from the cover. In 1992, Tunes recorded the single “Digital Bad Boy/Could You Understand” (Juice Box, 1992) with A Guy Called Gerald (Gerald Simpson, also from 808 State). [edit] Dust Junkys Following the stalling of his solo career, Tunes formed the group Dust Junkys in 1995, with Sam Brox on guitar, Steven “Oj” Oliver Jones on bass guitar, Mykey Wilson on drums and Ganiyu Pierre Gasper on turntables. The band concentrated on gigging in the Manchester area and then national tours, building audiences for their mix of British hip hop and Rock music. Whilst gigging with the Dust Junkys, Tunes returned to work with 808 State in 1996 on a new …
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