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Artist Essentials
5/10/2011
Ad-Rock, Mike D, and MCA were wisecracking New York hip-hop kids who grew up in public and went on to conquer the world. They were crazy enough to push hip-hop to its limits and beyond, but crafty enou …
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Artist Essentials
5/10/2011
Ultimately, what drives the Who's sound - and nearly drove the band crazy - is four wildly idiosyncratic identities submerging themselves into a massive sonic cauldron of churning rhythm, overdriven vo …
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Artist Essentials
5/10/2011
From Pop Art sonic montage to high-concept rock opera, from "Maximum R&B" to "Maximum Rock," Pete Townshend steered the Who through a career full of mind-blowing changes, all the while penning some of …
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My Groove
5/10/2011
The night pulls you deeper and deeper into its hypnotic spell, and these final Boys Night Out tracks accompany you and your crew as the nocturnal beam gives way to the new day's sun. But fear not, fell …
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My Groove
5/10/2011
It's Friday night. Don't feel like staying home? Call all your boys, and prepare to get your groove on 'til the break of dawn, because tonight is going to be the boys' night out to out-boogie, out-funk …
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Genres & History
5/10/2011
Blending elements of American funk and hip-hop with a Jamaican sensibility, funky reggae has an international appeal that, at times, surpasses the popularity of reggae and dancehall. For starters, chec …
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Artist Essentials
5/10/2011
While our Deep Cuts usually involves a quick retreat underground, the Neptunes have a hard time writing anything but hits. In fact, they've written so many floor-fillers over the past couple decades th …
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Artist Essentials
5/10/2011
As talented as today's beat conductors are, only three can lay claim to the title of super-producer - Dr. Dre, Timbaland, and the Neptunes. As you're about to hear, that last one's got a sound so disti …
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Artist Essentials
5/10/2011
The 21st century sorely needs multi-cultural chanteuse Natacha Atlas, whose North African, Arabian, European, and American influences make her "global" in the most exciting sense of the word. Her solo …
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