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12/3/2001
The first appearance of the genre some know as "jungle" and others know as "drum and bass" (LTJ Bukem), an early salvo in the huge barrage of Wu-Tang monster huge-ass hits, Elastica's first 7", Bjork's …
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12/3/2001
Lots of decent rap and really good indie, and one good techno track. Unfortunately this mix doesn't flow as good as the previous ones (most noticeably in the Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth ---> 808 State ---> …
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12/1/2001
YES. A kickass wicked year for music, obviously, with lots of great hip-hop and a classic early Orbital single and of course Nirvana. Can't forget Nirvana. Or My Bloody Valentine and their huge huge wa …
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12/1/2001
This is almost certainly the most dance-your-ass-off-able mix of the comp so far- if not in quality, then sheer quantity. Almost everything on here's either got some sort of thick bassline or an uptemp …
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11/30/2001
A year I consider one of the best for not just hip-hop (the Beastie Boys' best album; great records by 3rd Bass and Ice-T, and Public Enemy's classic incendiary single- possibly the best rap cut ever)b …
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11/28/2001
I think I'm going to give up on the 'see here's all the groovy stuff that changed the face of music this year' spiel because it speaks for itself: hip-hop was AMAZING this year. And the next, actually; …
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11/28/2001
Yes, that's supposed to be spelled 'Rhythim'. Yes, that is supposed to be 'Fury' and not 'Furry'. No, I didn't accidentally leave my caps lock on while typing fIREHOSE. No, I didn't type 'Einsturzende …
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11/27/2001
It's all about beginnings and ends here- emphasis on beginnings. Sure, there's the last huge hit performed by James Brown (with more synths and drum machines than the man deserves, yet it's still funky …
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11/27/2001
Wow, what a year for hip-hop. There's L.L. Cool J, before movie stardom, MC Ricky D before he was (better known as) Slick Rick, Marley Marl and MC Shan before they raised the ire of BDP, and Double Dee …
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