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LL Cool J – Going Back To Cali LL Cool J Hip-hop is notorious for short-lived careers, but LL Cool J is the inevitable exception that proves the rule. Releasing his first hit, “I Can’t Live Without My Radio,” in 1985 when he was just 17 years old, LL initially was a hard-hitting, streetwise b-boy with spare beats and ballistic
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Brand Nubian – Slow Down Brand Nubian The Five Percent Nation of Islam was a popular inspiration for numerous thinking-man’s rap groups during the early ’90s, and Brand Nubian was arguably the finest of the more militant crop. Although they were strongly related to the Native Tongues posse in style and sound, they weren’t technically members, and were less reserved
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Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat) by Digable Planets Digable Planets Though they were not the first to synthesize jazz and hip-hop, Digable Planets epitomized the laid-back charm of jazz hipsters better than any group before or since. The trio’s 1993 debut album, Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space), was a mellow ride packed with samples from Art
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JAY-Z – Moonlight About JAY Z Embodying the rags-to-riches rap dream, Jay Z pulled himself up by his bootstraps as a youth to eventually become the reigning rapper of New York City and, in turn, a major-label executive following his short-lived retirement from music-making. In the wake of his 1996 debut, Reasonable Doubt, Jay Z’s albums sold millions upon millions,
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Future – You Da Baddest ft. Nicki Minaj (video) About Future Known for a uniquely fluid and melodic yet mumbling vocal style, rapper Future busted out of Atlanta at the dawn of the 2010s with a flurry of mixtapes, high-charting albums, certified platinum singles such as “Turn On the Lights” and “Low Life,” and contributions to several other hits as
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All Your Fault: Pt. 2 – EP Bebe Rexha Pop Aug 18, 2017 6 Songs EDITORS’ NOTES In Pt. 2, Rexha continues to blur genre lines and dish out hits. Hip-hop collaborations remain her sweet spot—Gucci Mane and 2 Chainz guest on “That’s It” and Lil Wayne croons over her carefree radio anthem “The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)”—but
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Up Next Session: Mr Eazi – Mr Eazi Nigeria’s Mr. Eazi is a Ghanaian-based performer known for his R&B-influenced Afro-beat sound. Born Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Mr. Eazi grew up in Lagos. After high school, he relocated to Kumasi, Ghana, where he studied mechanical engineering at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Basing himself there,
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Tyler, The Creator Essentials by Apple Music – sample As the de facto leader of L.A. shock-rap outfit Odd Future, Tyler, The Creator has always been a punk at heart, never afraid of challenging hip-hop conventions and political correctness. Abetted by a cast of miscreant sidekicks, Tyler fashioned himself a subversive media mogul, kicking up controversy through his many film,
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LINKIN PARK Essentials – Apple Music Hard Rock Listen on Apple Music LINKIN PARK formed in high school, and it was the addition of second vocalist Chester Bennington that saw them break through into the mainstream. The vocal interplay between Bennington and rapper Mike Shinoda offered a fresh take on the established nu-metal blueprint. 2000’s Hybrid Theory was an instant
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Sledgehammer (From “Star Trek Beyond”) – Rihanna Rihanna established her dance-pop credentials in summer 2005 with her debut smash hit, “Pon de Replay,” and continued to demonstrate hit potential in subsequent years (“S.O.S.” in 2006; “Umbrella” in 2007; “Disturbia” in 2008). However, it was the singer’s third album, Good Girl Gone Bad, that made her a full-fledged international pop star
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