Not a household name to the masses, but a formidable emcee nonetheless, the Brooklyn-bred emcee helped add some depth to the sound of East Coast hip-hop at the turn of the century.
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Anu had an agenda placed firmly in her sights when making Stylin’ Up: to bring her Australian culture to the rest of the world. And she did.
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As with the behavioral pattern used by possums to throw off predators, Simon herself was eager to “throw off” certain detractors who might try to dismiss her fifth album as thematically shallow.
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Kings Go Forth were different than their other 21st century classic soul revivalists, for their DNA sprang forth from the harmonies of the Philadelphia sound and a later era of soul music: the 1970s.
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No matter how horrible—or goofy—the world seemed to get, there was John Prine, maybe telling you how to fix things, but mostly letting you know everything will be alright.
Read moreDelaney & Bonnie's ‘On Tour With Eric Clapton’ Turns 50 | Anniversary Retrospective
Clapton may have been the bigger name, but Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett ran the show, their vocals scratching that genuine soul country itch that no Brit could ever hope to match.
Read moreScrewball’s Debut Album ‘Y2K: The Album’ Turns 20 | Anniversary Retrospective
With this much talent driving the sound, and four decent emcees on top, it’s hard to shake the feeling that Screwball’s debut album should have been bigger than it was.
Read moreKelis’ Debut Album ‘Kaleidoscope’ Turns 20 | Anniversary Retrospective
The wild, weird and wonderful energy of ‘Kaleidoscope’ predicated what was to be the enduring blueprint for every Kelis record moving forward: no rules and raw ambition.
Read moreMadonna’s ‘Like A Virgin’ Turns 35 | 10 Fast Facts
Upon its initial release, ‘Like A Virgin’ challenged the listener to contemplate not just Madonna’s overt sexuality, but also his or her own feelings about the thin line between sexual freedom and repression.
Read moreEric Clapton’s ‘Journeyman’ Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective
The success of the album is due to its structure, which is a mix of Clapton looking back to his influences, as well as acknowledging where he was at the time.
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