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Though the Fugees had been wildly successful, and Lauryn Hill had been widely recognized as a key to their popularity, few were prepared for her ... More

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A breath of fresh air in the gangsta-dominated mid-'90s, the Fugees' breakthrough album, The Score, marked the beginning of a resurgence in ... More

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Widely adored when it appeared in 1992, Arrested Development's debut album, 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... seemed to herald a shining ... More

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Who is Gnarls Barkley, and how did he ascend to the top of the British charts with a song that brings an eerie clarity to the cloud of mental illness ... More

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After the breakout pop success of their debut album, P.M. Dawn played up the lush, soothing urban-soul qualities of their sound on the follow-up, The ... More

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Featuring a long running imbalance between dance-pop, R&B, rap, rock, and country (in other words, the last two genres are afterthoughts), the 23rd ... More

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Now, Vol. 14 blasts off with perhaps the most exciting song of 2003, Beyoncé's slamming "Crazy in Love." From such heights there is nowhere to go but ... More

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It may not have been embraced by the entire hip-hop community, but P.M. Dawn's ponderously titled debut Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: ... More

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A quick look through the track listing of Now, Vol. 15 confirms that this volume is well in line with the mission statement of this long-running ... More

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The 24th volume of the Now series predictably relegates the rock selections to the closing third of the program, and that sequence predictably ... More

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The fact that Missy Elliott still considers her work to be "under construction" should, justifiably, send everyone else in the rap world scurrying ... More

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"2 Man Show," the epilogue of Timbaland Presents Shock Value, involves 24 men and women. The title refers to Timbaland and Elton John. John, despite ... More

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Black Reign marked Latifah's move to Motown, and was also a return to the tough-talking, lyrically frank, frequently controversial material that ... More

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The 16th volume of the American Now series wraps up 20 chart hits from the tail-end of 2003 and the first half of 2004. It's unnecessarily evenhanded ... More

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Ranging from hard rock to country and from rap to pop, this collection of 11 recordings covering the nominees for Grammy Awards in the categories of ... More

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In a world where it's the norm to have a one-off collaboration between a producer and a rapper, something special has to happen to prompt a sequel. ... More

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Sounding more assured of her various strengths than at any time since her startling debut, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott broke in several directions ... More

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With their third album, Jesus Wept, P.M. Dawn doesn't necessarily make a great leap forward. Instead, they make some great refinements. Prince Be's ... More

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Landing in 1993, Digable Planets' Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space), settled in on the consciousness of a large cross section of ... More

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This comes across based on several of the greatest singles of 2001: Blu Cantrell's undeniable "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)," Missy Elliott's unavoidable ... More

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When Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams are behind the boards, hit singles are expected, and hit singles are usually granted. For The Neptunes Present.. ... More

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Timbaland does not stock Shock Value II with quite as many guests as the first volume, and performs a higher percentage of the vocals, and what ... More

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Media darlings after the commercial success of their debut, Digable Planets attempted to prove their artistic merit with this second album, and ... More

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The U.K.'s Now series features timely selections of pop hits and provides a convenient way for casual pop fans to stay on top of the most popular ... More

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