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| Licensed to Ill |
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| The Score |
| Their remake of "Killing Me Softly" was the hit, but that's only the beginning of the story. A hip-hop trio whose talents reach out into the world of the pop song (Wyclef Jean is a fine guitar player, |
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| Fear of a Black Planet |
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| Office Space: The Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| Ice Cube's "Down for Whatever" is the highlight on Office Space 's soundtrack, a classy West Coast production with just the right proportions of laid-back groove and simmering tension. Scarface turns |
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| Don't Be Cruel |
| Although his first solo record tanked, this release looked like the beginning of a superstar career. Brown, a former lead vocalist with New Edition (he was replaced by Johnny Gill, but both men |
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| The Great Adventures of Slick Rick |
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| Ginuwine... The Bachelor |
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| Stillmatic |
| Nas's 1994 debut, Illmatic , is hands down one of the greatest rap LPs of all time. Open to debate is why he ditched his lyrical genius and raw, gully beats to go pop on his next three albums. On his |
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| Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections |
| Laced with a hint of the sacred, Cee-Lo's impassioned, nasal singing and rigorous raps have made the founding member of Goodie Mob and Dungeon Family one of hip-hop's most dynamic vocalists. His |
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| Radio |
| There are a few unmistakable footprints any fan of hip-hop can instantly recognize: the woodwind twist of Run DMC's "Peter Piper," Doug E. Fresh's "La Di Da Di," and the ferocious, burning, |
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| Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine |
| If Andre is 3000, then his Dungeon Family cohort Cee-lo Green might be 3074. Green spends his studio time wisely for this sophomore solo release, forsaking current urban-music trends to explore what |
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| Chicago '85... The Movie |
| Dave Hollister is back. And he's still keeping it ghetto, even after his somewhat disappointing debut, Ghetto Hymns . On this 14-track effort he easily eludes the sophomore jinx, fulfilling more of |
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| Greatest Hits |
| Greatest Hits From The Bong features the hits 'Insane In The Brain', 'Dr. Greenthumb', '(Rock) Superstar' and 'Latin Thugs'. Columbia. 2005. |
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| Restless |
| With two critically praised albums to his credit, and over 30 guest appearances on other artists' tracks in 1999 alone, Xzibit is, as Snoop Dogg phrases it, "one of the most dominant West Coast |
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| Ghetto Hymns |
| A former member of Teddy Riley's R&B supergroup, Blackstreet, Dave Hollister was recruited by the Def Squad after he decided to make a go of a solo career. Joining up with the Squad gives Hollister a |
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| The Score |
| You know how they say "You can't have it all?" Well, the Fugees have come remarkably close to turning that truism on its head. The Score is the complete hip-hop album for the mid '90s. On one |
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| Under Construction |
| Missy's 2002 album will no doubt make her an even bigger multimedia superstar than this artist, producer, writer and businesswoman already is. The album features a great line-up of guests, including |
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| Miss E... So Addictive |
| After a long winter of discontent, So Addictive finds Missy Elliott hoping to initiate hip-hop's summer of love. Miss E's third album is dosed with feel-good flavor and has more guests than the VIP |
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| Pink Limousine EP |
| The simple shortcut to describe Rootbeer would be "MGMT injected with some N.E.R.D. and A Tribe Called Quest". With an even more upped-tempo vocal cadence dancing on top of beatscapes that awaken even |
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| The Layover |
| The Layover features six all new tracks from Evidence, as well a DVD featuring the first full video collaboration between Jason Goldwatch and Evidence focusing on the theme of The Layover. The |
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| Supa Dupa Fly |
| Gettin' by with a little help from her friends, you have to know that Missy Elliot means business when her CD starts out with an intro by rap's reigning jester, Busta Rhymes ("Busta's Intro"). From |
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| This is Not a Test |
| There's a reason rap enthusiasts breathlessly await new Missy albums. Maybe it's because her work is so uninhibited--who else but Missy would marvel at the magic of, er, self-love gadgets like she |
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| Nigga Please |
| How did ODB get to start hanging with the Wu-Tang Clan, anyway? The man goes so much his own way that not only does Nigga Please sound like no other solo project from a Clan member, it doesn't |
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