“Pop’s influence was particularly prominent, appearing in three-quarter of songs. Hip-hop/rap followed at 38% and retro influences in general rounded out the top three at 38% ...

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It was like a combat sport.” He shared anecdotes about artists like Fat Joe and Lewis Gabor, who faced the Good Life’s notoriously tough crowd. Volume 10 also reflected on the collective’s influence ...

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Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...