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Ani DiFranco: To The Teeth
Ani DiFranco is known and admired as much for her business acumen as for her music, but the two are inextricably linked. Her fiercely independent, frequently political lyrics mesh with her widely publ
Nas: Nastradamus
Is there a bigger underachiever in hip hop than Queensbridge's Nasir Jones? After an ecstatically received debut (Illmatic), Nas has stumbled artistically, if not commercially, with glossy pap like hi
Beastie Boys: The Sounds Of Science
Both A Tribe Called Quest and the Beastie Boys have had a profound impact on the development of hip hop, with Tribe and its Native Tongues brethren infusing it with a bohemian, personal ethos and the
Beck: Midnite Vultures
The multi-talented Beck Hansen has an uncanny ability to squirm out of any artistic pigeonhole in which he finds himself. Anyone who sees him primarily as the Gen-X poster boy of "Loser," or even the
Notorious B.I.G.: Born Again
Unlike his former friend and rival Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G. didn't release piles of wildly uneven material before and after his still-unsolved murder. Instead, he recorded two mostly spectac
George Michael: Songs From The Last Century
George Michael's personal life has been the subject of considerable commentary in the past few years, but what about his bizarre recording career? Remember when, after 1990's Listen Without Prejudice
2Pac + Outlawz: Still I Rise
Tupac Shakur never shied away from gangsta-rap cliches during his brief but prolific career. Look through his catalog and you'll find an encyclopedia of gangsta tropes: obligatory shout-outs to fallen
Goodie Mob: World Party
Like many of its peers, Goodie Mob is in the midst of a perennial identity crisis, caught between the progressive, spiritual utopianism hinted at by fellow Dungeon Family member Outkast's Aquemini and
DMX: And Then There Was X
Hip-hop audiences, particularly fans of hardcore hip-hop, are notoriously fickle, which is why many popular rappers are reluctant to mess with the formula that's made them famous and wealthy. But for
Jay-Z: Vol. 3... Life And Times Of S. Carte
For the past year or so, Jay-Z has withstood everything from massive overexposure (he seemed to release a new single every few weeks) to the odd arrest, to an ultra-commercial collaboration with Maria
D'Angelo: Voodoo
With 1995's Brown Sugar, D'Angelo introduced himself as perhaps the greatest hope for R&B since the heyday of Prince. Fortunately, the vocalist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist had the fortitude
Modest Mouse: Building Nothing Out Of Something
The most compelling thing about Modest Mouse is what it does with the mess it makes, musically and otherwise. On record, it generates a challenging mixture of crashing discord, roiling energy, and voc
Lox: We Are The Streets
As Bad Boy's only hardcore act following the death of The Notorious B.I.G., Lox had a lot to live up to when it released its hotly anticipated Money, Power & Respect in 1998. But despite the best effo
Tha Eastsidaz: Snoop Dogg Presents Tha Eastsidaz G'd Up
After a solid, surprising comeback with 1999's No Limit Top Dogg, his best album since Doggystyle, Snoop Dogg returns to mediocrity with the debut album from Tha Eastsidaz, a new group consisting of h
Melvins: The Crybaby
Melvins' bizarre career has included ill-fitting label deals, buzz-band status, frequent Nirvana endorsements, a few terribly self-indulgent goofs, even more inspired goofs (including a Kiss-styled se
Blackalicious: Nia
The plight of P.M. Dawn is sadly indicative of the fate of hip-hop acts who follow their own muse rather than the whims of what's popular. Too hip-hop for alternative radio and too weird for black rad
The Suicide Machines: The Suicide Machines
Sometimes, bands can't break into the mainstream no matter how commercial or trendy they sound. The Suicide Machines, for what it's worth, played ska-punk before (and while) ska-punk was cool and pop-
Tracy Chapman: Telling Stories
Tracy Chapman's rocky career began at its creative peak: Her brilliant self-titled 1988 debut won well-deserved awards and critical accolades, sold millions, and established her as one of the finest s
The Cure: Bloodflowers
After more than 20 years of gloom, The Cure has been gradually acknowledged as one of the most influential forefathers of alternative rock: Many of today's stars were yesterday's shy bedroom Goths, re
Yo La Tengo: And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out
Beyond its monumental reputation, the Velvet Underground actually has two distinct legacies: pretty pop songs and long, noisy drones. Yo La Tengo has been more adept than most bands at fusing these tw
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