Category: Hip hop

Luscious Jackson is an alternative/pop-rock group formed in 1991. They are named after now-retired American basketball player Lucious Jackson, whose name was mispronounced “luscious” during a sportscast.
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Lauryn Noel Hill (born May 25, 1975 in South Orange, New Jersey) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer, rapper, musician, songwriter, producer, and film actress.
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Louise Amanda Harman (born 19 December 1985), known as Lady Sovereign, is an English rapper. Lady Sovereign is unique as the only white female artist in the primarily black British Grime scene.
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Cyril Kamar, (born January 31, 1980 in Beirut, Lebanon) better known by his stage name K’Maro, is an English/French Canadian hip hop and R&B singer-songwriter and producer. He released his solo debut album La Good Life in the mid 2004, with 3 singles released from it.
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The KLF, also known as The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (which was often abbreviated to The JAMs), The Timelords and other names, were one of the seminal bands from the British acid house movement during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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Kanye Omari West (born June 8, 1977) is a Christian American rapper, record producer and singer. He released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, and his fourth album 808s & amp; Heartbreak in 2008.
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Handsome Boy Modeling School was a hip hop collaboration between Dan the Automator and Prince Paul, producer of rap trio De La Soul. Handsome Boy Modeling School is a conceptual hip hop duo that parodied and acted as a commentary on vain, consumerist, materialistic, and self-absorbed members of upper class society, such as supermodels and people from old money.
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Gorillaz is a virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn of alternative rock band Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl. The band is composed of four animated band members: 2D, Murdoc, Noodle and Russel.
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Gilles Peterson (born 28 September c.1964) is a DJ, record collector and record label owner from London, UK.
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The Fun Lovin’ Criminals (often referred to by their initials, FLC) are an American alternative rap / alternative rock group from New York City. Their musical style is eclectic, covering such styles as hip hop, rock, blues and jazz. Their songs often deal with life in a city, often explicitly New York City, but just as often urban life in general.
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