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Hip-Hop / R&B
The massive success and feel-good messages of black artists like Prince, Michael Jackson, and Whitney Houston didn't address the troubles plaguing America's inner cities. That's when hip-hop stepped in to tell the people what time it was. |
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Artist Interview |
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Rick James
Mr. Super Freak recalls the days of segregated radio and what it took to cross the racial divide.
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Essential Albums |
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Prince - Sign 'O' the Times (1987, Warner Bros.)
Ambition usually swamps him, but on this double disc, a huge splash of politics, raunch, and frivolity stacked up in a way that clarified much of his previous work and was a blast to listen to.
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