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The release of a new album from Chicago blog-era rap legends the Cool Kids is a high point in what’s been a banner year for ...

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Jerkin' was what happened when you used asphalt as your dance floor and your hometown as your playground, proving the city is ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few R&B groups from the late 1980s and early 1990s managed to blend vocal precision, stage charisma, and emotional depth quite like Troop. Hailing from Pasadena, California, the five ...