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It seemed for a time that Boston's New Edition was primed to be the Temptations for the 90's. But then they seemed to think that their street laced Pop soul was probably on the way out (and lets not forget that they were not racking up the ...

There's a whole generation of kids out there who can't remember a time before hip-hop. By the time they were born, Run-DMC, LL Cool J, and the rest of the first rap stars were already old-school, and the once startling images and sounds of the genre were ...

While DJ Encore is not a mainstream name in the DJ universe (e.g. Skribble), he is seemingly a master of the Trance (albeit, "lite trance")/Pop genre and he made some noise last year when the track "I See Right Through to You" became a major hit overseas. ...

You've heard of them. Yes, this group is the same Dungeon Family that has been heavily promoted by those rappers from Stankonia. Needless to say, all the hype probably led many to have high expectations of this supergroup's debut album, Even In Darkness. What with contributions ...

Straight from Philly is soul singer Jaguar Wright. The City of Brotherly Love has provided the music industry with yet another talented burgeoning vocalist. Alicia Keys has proven that strong vocals and ardent blues are still alive, and this album runs away with it. Jaguar ...

What a kick. It was nearly a three-diva pile-up as Eryka, India and Macy missed colliding headlong into one another, while tapping from the same fountain of r'n'b inflections and '60s soul power for their recent hits. Those hip-hoppers thought that they were doing something unique. ...

The CEO of No Limit Records, Master P is really more impressive as an entrepreneur than a Rapper. While he debuted strongly with "The Ghetto's Tryin' to Kill Me" and "99 Ways To Die", which sold extremely well for independent releases in the 90's, his latest ...