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You know those old songs where a group of men is singing a romantic tune and all of a sudden some guy is soaring above the rest? The guy that's singing those sweet high notes is the tenor of the group. Three of these men from famous groups have gotten ...

When Marsellus Wallace said he needed to send over some “pipe-hittin’ niggas” to the Zed residence… he probably meant these guys.Jedi Mind Tricks and their extended family, Army of the Pharaohs, are ridiculously violent rappers.  Much like AofP’s first outing, THE TORTURE PAPERS, the Ritual of Battle album borders on absurdity.  Such ...

Cocoa Tea has been around forever, it seems. A native of Rocky Point, Jamaica, Calvin Scott changed his name to Cocoa Tea in 1983, moved to Kingston, began performing and released his first CD in 1985. Initially one of the most popular proponents of Dance Hall reggae, Cocoa Tea’s SOUND ...

“If you aren’t from around here don’t come around here, I don’t know what you heard…be careful when you roam around here...” taken from the first track, Animal, a creepy chime echoing and intertwined with a hard bass beat, rough and in your face lyrics, this is no game, and ...

Wagon Cookin’ is an instrumental/dj/production team from Spain which is now residing in Brazil. And consists of brothers Javier and Luis Garayalde. The bros are multi-instrumentalists with solid backgrounds in classical and jazz music (their father is Javier Garayalde, a noted sax player); the brothers have played in a number ...