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Missy Misdemeanor Elliott: Miss E ...So Addictive

Arriving with the force of a pop-culture meteor, 1997's Supa Dupa Fly introduced the world to two figures who would change both the face and the sound of R&B and hip-hop: multitalented singer-songwrit

Redman: Malpractice

Hip-hop's Mr. Consistency, Redman has risen to the top of his field creatively and commercially by staying true to his doggedly idiosyncratic vision. Like mentor Erick Sermon, he's found a winning for

Air: 10,000 Hz Legend

By combining elements of soft rock, lounge music, soundtrack work, and hip analog-synth fetishism, Air stumbled upon a winning formula that transformed the duo into an instant cultural referent. After

Radiohead: Amnesiac

When Radiohead emerged from hibernation as a heady, electronics-adorned experimental act instead of an arena-friendly guitar group, most fans bought into the new direction. Then again, they could have

Rufus Wainwright: Poses

Rufus Wainwright's self-titled 1998 debut sounded, and still sounds, like nothing else. Owing as much to cabaret songs and pre-rock pop as the music of his famous folkie parents' generation, its lush

Sugar Ray: Sugar Ray

For all its sins against credibility and good taste—the bald-faced trend-surfing, the dumb summer-cookout party anthems, the naked lady on the cover of its mostly forgotten major-label debut—there's n

Lil' Romeo: Lil' Romeo

Dirty South hustler Master P and Bad Boy wheeler-dealer Sean "P. Diddy" Combs come from different worlds, but both played major, largely negative roles in determining the course of hip-hop in the '90s

Tha Liks: X.O. Experience

West Coast smart-asses originally from Columbus, Ohio, the group formerly known as Tha Alkaholiks occupies a peculiar place in hip-hop. Though defiantly underground, it's never been especially politic

The White Stripes: White Blood Cells

The White Stripes' shtick may get the band noticed, but it takes just a few seconds to realize it has much more going for it than that. The duo consists of Jack and Meg White, a purported brother-and-

Kurupt: Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey

Since defiantly Crip-walking his way through classic Death Row releases like Dr. Dre's The Chronic and Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle, Kurupt has established himself as the gangsta rapper's gangsta rapper, a

Built To Spill: Ancient Melodies Of The Future

On its past few studio albums, Built To Spill has innovated with remarkable results, drawing its nifty sideways guitar-rock out to epic length on 1997's Perfect From Now On, then slimming it down for

Bilal: 1st Born Second

It's 2001, but for the artists in what has been serviceably dubbed the neo-soul movement, it might as well be 1971, when Marvin Gaye, Sly Stone, Stevie Wonder, Gamble and Huff, and others regularly st

Craig David: Born To Do It

Almost instantaneously, Craig David has emerged as an international star, a 20-year-old with nearly five million albums sold and high-profile endorsements from the diverse likes of Elton John, Jennife

Aaliyah: Aaliyah

Like many young performers, Aaliyah has struggled to establish an identity independent from her powerful mentors. The singer first emerged as the precocious 15-year-old muse/protégé /child-bride of R.

Jimmy Eat World: Bleed American

Throughout Jimmy Eat World's career, the Arizona band has been under-promoted by a major label (which buried Static Prevails and Clarity, two outstanding records) and unfairly pigeonholed as an emo-ro

Cake: Comfort Eagle

When Cake emerged with 1994's Motorcade Of Generosity, the Sacramento band sounded like a fresh-for-the-moment novelty, and certainly not a group likely to be turning out a high-profile fourth album i

Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros: Global A Go-Go

The Clash started as a punk band that indulged occasional excursions into reggae; by the end, bandleaders Joe Strummer and Mick Jones had also tried out rockabilly, rap, funk, salsa, dub, and all mann

Tha Dogg Pound: Death Row Presents Tha Dogg Pound 2002

Since defiantly Crip-walking his way through classic Death Row releases like Dr. Dre's The Chronic and Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle, Kurupt has established himself as the gangsta rapper's gangsta rapper, a

Snoop Dogg Presents Tha Eastsidaz: Duces N Trayz-The Old Fashioned Way

Back when Snoop Dogg was wasting away as just another foot soldier in Master P's army, few could have guessed that a whiny, blond-haired white kid from Detroit would be largely responsible for West Co

Alison Krauss & Union Station: New Favorite

At 30, Alison Krauss has already spent half her life as arguably contemporary bluegrass' biggest name, selling millions even as she shook up audience expectations with slick forays into modern country