Released on September 24, 1991, A Tribe Called Quest's The Low End Theory is the quintessential moment where hip-hop let its jazz muse fly. Others – most notably Gang Starr – had explored fusions between jazz and hip-hop, but Q-Tip, Phife Dawg and Ali Shaheed Muhammad evoked a cool bebop ethos that none had achieved before. They metaphorically drew comparisons between

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Primal Scream merged vintage Rolling Stones rock with acid house on 1991's 'Screamadelica.'

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Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural Jr., the accordionist and ambassador of zydeco music who performed under the stage name Buckwheat Zydeco, died Saturday following a battle with lung cancer. He was 68.

"It is with deep sadness that I have to announce that our great, beloved leader Stanley 'Buckwheat' Dural, Jr. has passed away. He died at 1:32 AM Louisiana time,

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Miley Cyrus made a surprise appearance during the first night of the iHeartRadio music festival at Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena, joining Billy

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers became major rock stars with their fifth album.

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Bruce Springsteen visited The Late Show Friday for a long conversation that featured Stephen Colbert asking the E Street Band leader to name his five favorite Springsteen songs. "That's a tough one," Springsteen admitted.

After quickly canvassing his legendary catalog, Springsteen began

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