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Martin Luther: Music from the Rebel Soul He has collaborated with The Roots and Dead Prez, but Martin Luther's claim to fame is his albums, The Calling (2000) and Rebel Soul Music (2004). Here, he discusses his career, his plans for the future and, most importantly, his latest album.   |
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Russell Simmons Interview One of the architects of today's rap and hip-hop music industry as a founder of Def Jam, Simmons is still changing the landscape with his Rush Communications, a conglomerate that includes Def Jam, Rush Artist Management, Phat Farm, and even Def Pictures, a movie production house. |
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Why are they famous? R&B foursome 112 first made waves as part of the Bad Boy family. The group promises their new album gets ladies hot and steamy. |
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Inspectah Deck As a member of the influential Wu-Tang Clan, Inspectah Deck has made a name for himself thanks to his work with Gang Starr and Tupac. With the release of his latest album, The Movement, Inspectah is sure to discover big-time fame... again. |
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November 16, 2004 |
Roy Jones Jr. Presents The Body Head Bangerz Pound for pound, there is no doubt that Roy Jones Jr. was one of the best boxers in the world. |
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Backstreet Boys... Taking it to the Street The biggest boy band of the late '90s, the Backstreet Boys enjoyed worldwide fame. |
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Emma Bunton... Gone Solo with Free Me Emma Bunton first found fame in 1993, when she answered an ad in a UK trade paper and ended up in an all-girl group called the Spice Girls. |
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November 23, 2004 |
Donny Deutsch... All About the Big Idea After joining his father's company and changing its name to Deutsch Inc., the man behind the ad plan is now the "Elvis of Advertising," |
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William August... The Big, Fat, Obnoxious King of Reality We had the opportunity to sit down with August to hear his take on reality TV, women using sex to advance their careers and The Donald. |
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Fat Joe... All or Nothing Fat Joe began in the rap game with the 1993 release of Represent. |
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Larry Klein... Running the Show Producing everything from the American Music Awards and the MTV Awards to television shows like American Bandstand and New Year's Rockin' Eve, Larry Klein is the brains behind the operation. |
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Dave Mustaine, Back in Business After more than 20 years with Megadeth, songwriter, guitarist and vocalist Dave Mustaine, along with some of the band's former members, returned to the studio to record The System Has Failed. |
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Joe Budden Coming to us straight from Jersey City, Joe Budden went from being a star freestyler on the mix tape circuit, to one of Def Jam's latest highly-touted hip-hoppers. Believe the hype. |
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How Warner Music and Its Musicians Are Combating Declining Album Sales Up-and-coming bands like Shinedown are helping Warner Music Group pull off the hardest trick in the music biz: redefining the record label for the digital age. |
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The CEO of Hip-Hop Impresario Russell Simmons has brought urban style to mainstream America -- and helped other big marketers do the same. An inside look at his growing influence. |
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Rush Hour Russell Simmons, the godfather of hip-hop, has used street smarts and a platinum Rolodex to create a $300 million conglomerate. Now he's flexing his political muscle. Come inside the frenetic world of a modern entrepreneur. |
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Interview: Gene Simmons Gene Simmons, the man with the 7-inch tongue, has had much success, to say the least, with his bandmates in rock 'n' roll's ultimate band, KISS, not to mention his other endeavors in media. |
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Warner's Oldies But Goodies Can legends Ertegun, Stein, and Holzman find new stars to make Warner Music sing? |
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Ludacris After making a name for himself on Atlanta's Hot 97 as "Chris Luva Luva," the man we now know as Ludacris broke out on his own with hit records like Back For The First Time and Word Of Mouf. He's currently ripping through the big screen with a role in 2 Fast 2 Furious. |
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Pete Tong Pete Tong can be heard every Friday night on the UK's BBC Radio 1, spinning tunes on the Essential Selection show, while fans worldwide have grooved to his dance tracks in clubs. Among the UK's most popular dance music DJs, Pete is rapidly becoming the most powerful. |
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Collective Soul - Why are they famous? Collective Soul proved in 1994 that there was a future for catchy rock tunes with hip-hop laced beats. |
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Willa Ford Admittedly the bad girl of pop music, Willa Ford and her hit singles "I Wanna Be Bad" and "A Toast To Men" have garnered massive airplay on both radio and television. An interview. |
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Why Are They Famous? The band New Edition was founded in the Roxbury part of Boston. This band was one of the pioneers of the new jack movement, which was a sound that bridged hip-hop and R&B. |
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John Waite... doin' it the hard way Why is he famous? Between his unforgettable ballads, "Missing You" and "When I See You Smile," and his new album, "The Hard Way," he has been making music since 1975, and is still going strong. |
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Boyz II Men From Cooleyhighharmony and Evolution to Full Circle, Boyz II Men has been helping men seduce women with songs like "End of the Road" and "I'll Make Love To You" since the '90s. |
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Lisa Marie Presley... Airing Her Dirty Laundry Why is she famous -- other than for being daughter to the King? Or marrying Michael? Maybe it's for her talent. Or not being afraid to speak what's on her mind. |
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Adidas Spezial Shoes Adidas first released the Spezial back in 1979 as a performance handball shoe. In re-releasing it, Adidas went for authenticity. |
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JoJo... Love her or leave her The talented Massachusetts native who proved that age ain't nothing but a number has topped the charts with her debut single, "Leave (Get Out)," and by the sounds of it, and this interview, she's not leaving anytime soon. |
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Lindsay Lohan Why is she famous? Perhaps this interview will will answer that question. |
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