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When legendary hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest broke up in 1998, founding member Ali Shaheed Muhammad says, he felt relieved.

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Review: 'Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest'updated: Fri Jul 08 2011 11:44:00

If "Can I kick it?" provokes an almost involuntary "Yes, you can!" and "You're on point, Phife" brings "All the time, Tip," then you're in the right place.

Jay Sean is up with 'Down'updated: Tue Dec 08 2009 11:46:00

Jay Sean's hit "Down" is prompting people to boogie in unexpected places.

SI.com: Jeff Pearlman: Spring training is just one part of Lou Brock's wonderful lifeupdated: Tue Mar 03 2009 12:55:00

JUPITER, Fla. -- The Hall of Famer comes every day, casually walking through the Cardinals' spring training clubhouse with a smile or a wave or a kind word. Though they earnestly refer to him as a legend, most, if not all, of St. Louis' players never saw the man steal so much as a single base. Heck, these guys are so young that they don't even remember the Tribe Called Quest song Check the Rhime, which immortalizes him in verse. "I'm old," he says with a chuckle. "No more speed in these legs."

Fortune: Serwer: The logarithm that is Googleupdated: Fri Oct 20 2006 07:44:00

WHOOPEE!!! Okay, so let's do the Barry Manilow: "Looks like we MADE IT..." Dow 12,000, baby! Now what is it good for? Absolutely nuthin'!!! Still nice to see. Of course on a logarithmic scale, going from 11K to 12K is less of a jump than 2K to 3K.

Q & Aupdated: Fri Feb 03 2006 11:10:00

The Scene talks to French rapper MC Solaar about the influence of a Cairo childhood on his music.

EW review: Black eye for Peasupdated: Mon May 30 2005 12:53:00

I've come around to viewing the Black Eyed Peas' worldwide success as a comfort -- rather than a sign of the apocalypse.

Behind the online musicupdated: Wed Aug 18 2004 16:52:00

Before groups such as Aerosmith, Run-DMC and Bon Jovi hit the charts, they were struggling musicians, trying to promote their names and songs. These days, musicians still struggle, but the Internet takes promotion of their fledgling careers directly to music fans all over the world.

Fortune: The Playlistupdated: Mon Jul 22 2002 00:01:00

Blackalicious Blazing Arrow MCA People who say that hip-hop is in a rut haven't listened to a lot of hip-hop lately. Case in point: Blackalicious, a California crew whose music steams over with a f...

Fortune: Playlistupdated: Mon Oct 02 2000 00:01:00

ABC The Best of ABC Mercury Yeah, Martin Fry and his merry band of fops looked dumb in those shiny silver suits, but ABC's music--a champagne-fizzy cross between Cole Porter and Roxy Music--remain...

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