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The Dictionary Of Soul
ListenThe Dictionary Of Soul by Otis Redding

While Otis Redding doesn't quite take R&B from A to Z on this wonderful 1966 album, he does serve up...

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Enter The 37th Chamber
ListenEnter The 37th Chamber by El Michels Affair

It's inevitable that some up-and-coming rap group will, sooner or later, sample a track from Enter t...

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Lost
ListenLost by Cool Calm Pete

On Lost, Queens, NY rapper Cool Calm Pete admits early on that he's "lost in the city / running out ...

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The Ecstatic

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Need some help figuring out what to download next? Our expert editorial staff has combed the eMusic catalog to cherry pick the best of the best, creating handy guides to the eMusic Universe. Not sure where to start with Afropop, or want to know which Miles Davis record is the best of the best? Let our experts help you out. We've also got interviews with some of your favorite artists -- everyone from Spoon to Simone Dinnerstein to Sonny Rollins -- and profiles of tomorrow's top stars. Your new music discovery begins h...
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Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse

Six Degrees of Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse

By Hua Hsu
It used to be easier to pretend that an album was its own perfectly self-contained artifact. The great records certainly feel that way. But albums are more permeable than solid, their motivations, executions and inspirations informed by, and often stolen from, their peers and forbearers. It all sounds awfully formal, but it's not. It's the very nature of music — of art, even. The Six Degrees features examine the relationships between classic records and five other albums we've deemed related in some...
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