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'We sound like superheroes!' – the rappers inspired by the Paralympics
Rising Phoenix, a new film about the Paralympics, features disabled rappers on its soundtrack. It’s just a dope song, they say, for the human spirit
Angus Batey
01, Sep, 2020 @2:22 PM
Hank Williams – 10 of the best
In his short life, the country star wrote some of the most lasting and influential songs in popular music and laid the foundations for rock’n’roll. Here’s our selection of his finest moments
Angus Batey
30, Aug, 2017 @11:32 AM
The Fugees – 10 of the best
Featuring everything from politics to physics, the 90s hip-hop act sold millions with The Score and brought Lauryn Hill to much deserved fame. Here are some of their finest songs
Angus Batey
19, Jul, 2017 @10:00 AM
Miles Davis – 10 of the best
The trumpeter started recording more than 70 years ago and altered the course of jazz many times. Here are 10 key tracks from his extraordinary career
Angus Batey
12, Apr, 2017 @10:00 AM
Sly and the Family Stone – 10 of the best
From the birth of a funk superhero team to claustrophobic social comment, here are the high points in an occasionally terrifying career
Angus Batey
08, Mar, 2017 @11:41 AM
Run-DMC – 10 of the best
From sample pioneering to rebranding Adidas, Run-DMC did more than anyone to take hip-hop to the mainstream
Angus Batey
01, Feb, 2017 @12:03 PM
Jazzie B’s 10 best 80s anthems: Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Cameo and more
The Soul II Soul leader picks his favourite songs from a pivotal decade
Angus Batey
24, Nov, 2016 @3:00 PM
Muhammad Ali's influence ran deep through rap's golden age
Some have argued that the Champ was the first rapper. But more important to rap than his disses of his opponents was his manner outside the ring
Angus Batey
06, Jun, 2016 @11:13 AM
Cult heroes – Hank Williams Jr: crusading country boy with a lesson for the left
The Nashville star once compared Obama to Hitler and his rightwing persona can often stray beyond parody, but his musical message is one of inclusion and amity
Angus Batey
04, May, 2016 @12:37 PM
Al Green – 10 of the best
From a chequered career, the tussle between the religious and the secular is audible on all of Green’s best songs – even the ones he hates
Angus Batey
20, Apr, 2016 @2:27 PM
Cult heroes: Peter Bruntnell – the alt-country genius from Surrey
Album after album, the Kingston upon Thames solo artist produces rich and refined song-craft, yet hardly anyone has heard of him. Could this be his time?
Angus Batey
22, Mar, 2016 @2:16 PM
Outkast – 10 of the best
From an impromptu audition over an Atlanta car stereo to production that coalesced from an aural mist, the questing duo redefined music as we knew it
Angus Batey
10, Feb, 2016 @3:23 PM
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