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The Shadelist: Chronicling Mariah Carey’s shadiest songs

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June 16, 2021
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Once upon a time, there was a young multi-racial, multi-talented girl from Long Island, New York. Born to an Irish-American mother and an Afro-Venezuelan-American father, she would grow up to have one of the best voices the music world would ever hear, a witty way with words and a masterful gift of melody. Despite having 500 hours of beauty school, she ventured
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The Reigning Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul: Mary J. Blige

The Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul While Hip-Hop saw during the 90s a handful of women who gave the genre a breath of fresh air with their fierceness, the R&B world welcomed a different kind of Queen, one that was able to merge two worlds. Mary J. Blige was the woman to

For the Nostalgia: “Nobody” by Keith Sweat

June 10, 2015
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If you were a fan of R&B music in the 1990s, then this is a song you’ve definitely heard!  During the instrumental intro before the vocalists begin to sing, you may even already know the lyrics even if you can’t recall both of the artists’ names.  Released in the fall
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Elicit 1997 … with Savage Garden’s debut album

June 5, 2015
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On March 4, 1997, the Australian pop duo Savage Garden made a splash on the music scene with their self-titled debut album. The duo was comprised of Darren Hayes (vocals) and Daniel Jones (instrumentals). The group’s sound was largely influenced by 80s pop but at the same time, fit perfectly on pop radio
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