Syl Johnson: Any Way The Wind Blows
Syl Johnson was a blues and soul artist who never made the big time like Al Green, yet today he’s one of the most sampled performers around.
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daKAH Hip Hop Orchestra
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DJ Rupture
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Coffee & Cigarettes
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Gza
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RJD2
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Dark Leaf
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T.H.C.
The Hip-Hop Collection Vol. 1 (High Times). Review by Bill Campbell.
Antipop Consortium
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