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Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Inductee, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and 5-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Janet Jackson is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious, and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television roles, and film roles.

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Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
King of Pop

Music

Michael Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor. Called the "King of Pop", his contributions to music and dance, along with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture.

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Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
Grammy Award Winner

Music

Pink Floyd were an English rock band formed in London. They achieved international acclaim with their progressive and psychedelic music.

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Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
2-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Marvin Gaye was an American singer, songwriter and musician. He helped to shape the sound of Motown Records in the 1960s, first as an in house session player and later as a solo artist with a string of hits.

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Public Enemy
Public Enemy
Inductee, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and 6-Time Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Public Enemy is an American hip hop group consisting of Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Professor Griff, Khari Wynn, DJ Lord, and the S1W group. Formed in Long Island, New York in 1982, they are known for their politically charged lyrics.

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The Beatles
The Beatles
7-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

The Beatles were an English rock band that formed in Liverpool in 1960. With members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, they became widely regarded as the greatest and most influential act of the rock era.

Tags: John Lennon · Paul McCartney · George Harrison · Ringo Starr · The Quarrymen · Beatlemania · Liverpool, England · Psychedelia · Rock · Pop

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Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
4-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Tracy Chapman is an American singer-songwriter, known for her hits "Fast Car" and "Give Me One Reason". She is a multi-platinum and four-time Grammy Award-winning artist.

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4 Non Blondes
4 Non Blondes
Recording Group

Music

4 Non Blondes was an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1989. The group was formed by bassist Christa Hillhouse, guitarist Shaunna Hall, drummer Wanda Day, and vocalist and guitarist Linda Perry.

Tags: Linda Perry · Christa Hillhouse · Shaunna Hall · Wanda Day · Louis Metoyer · Roger Rocha · Dawn Richardson · Alternative Rock · Billboard 200 · What's Up?

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Plastic Ono Band
Plastic Ono Band
Recording Group

Music

Plastic Ono Band was a band formed by John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1969 as a vehicle for their collaborative and solo projects.

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Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
5-Time Grammy Award Winner and 19-Time World Music Award Winner

Music

Mariah Carey is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. Throughout her career, she has sold more than 200 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all-time.

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Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
9-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Mary J. Blige is an American singer, songwriter, model, record producer, and actress. As of 2013, she has sold more than 50 million albums and 25 million singles worldwide.

Tags: Grammy Award Winner · Emmy Award Winner · Academy Award Nominee · Golden Globe Award Nominee · Mudbound · Uptown Records · Father MC · Jeff Redd · Yonkers, New York · Savannah, Georgia

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Yolanda Adams
Yolanda Adams
Recording Artist

Music

As of September 2009, Yolanda Adams had sold 4.5 million albums since 1991 in the United States, and nearly 8 million albums worldwide according to SoundScan.

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Gerald Levert
Gerald Levert
Grammy Award Winner

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Gerald Levert is best known for singing with Sean Levert and Marc Gordon of the vocal group LeVert. Levert was also a member of LSG, comprising Keith Sweat, Johnny Gill, and himself. Levert is the son of Eddie Levert, who is the Lead Singer of The O'Jays.

Tags: Grammy Award Winner · Rude Boys · Men at Large · Black Men United · Eddie Levert · LeVert · LSG · The O'Jays · BET Award Winner · American Music Award Nominee

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Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Queen of Soul

Music

Aretha Franklin is an American singer, songwriter and musician. She began her career singing gospel at her father, minister C. L. Franklin's church as a child. In 1960, at the age of 18, she embarked on a secular career.

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The Boys Choir of Harlem
The Boys Choir of Harlem
Recording Group

Music

The Boys Choir of Harlem was a choir located in Harlem, New York City, United States. Its last performance was in 2007 and the group folded shortly thereafter due to several controversies, a large budget deficit, and the death of its founder.

Tags: Harlem, New York · Dr. Walter Turnbull · Ephesus Seventh-day Adventist Church · Rev. Frederick B. Williams · Church of the Intercession · Budget Deficit · New York City Department of Education · Nelson Mandela · Pope John Paul II · Glory

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Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men
4-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Boyz II Men is an American R&B vocal group, best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies. They are currently a trio composed of baritone Nathan Morris, alongside tenors Wanya Morris and Shawn Stockman.

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Kirk Franklin
Kirk Franklin
16-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Kirk Franklin is an American gospel musician, choir director, and author. He is known for leading urban contemporary gospel choirs such as The Family, God's Property, and One Nation Crew (1NC), and has won multiple awards, including 16 Grammy Awards.

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Martha Wash
Martha Wash
2-Time Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Martha Wash is a 2-time Grammy Award nominee, with a career spanning over thirty years. Known for her distinctive and powerful dramatic soprano voice, she first achieved fame as one half of the successful act Two Tons o' Fun.

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Sounds of Blackness
Sounds of Blackness
3-Time Grammy Award Winner and Emmy Award Nominee

Music

Sounds of Blackness is a Grammy Award winning vocal and instrumental ensemble from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota who perform music from several genres music including gospel, R&B, soul, and jazz.

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The Terence Blanchard Group
The Terence Blanchard Group
Recording Group

Music

Terence Oliver Blanchard is an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, arranger, and film score composer.

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Dr. Cornel West
Dr. Cornel West
American Philosopher, Academic, Social Activist, Author, and Public Intellectual

Academia

Dr. Cornel West is an American philosopher, academic, social activist, author, public intellectual, and prominent member of the Democratic Socialists of America.

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Prince
Prince
7-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Prince has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. He has won seven Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe, and an Academy Award. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.

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Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams
2-Time Academy Award Nominee and 13-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Pharrell Williams is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and fashion designer. He has earned eleven Grammy Awards, including two with the Neptunes.

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Silk
Silk
Recording Group

Music

Silk is an American R&B group, formed in 1989 in Atlanta, Georgia. They are best known for their 1993 hit single, "Freak Me", which reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100.

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The Sugarhill Gang
The Sugarhill Gang
Grammy Hall of Fame Winner

Music

The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip-hop group, known mostly for its 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight", the first rap single to become a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The song uses an interpolation of the instrumental track from the hit "Good Times".

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