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— 15 Oct 2024 Bec Comment

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— 13 Oct 2024 Tom Comment

48. MOBB DEEP – “Shook Ones Pt II” (1995)

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Popular: #1009, 26th March 2005
— 31 July 2024 Tom 27 comments

The success of Elvis’ reissues – a promotional gimmick which actually managed to hack the charts – made a strong case that the new pop of 2005 simply wasn’t able to capture the wider public imagination. This record makes it inarguable[…]

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