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Licensed to Ill Was Never Supposed to Work

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Beastie Boys | Licensed to Ill (album) The Joke Nobody Got Licensed to Ill was a satirical album everyone took at face value, an inside joke that went Diamond and outsold every rap record before it, cobbled together from borrowed parts and happy accidents. “There were tons of guys singing along to ‘Fight for Your […]

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One Take in a Lunch Break Changed Everything

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Eminem | Lose Yourself The Shot He Almost Missed Barbra Streisand read the winner’s name at the 75th Oscars, and the man who wrote the song was asleep at home. That detail pretty much explains how “Lose Yourself” ended up bigger than hip-hop. Barbra Streisand read the winner’s name at the 75th Academy Awards, and

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