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Is there any rapper who needs the genre's recent, rampant vocal-manipulation trend less than Ludacris? Is there any rapper who needs the genre's recent, rampan... more info

Stuffed as they were with electro-pop hooks and globe-tripping grooves, the first two Gorillaz albums never actually felt like side-project material. Stuffed a... more info