Protegees of Mike Skinner, The Mitchell Brothers were seeking a breakthrough by collaborating with Calvin Harris on their cheeky but charming ode to the King of Pop...
Pop Essays #45: The Mitchell Brothers, ‘Michael Jackson’
Category: Hip Hop
The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 16)
British audiences weren't as familiar with hip hop titan Busta Rhymes before 1998. Thanks to a thundering sample of the theme from KnightRider, they soon were...
The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 11)
Run DMC had helped pioneer the breakthrough of hip hop in the early 80s - and were pivotal in a revival, thanks to Jason Nevins turning a classic track of theirs into a hard house floorfiller...
The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 45)
After breaking through with the huge "Get Ur Freak On" and Miss-E ... So Addictive album the year previously, Missy Elliott continued to ride the crest of a wave with her Under Construction album...
The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 50)
It's Thursday and it's midday, and time once again to bring you a look back at another huge hit from the UK charts at the dawn of the new millennium in The Story of Pop: 2000. This week: a groundbreaking chart topper from one of the most successful rap artists ever... For some reason or … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 50)
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