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| | 2001 In Music |
 | | With the Clash and Bob Marley as his primary rebel music inspiration, Chao is striving to bring street life concerns of Latin America and Europe to the youth of the U.S. Flowing rhyme in Spanish, English, French, and Portuguese and riding fusions of reggae, ska, rock, and Latino pop, Chao is an uncategorizable crossover dream. |
 | | Plenty of infectious P-Funk driven bump and grind here, but this “party music” is a thowback to the politically conscious hip-hop of Chuck D and Kris-One. |
 | | Although Nashville reveals few signs of turning away from hat and hair acts, at least in the margins of the country music mainstream there is a little more light shining on the nation’s rural roots. |
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