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  Bellamy Brothers - Pandora Internet Radio
Performing in such a large number of bands meant that the brothers perfected a number of different musical styles, since they were expected to please the tastes of many different club audiences.
Although the independent record label meant that the group wasn't charting as frequently as it used to, that was also a reflection of the shift of the country audience's taste.
The duo could still have minor hits, like the Top 25 "Cowboy Beat," which proved that the Bellamy Brothers continued to hold on to a dedicated group of fans in their second decade of performing.
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  divastation: salt-n-pepa
cheryl and sandi were recruited to perform the vocals for "the showstopper", an azor-penned reply to doug e.
in the end, "push it" sold over a million copies, topped the r&b and rap charts and earned the women their first grammy nomination for best rap performance.
later that year, the group performed at woodstock '94, providing the song "shoop" for the event's soundtrack album.
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 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
The Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group has been awarded since 1991, alongside the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance.
Previously a single award was presented for Best Rap Performance.
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 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group has been awarded since 1991, alongside the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance.
Previously a single award was presented for Best Rap Performance.
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 Rock On The Net: Grammy Awards: Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
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 R&B diva Beyonce wins five Grammy Awards
Vandross, who suffered a stroke last year, also won best R&B album and Song of the Year (with Richard Marx) for "Dance With My Father." The soul man wasn't in the house, but was represented by a tribute from Keys and Celine Dion, who battled a bad mike to get through the title track.
Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: "Disorder in the House," Warren Zevon and Bruce Springsteen.
Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: "Shake Ya Tailfeather," Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee.
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 Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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 the best in hip hop/soul
He was nominated for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group: “Dipset (Santana's Town)” (Juelz Santana Featuring Cam'Ron).
Chris began rapping at an early age but honed his chops as a radio DJ at Atlanta’s Hot 97.5.
Ludacris was nominated for Best Male Rap Solo Performance: “Stand Up,” Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group: “Gossip Folks” (Missy Elliott featuring Ludacris), and Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media: “Act A Fool” (Christopher Bridges and Keith McMasters, songwriters).
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 Smooth Jazz Now
The ceremony also proved the luck of the Irish as rockers U2 took a total of four awards, including best rock album, best pop performance by a duo or group with vocal, best rock performance by duo or group with vocal, and the prestigious record of the year.
Alan Jackson performed the touching "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)," a song he had written about the September 11 terrorist attacks, and he received a standing ovation for his stirring performance.
Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: "The Lucky One," Alison Krauss and Union Station.
www.smoothjazznow.com /2002_grammy_award_winners.htm   (1555 words)

  
 Controversy, skin laid bare
Perhaps one of the best performances of the evening, save for Eminem and Elton John's collaboration, of course, came from the queen of music, Madonna.
Of course the performance of the evening was, undeniably, given by Eminem and Elton John.
Best New Artist Shelby Lynn bared more than she covered when she performed with Cheryl Crow.
www.usc.edu /student-affairs/dt/V142/N30/03-controversy.30d.html   (1343 words)

  
 VH1.com : Salt-N-Pepa : Biography - Urge Music Downloads
They were also one of the first rap artists to cross over into the pop mainstream, laying the groundwork for the music's widespread acceptance in the early '90s.
Salt-n-Pepa were more pop-oriented than many of their contemporaries, since their songs were primarily party and love anthems, driven by big beats and interlaced with vaguely pro-feminist lyrics that seemed more powerful when delivered by the charismatic and sexy trio.
While songs like "Push It" and "Shake Your Thang" made the group appear to be a one-hit pop group during the late '80s, Salt-n-Pepa defied expectations and became one of the few hip-hop artists to develop a long-term career.
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 CNN - 1998 Grammy Awards
His performance of the song, "Love Sick," was interrupted by a shirtless dancer with the words "Soy Bomb" painted on his chest.
The same song was honored as the best rock vocal performance by a duo or group.
Puff Daddy was honored with the best rap album Grammy for "No Way Out." His top-selling tribute to the Notorious B.I.G., "I'll Be Missing You," won for best rap performance by a duo or group.
www.cnn.com /SHOWBIZ/9802/25/grammys/index.html   (874 words)

  
 Bone Thugs-n-Harmony - Thug World Order   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In the 1996 Grammy Awards, "Tha Crossroads" was voted Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.
The group made history when their hit single, "Tha Crossroads," tied a record the Beatles set in 1964 as the fastest rising single on the charts.
Bone thugs-n-harmony recently won the 1997 Grammy Award for Best Rap Duo or Group and the 1997 Soul Train Music Award for Best Video, "Tha Crossroads." Their third Ruthless album "The Art Of War" sold over four million copiesand once again established Bone as a true innovator in Hip Hop.
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 Beyonce, OutKast Top Grammys : Rolling Stone
Later, Aguilera, accepting the award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, took the stage struggling to keep her skimpy dress from slipping.
With all parties on their best behavior, the biggest headache for the censors might have been presenter Samuel L. Jackson's repeated, gleeful use of the word "funk" as he introduced the acts in a chaotic R&B medley that included OutKast, George Clinton with Parliament/Funkadelic, and Earth, Wind and Fire.
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal
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 Eminem at Hollywood.com
In the mid 1980s, the once shy, introverted young boy became interested in the burgeoning rap scene by way of groups like 2 Live Crew, LL Cool J and NWA, Eminem discovered a new love and quickly began to open up in the form of rapping and rhyming.
Additionally, he had an assault charge pending and his mother, who had been the topic of many of his rap songs, filed a law suit against him claiming his comments caused her emotional distress and damaged her reputation.
Grammy Best Rap Performance By Duo or Group 2000
www.hollywood.com /celebrity/Eminem/1116472   (1757 words)

  
 VIBE.com: Beyonce Sets It Off At Grammys
First she opened the event performing a medley with the "Purple One," Prince, in a tribute to his 20-year-old Purple Rain album.
She also shared best vocal R&B performance by a duo or group with Luther Vandross for their "The Closer I Get To You," collaboration.
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical, "Crazy In Love (Maurice's Soul Mix)," Maurice Joshua, remixer (Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z) CBS's broadcast of The 46th Annual Grammy Awards delivered the highest rated and most watched Grammy awards show since 2001, according to Nielsen preliminary affiliate based ratings for Sunday, Feb. 8.
www.vibe.com /news/online_exclusives/2004/02/beyonce_sets_off_at_grammys   (778 words)

  
 North Jersey Media Group providing local news, sports & classifieds for Northern New Jersey!
The group U2 accepts the award for best rock album for "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006, in Los Angeles.
The highlight of the show was the appearance of Sly Stone, the mercurial, psychedelic pioneer who disappeared from the music scene decades ago and hadn't performed in public since 1993.
Keith Urban was answering questions backstage when Stone's performance began playing on a nearby monitor, and he had to stop talking.
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 RTÉ.ie Entertainment: Alicia Keys tops Grammy awards
As well as taking the coveted Best New Artist award, Keys also took Best Female R and B Performance, Song of the Year and Best R'n'B song for her hit single 'Fallin' and Best R'n'B album for 'Songs in A Minor'.
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals was won by 'Lady Maramalade' from the Moulin Rouge soundtrack (Christina Aguilera, Lil Kim, Mya and Pink), Best Pop Vocal Album went to Sade's 'Lovers Rock', Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album was won by Harry Connick Jr for 'Songs I Heard' and Eric Clapton won the award for pop instrumental.
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group went to Outkast for 'Ms Jackson', who also took the Best Rap Album prize for 'Stankonia'.
www.rte.ie /arts/2002/0228/grammys.html   (559 words)

  
 Complete list of Grammy Award winners - Boston.com
Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: "Don't Phunk With My Heart," The Black Eyed Peas.
Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own," U2.
Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: "Restless," Alison Krauss and Union Station.
www.boston.com /ae/music/articles/2006/02/08/partial_list_of_grammy_award_winners   (1116 words)

  
 Grammy awards 2002 | Gallery | Guardian Unlimited
U2 won the gongs for best rock performance, record of the year, best rock album and best group pop performance.
She picked up the award for best female pop vocal performance for her hit I'm Like a Bird.
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott holds the Grammys she won for best rap solo performance and best pop collaboration with vocals.
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 The Spokesman-Review.com
Since its late 1970s inception, critics have stiff-armed rap music for making a tradition of using samples as the foundation of its sound, calling hip-hop anti-music.
Underground rap group Little Brother started out posting their music on the Okayplayer site and soon developed a following made up of Okayplayers, including founder ?uestlove.
The Roots won a Grammy in 2000 for the best rap performance by a duo or group for its duet with Erykah Badu, “You Got Me.” Last year's “Phrenology” was nominated for best rap album.
www.spokesmanreview.com /allstories-news-story.asp?date=052104&ID=s1521352   (650 words)

  
 Def Jam Recordings : Def Jam News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Best Rap Song - Shake Your Money Maker is one of those songs you carry around with you all day long on the inside and when you least expect it.....you are singing the lyrics out loud...might not be the best song to sing during your staff meeting :-)
Best Rap Duo - "Georgia" encompasses everything about the dirty south...lyrics are dynamic...the beat just makes you nod your head
I like the fact that he got nominated in four of the five rap categories, this proves he has had a great year.
www.defjam.com /site/news.php?news_id=102885   (656 words)

  
 Law.com - High Court Casts Aside Atlanta Rap Duo's Plea
Rap Duo, Rosa Parks Vie Over Her Name
A translation of rap lyrics submitted into the record by Parks' lawyers suggests that the song has nothing to do with Rosa Parks personally but is a self-congratulatory anthem to OutKast's stardom: "Be quiet and stop the commotion.
In 1999, the song "Rosa Parks" was nominated for a Grammy award for best rap performance by a duo or group.
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 CNN.com - Entertainment - Controversy over rapper's lyrics overshadows other nominees, new categories - February 19, ...
The Detroit rapper has been dogged by protest and publicity ever since the release of his album "The Marshall Mathers LP." The furor was ratcheted up further after he received Grammy nominations for album of the year, best rap album, best rap solo performance and best rap performance by a duo or group.
A group of organizations led by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and the National Organization for Women plan to lead a protest outside Los Angeles' Staples Center before the February 21 live broadcast of the ceremonies.
While mainly a theatrical outfit, the group's Grammy nomination is for its debut album, "Audio," which features the music performed onstage using invented instruments such as one constructed of polyvinyl-chloride plumbing pipes.
archives.cnn.com /2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/19/grammy.eminem   (1430 words)

  
 All snoop dogg biography, pics, rap music, snoop dogg music, songs, lyrics!
Introduced to the world through Dr. Dre's The Chronic, Snoop Dogg quickly became the most famous star in rap, partially because of his drawled, laconic rhyming and partially because the violence that his lyrics implied seemed real, especially after he was arrested on charges of being a murder accomplice.
Snoop Dogg rapped on The Chronic as much as Dr. Dre's, and his drawled vocals were as important to the record's success as its P-Funk bass grooves.
According to the charges, the rapper's bodyguard, McKinley Lee shot Phillip Woldermarian as Snoop drove the vehicle; the rapper claimed it was self-defense, alleging that the victim was stalking Snoop.
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 How Grammy got hip (hop)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
LOS ANGELES - As rap and hip-hop experience an unprecedented level of influence on American culture, appreciation for the music is hitting a similar high-water mark in the creative community.
Acknowledging the evolution of fl music, the academy has added several R&B and rap categories through the years: best contemporary R&B album (for R&B/hip-hop hybrid projects), best urban/alternative performance, best rap/sung collaboration and best rap song.
Although OutKast won album of the year at the 2004 ceremony for "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below," some questioned why 50 Cent was not nominated for best album and was shut out in the five categories in which he was nominated.
www.azcentral.com /ent/music/articles/0201grammyhip.html   (1066 words)

  
 Ladybug Mecca -Rebirth of Mec...Look For the new solo Album coming soon.
Grammy Award winning talent, Ladybug Mecca (Rebirth Of Slick “Cool Like Dat" 1993) formerly of the rap group Digable Planets is currently in the studio recording her new solo debut set to be released in the fall of 2003.
New York (PRWEB) - Ladybug Mecca, possibly rap's most notorious voice of her time with the group Digable Planets in the early 90's, is now back for her first solo project after a long layoff and start of a new family.
Alongside her two male partners she burst onto the scene like a quiet storm, blowing away expectations and defining a new stance for ladies who followed on the mike.
www.prweb.com /releases/2003/1/prweb53707.php   (659 words)

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