*Rap & Hip Hop

Ol' Dirty Bastard rose to fame in the world renowned Hip Hop gang Wu-Tang Clan. Return To The 36 Chambers (1995) is chock full of his rants, growls, schtick and off-beat rhymes. After release, "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" and "Brooklyn Zoo"

The fourth album by The Roots was recorded at Jimi Hendrix's Electric Lady Studios and released in 1999. Considered by critics as their breakthrough, Things Fall Apart was the first album of The Roots that exceeded half a million sold units. Spin Magazine called the album a landmark moment for The Roots, as it 'swelled the Roots clique into a movement-style posse'. The Roots at this point employed D'Angelo on keyboards, Erykah Badu on backing vocals and rappers Mos Def, Common and Beanie Siegel also make appearances. The band of charismatic drummer Questlove grew into THE defining Hip Hop band - there is no other, they are simply unmatched, becoming the benchmark.

Legend of the Wu-Tang is a compilation album by the Wu-Tang Clan, released in 2004. It is notable for including the rare unedited version of "Protect Ya Neck", a remix of the song "Method Man", as well as "Shaolin Worldwide", "Sucker M.C.'s" and "Diesel", three tracks the Wu-Tang produced for soundtracks and compilations.