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The Chancers have every reason to be daunted by the US challenge.
As this timeline of the greats by Trace magazine shows, the
past 30 years have yielded some huge stars which have taken
urban music on to an international stage.
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Beyoncé/Destiny's Child
Emerged 2001
Influence Destiny's Child is undeniably one of
the biggest girl bands this side of the millennium, with
lead singer Beyoncé Knowles emerging as a bona fide icon
in her own right.
Fact! Shy and nervous as a child, the Knowles sent
their daughter Beyoncé to see a psychiatrist when she
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Pharrell Williams/The Neptunes
Emerged 2000
Influence Still the safest bet and quintessential
ingredient for a hit record today, hip hop's unshakeable
virtuoso Pharrell and his co-conspirator Chad Hugo have
consistently prescribed more hits for other artists this
millennium than Gotti did in his whole life.
Fact! Back in the krush-groovin' 80s, teenagers Pharrell and Timbaland used to be in a rap group together called SBI (Surrounded by Idiots).
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