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Actor Farley Granger is 84. Actress Jean Marsh is 75. Actor David Prowse is 74. Actress Karen Black is 70.

No female rap artist paralleled the success of Missy Elliott, neither during her reign nor before, and none was more deserving.

From an early age, Elliott demonstrated a knack for performance, and her big break came in 1991 when Jodeci band member DeVante Swing signed Elliott's group, Sista, to his Swing Mob Records label.

Unit rapper Lloyd Banks has announced an exclusive one-off show in London this July.

It is simplicity itself: a microphone and the human voice. On the eve of their UK championships, Lena Corner meets the key members of the beatbox generation IMMO KLINK Beardymam, a.k.a. Darren Foreman, uses technology as well as comedy and props to create classic beatbox shows All of the sounds you are about to hear," says beatboxer Shlomo, ...

If reports of a Saturday Night Fever remake are to be believed, then Timbaland's collaboration with Simon Cowell shows how far downhill he's gone Timbaland ... has he been so busy chasing the money that he's lost his mojo? Photograph: PR Jay-Z has been busy sounding the death knell for Auto-Tune , but it looks like hip-hop could have another ...

Have you made Ciara's acquaintance yet? No doubt you've heard of her. After all, the Atlanta-based singer-songwriter -- born Ciara Princess Harris -- is a major-label pop star who frequently collaborates with hip-hop and pop royalty, from Missy Elliott to Ludacris to Justin Timberlake.

Outside his primary roles as Andre 3000's partner in OutKast and as one of the central members of the Dungeon Family, Big Boi appeared on tracks by Missy Elliott , Trick Daddy , Jay-Z , Killer Mike , Beyonce , Brooke Valentine , Sleepy Brown , and Fantasia .

In 2002 the successful duo of Missy Elliott and Timbaland presented Tweet, a soulful vocalist with hip-hop savvy and unrestrained sexuality.

Adidas has collaborated with hip-hop artiste Missy Elliott to create street shoes with attitude.

Although women have always had a presence in the hip-hop scene and rap music, they've found it hard to get a real toehold in a genre heavily based on boastful macho toughness.

No female rap artist paralleled the success of Missy Elliott, neither during her reign nor before, and none was more deserving.

It's been 20 years since break dancing's heyday, but the streetwise dance style is back in the spotlight and stepping up to the stage.

Artist Biography: Missy Elliott By Jason Birchmeier No female rap artist paralleled the success of Missy Elliott , neither during her reign nor before, and none was more deserving.

Continuing our countdown to the end of the decade we come to the pop music highlights of 2001.

When the Excellence in Music & Entertainment awards are presented come February 5 at the Gardens of the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, special tributes will be paid to two categories of entertainment notables.

Chris Cornell has teamed up with legendary hip-hop producer Timbaland. The ex-Soundgarden frontman follows in the footsteps of Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado in getting the man behind the Missy Elliott ...

At 23 years old, I think the uber-talented Lady Sovereign may finally have it right.

Chris Green might not be the hardest working man in comedy but he is no slouch. As well as creating cowgirl Tina C, he has now resuscitated his old - in every sense - character Ida Barr.

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