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A Trak

-A-Trak (born Alain Macklovitch March 30, 1982) is a Montreal-based DJ and turntablist. -A-Trak won the DMCs World DJ Championship in 1997 at the age of 15, making him both the youngest and the only Canadian winner of the competition[1]. -He was the first DJ to win all three major DJ competition titles (DMC, ITF and Vestax) and the first DJ to win five DMC championships[2] -He was later asked to join the now-defunct DJ crew Invisibl Skratch Piklz, and is a member of The Allies.

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St

There are currently 5 artists on Last.fm called ST: 1) ST - Alex Stepanov - russian rapper from Moscow. 2) Stefan Ternemar (a.k.a. s.t) is an electronic artist from Lidköping, Sweden. He released his first two EP's Emotions In A Box and I'll Meet You There on the Monotonik label, but has since signed to US indie label Music Related who released his debut album People I Barely Know in early 2007.

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Solange

Solange Piaget Knowles (born June 24, 1986), who performs under the mononym Solange, is an American recording artist, actress, model and dancer. She is the younger sister of R&B singer and actress Beyoncé. Knowles was born and raised in Houston, Texas. Showing an interest in music recording at an early age, she eventually broke into the music scene at 16. She has released two studios albums: Solo Star in 2003 and Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams in 2008.

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Chops

CHOPS (1): US hip hop solo artist and producer from Philly (???? -)
CHOPS (2): UK avant-wonk-pop group from Leeds (2007 -) (1) CHOPS, from the Philly-based group the Mountain Brothers, has become a successful solo artist and producer. His album Virtuosity featured Kanye West, Raekwon, Ras Kass, Talib Kweli, and others. The soundtrack to the movie Dark was entirely by CHOPS. CHOPS's music has been featured on commercials and TV shows. His remixes have been very popular. CHOPS's work on mixtapes is noted, appearing on mixtapes by the Game, Fabolous, and ODB.

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Fluent Form

After the success of his independently released debut album Chapters Of Substance, Fluent Form wasted no time in returning to the studio to begin work on his sophomore LP, The Furnace. Across these 14 tracks, Fluent continues to demonstrate his ability as a lyricist to combine concepts with complexity. To add to this release, Fluent has recruited a stellar line-up of guests including veterans Brad Strut and Ciecmate alongside some Melbourne’s premier talents; Mata N Must, 1/6, Maundz, Fatty Phew and crew members Raven and Geko.

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DJ Madhatter

DJ Madhatter (Jordan Lee) began deejaying in 1998 after moving to Milwaukee, WI from his hometown of Kenosha, WI. Jordan “Madhatter” Lee began playing drums and making music before the age of ten. His musical roots were deeply based in soul, funk and rhythm and blues, but were also inspired later in his teens by punk, ska, reggae, and rock. Jordan’s roots in drumming and years of voice and theater training, made the progression into working with hip hop a smooth one. Music has always been, and continues to be, the major building block of his life.

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