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(Encyclopedia)banjo, stringed musical instrument, with a body resembling a tambourine. The banjo consists of a hoop over which a skin membrane is stretched; it has a long, often fretted neck and four to nine string...DJ Kool Herc
(Encyclopedia)DJ Kool Herc : see Rap music.Combs, Sean Jomb Ca
(Encyclopedia) Combs, Sean Jomb : see Rap music. ...chromatic scale
(Encyclopedia)chromatic scale, in music: see scale. ...clef
(Encyclopedia)clef, in music: see musical notation. ...Grand Wizard Theodore
(Encyclopedia)Grand Wizard Theodore: see Rap music. ...authentic modes
(Encyclopedia)authentic modes: see mode, in music. ...N.W.A. (Niggaz Wit Attitudes)
(Encyclopedia)N.W.A. (Niggaz Wit Attitudes): see Rap music. ...synthesizer, musical
(Encyclopedia)synthesizer, musical: see electronic music. ...Beastie Boys, The
(Encyclopedia)Beastie Boys, The: see Rap music. ...Browse by Subject
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