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Within a few verses of thunderous lead-off track "Supermagic," underpinned by a righteous sample of Turkish psych songstress Selda Bagcan, "Cherokee chief rocka" Mos Def more than makes amends for three years away from hip-hop, not to mention his disastrous 2006 Geffen swan song, True Magic.

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One might expect Back on My B.S. -- Busta Rhymes’ first batch of songs written since 2006’s The Big Bang and the shooting of his friend and bodyguard Israel Ramirez -- to be more sober and confessional. Recently, too, he’s railed against the “dehumanizing” aspects of technology.

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This suburban Philly rapper's debut single, "I Love College," is a smash on campuses, in clubs, and doubtlessly in cubicles across the country. It's a masterpiece of simplicity, a raise-your-cup tribute to things an awful lot of people agree on ("I love women / I love drinkin'," etc.). It even reminds us that date rape isn't cool.

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Started in the basement of an indie record shop, this clever and efficient Australian duo have experienced rapid success, scoring a U.S. deal via tourmates Tegan and Sara and placing a song (the jagged, confident "Postcards") in a Mercedes commercial.

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Taking cues from Australian forebears the Birthday Party and the Scientists, with touches of Dirty Three's dusty rage, these country-tinged post-punks would be bookish if their shadowy, hell-bent narratives weren't so creepy.