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1555:Bilal To Release Electro-Jazz Rock Album In 2010
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1544:. Retrieved on 2021-01-02.
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52:July 27, 2001
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1435:Soulquarians
1405:Peter Mokran
1304:
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1169:Aaron Comess
1163:"Love Poems"
1152:Aaron Comess
1135:Aaron Comess
1097:Andres Levin
1059:James Poyser
1055:James Poyser
997:James Yancey
942:Bilal Oliver
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370:Aaron Comess
346:Soulquarians
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269:Aaron Comess
247:
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198:Soulquarians
183:James Poyser
174:Andres Levin
147:Aaron Comess
37:Studio album
2695:Talib Kweli
2646:Erykah Badu
2506:These Walls
2214:Alicia Keys
2059:2009-08-16.
1807:2009-09-04.
1695:January 21,
1669:January 21,
1416: – rap
1345:Vidal Davis
1047:"Sometimes"
924:Richie Rich
908:Producer(s)
888:liner notes
807:Marvin Gaye
374:jam session
362:black music
358:Erykah Badu
348:(including
2861:Categories
2785:Phrenology
2761:Mama's Gun
2474:Little One
2467:All Matter
2439:Soul Sista
2295:August 19,
2272:August 22,
2113:2021-08-18
2053:Metacritic
1944:"Review".
1857:"Review".
1710:Reyes 2010
1637:Reyes 2010
1625:Reyes 2010
1542:PopMatters
1452:References
1110:Soul Sista
1053:, Oliver,
828:PopMatters
782:Metacritic
454:rock music
319:Germantown
310:Background
210:chronology
124:Interscope
74:(New York)
2846:The Ummah
2729:Amplified
2618:Questlove
2453:Fast Lane
2420:Voyage-19
2030:USA Today
1725:Credits:
1560:Billboard
1492:talk page
1457:Footnotes
1301:Personnel
1287:Billboard
1274:Billboard
1266:position
1180:"You Are"
1080:Mike City
1077:Mike City
960:Fast Lane
946:Megahertz
939:"For You"
905:Writer(s)
802:USA Today
745:USA Today
431:free-form
354:The Roots
294:Billboard
281:Megahertz
277:Mike City
188:Questlove
155:Megahertz
142:Mike City
63:1999–2000
2829:Neo soul
2812:See also
2639:D'Angelo
2564:Neo soul
2499:Faithful
2266:Archived
2262:soulhead
2243:July 21,
2184:July 25,
2147:Review:
2107:Archived
2076:Archived
2070:Review:
2057:Archived
2021:Archived
2015:Review:
1990:Review:
1975:archived
1962:Review:
1919:Review:
1897:Review:
1875:Review:
1845:Allmusic
1838:Review:
1818:Review:
1805:Archived
1792:Review:
1769:Archived
1763:Review:
1741:Review:
1592:July 29,
1582:AllMusic
1535:Review:
1508:Review:
1475:Review:
1307:AllMusic
922:Dubble,
846:D'Angelo
842:AllMusic
492:AllMusic
462:neo soul
304:neo soul
300:AllMusic
131:Producer
88:Neo soul
57:Recorded
49:Released
39: by
2777:Quality
2653:J Dilla
2460:Restart
2446:Love It
2431:Singles
2317:Discogs
2155:Blender
1860:Blender
1578:"Bilal"
1414:Mos Def
1378:Jay Dee
1318:Dr. Dre
1220:"Slyde"
1072:Love It
1036:Dr. Dre
1030:"Sally"
1002:J Dilla
986:Mos Def
972:Dr. Dre
919:"Intro"
850:Maxwell
529:Blender
442:hip hop
427:J Dilla
423:Dr. Dre
403:in 2014
289:J Dilla
273:Dr. Dre
227:(2001)
178:Mel-Man
170:J Dilla
160:Dr. Dre
93:R&B
2796:(2002)
2788:(2002)
2780:(2002)
2772:(2001)
2764:(2000)
2756:(2000)
2748:(2000)
2740:(2000)
2737:Voodoo
2732:(1999)
2724:(1999)
2716:(1999)
2705:Albums
2632:Common
2525:(2011)
2423:(2020)
2404:(2015)
2396:(2013)
2388:(2010)
2372:(2001)
1254:Charts
1240:Oliver
1206:Oliver
1203:"Home"
1149:Oliver
1132:Oliver
1094:
990:Common
988:&
911:Length
821:, and
819:Prince
799:, and
486:Rating
483:Source
452:, and
450:reggae
382:Prince
356:, and
350:Common
287:, and
102:Length
68:Studio
2681:Q-Tip
2625:Bilal
2516:Tours
2354:Bilal
2288:Shook
2249:Issuu
2202:album
1243:Bilal
1209:Bilal
928:Bilal
902:Title
838:'
315:Bilal
257:Bilal
253:album
208:Bilal
138:Bilal
119:Label
80:Genre
42:Bilal
2297:2020
2274:2020
2245:2020
2186:2020
2134:Muze
1998:Spin
1697:2021
1671:2021
1594:2013
1516:Vibe
1264:Peak
1246:6:49
1229:4:07
1212:5:23
1195:4:17
1172:5:25
1155:5:21
1138:4:47
1121:5:21
1100:2:12
1083:3:48
1062:7:12
1039:3:41
1022:3:56
1005:4:35
976:4:37
950:3:47
931:1:47
862:Spin
848:and
834:Vibe
738:7/10
733:Spin
650:8/10
446:scat
386:buzz
366:demo
323:jazz
2412:EPs
2315:at
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1995:".
1967:".
1927:NME
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1825:NME
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