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The Prodigy　

The Prodigy navigated the high-wire, balancing artistic merit and mainstream visibility with more flair than any electronica act of the 1990s. Ably defeating the image-unconscious attitude of mo ..more

Prince Phillip Mitchell　

A veteran composer, vocalist, guitarist, and pianist, Prince Phillip Mitchell’s roots are in vintage R＆B, although he’s better known for soul tunes. Mitchell sang with both The Premiers and T ..more

Prince　

Few artists have created a body of work as rich and varied as Prince. During the ’80s, he emerged as one of the most singular talents of the rock ＆ roll era, capable of seamlessly tying together ..more

Plush (Dance)　

Playing For Change　

A multi-media charity art project, Playing for Change was created in 2004 by producer/engineers Mark Johnson and Enzo Buono. Hoping to break down musical and social barriers and promote a pea ..more

Platinum Hook　

Phyllis Hyman　

Phyllis Hyman began her career as a silky voiced, jazz-influenced singer and gradually moved into slick, heavily produced urban contemporary ballads and light dance numbers. Hyman won a ..more

Phreek　

Phil Perry　

A former member of the Montclairs, Phil Perry later teamed with Richard Sanlin in a duo that had a short stay at Capitol in 1980. Their first single stalled at number 81 and the album fizz ..more

Futures　

One of Philadelphia’s finest groups, the Futures made good music, but Lady Luck refused to work her magic on them. Frank Washington, Kenny Crew, James King, John King, and Henry McGil ..more

Funkadelic　

Though it often took a back chair to its sister group Parliament, Funkadelic furthered the notions of black rock begun by Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, blending elements of ’60s {\psyched ..more

Freedom　

Freda Payne　

The multi-talented Freda Payne is best known for her singing career, yet she has also performed in musicals and acted in movies over the years, and briefly was the host of her own TV talk show. ..more

Frank Ocean　

An R＆B vocalist affiliated with the outlandish hip-hop crew Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, Frank Ocean (Christopher Lonny Breaux) was born and raised in New Orleans. The aspiring songw ..more

Four Tops　

The Four Tops’ story is one of longevity and togetherness： these Motown legends teamed up in high school and spent over four decades without a single personnel change. In between, they became on ..more

Four Tet　

Spawned from the urge to do something apart from his post-rock band Fridge, Kieran Hebden’s Four Tet project balances organic and programmed sounds. Hebden formed Fridge with Sam J ..more

Flying Lotus　

Experimental electronic music producer Flying Lotus, born Steven Ellison, is a grandson of songwriter Marilyn McLeod (the co-writer of Diana Ross’ Love Hangover), as well as a great-neph ..more

Flo Rida　

Flo Rida, unsurprisingly a native Floridian, is an MC who toured as a teenager with 2 Live Crew’s Fresh Kid Ice and began popping up on high-profile mixtapes by 2006, most notably DJ Khaled ..more

Finis Henderson　

Chicago vocalist Finis Henderson was the lead singer for Weapons of Peace before going solo after moving to Los Angeles in the early ’80s. His father was a dancer and also vice-president of {@Sa ..more

Fifth Dimension