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Arrested Development's 1992 debut, 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life of ..., forged an affinity with African American cultural history. It wasn't a safe commercial bet, but the album became popular by revealing the essence of that history in contemporary regionalism ("Tennessee"), sexual...

1994 RS: 4of 5 Stars

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Arrested Development took the light, funky sound of the Native Tongues school of hip-hop (De La Soul, Queen Latifah), blended in the folk-blues instrumentation of their native South (harmonica, acoustic guitars), added uplifting, gospel-tinged lyrics, and became one of the most successful crossover acts in rap. On the strength of its first single, "Tennessee" (#6 pop, #1 R&B), the group's 1992 deb...

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