Lucy Pearl - Lucy PearlReleased in 2000, this debut and only album from Lucy Pearl an R&B super group put together by former Tony! Toni! Tone! member Raphael Saadiq, boasting Dawn Robinson from En Vogue and Hip Hop innovator Ali Shaheed Muhammed from A tribe called Quest as additional members, set the tone for neo souls evolution in the new decade. With additional collaborators Snoop Dogg and Q tip also featuring on the album, it is no surprise that Lucy Pearl went on to

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has directly informed the ever-impressive capabilities demonstrated by London's eight-piece collective

Surrender to the flow

it became a Modern Soul Holy Grail

Just after high school graduation in 1990

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New license with one of the pioneers of Chicago and of the house scene: Mr Chez Damier

It was famously sampled by J Dilla for “Last Donut Of The Night” - the gut-wrenching finale to his seminal Donuts

“Exercise Your Ass Off” lampoons the home exercise craze

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among jazz collectors

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