JA RULE, NELLY, LUDACRIS & 50 CENT (with Jordan Sargent)
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Writer and A&R person Jordan Sargent returns to Pop Pantheon to explore a definitive moment in establishing hip hop\\u2019s centrism in mainstream pop music \\u2013 the early 2000s. Jordan and DJ Louie explore the careers and legacies of a quartet of performers, Ja Rule, Nelly, Ludacris and 50 Cent, who hit their cultural peak during a moment when pop first fully allowed rappers to be mainstream pop stars. They discuss the sound of crossover rap in the 2000s and the biggest hits of the era from \\u2018In Da Club\\u2019 to \\u2018Hot in Herre,\\u2019 \\u2018Always on Time,\\u2019 and \\u2018One Minute Man\\u2019 and then rank all four hip hop stars in the Pop Pantheon.
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