Cracked Archive - Music
Mapping Hip Hop: 15 NYC Spots Where the Movement Was Shaped
Hip hop is one of the few truly American art forms, and just about the only one white people haven’t successfully stolen.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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15 Details Of Kurt Cobain's Death That Take The Weird To Eleven
It turns out he did have a gun.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Little Women Must Have Damn Near Killed You: The Most Hilarious Misheard Lyrics
There are a lot of songs out there that sound like something completely different AND laugh-out-loud bizarre.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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15 Nonsense Lyrics of the Boy Band Era
It would take a room full of history’s greatest philosophers to figure out what the hell they’re trying to say.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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15 Seattle Grunge Landmarks: The Musical Map of the City
It turns out it was a lot of dirty basements.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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4 Beloved Throwback Songs With Bananas Backgrounds
We're totally okay with singing along to complete nonsense as long as it sounds good.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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14 Frivolously Fun Facts About The Beatles’ Rubber Soul
Still fresh after 57 years!
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- By Lily Landau
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'School's Out' Was Considered Too Scandalous For British Television
According to someone who also wanted to censor 'Doctor Who'.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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'Amen Break:' The Immortal Drum Beat Sampled By Everyone From N.W.A. To The Power Puff Girls
Yes, the creators were Black.
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- By Lily Landau
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55 Facts About The Songs Of The '60s
If you remember these songs, you weren't there.
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- By Tara Marie
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Every Song About Candy Is Super Creepy
We're starting to think these songs aren't talking about candy at all.
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- By Justin Crockett
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15 Hip Hop Pioneers Who Actually “Changed The Game”
They did something different. Then the difference became the norm.
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- By Jay L'Ecuyer
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Cracked VS: Purchasing Music Then vs. Now
Back before everything was a subscription service.
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- By JhallComics
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Cracked VS: Today’s Biggest Musicians Then vs. Now
I miss the old Kayne.
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- By JhallComics
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Ben Franklin And The Harmonica Of Madness
Franklin's new instrument messed with people's minds.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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