Philadelphia has produced some of music's most prolific talents in history. It's responsible for an era of music comparible to that of Motown, Stax, and Chess Records while molding artist who continue to push the envelope like Jill Scott, Bilal, and The Roots. Philadelphia is a traditional city, some times to a fault in a time when most are willing to conform to whatever the "It" thing of the moment is, they are known to stick to their own merits. [read more...]