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Happy Birthday, Willow Smith!
Willow Smith is the youngest of the talented Smith family. The fashionable teen turns 15 years old today (Oct. 31).
Happy Birthday, Schoolboy Q!
Before good kid, m.A.A.d city dropped and proved Kendrick Lamar is the best working rapper, fellow Black Hippy member Schoolboy Q showed he wasn't to be slept on. Another one of Top Dawg Entertainment's best rappers turns 29 years old today (Oct. 26).
New Music Releases – November 2015
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Happy Birthday, Ciara!
Ever since debuting on the Lil Jon-produced "Goodies," Ciara has been pretty consistent when it comes to making palatable hits. The Atlanta native turns 30 years old today (Oct. 25).
Happy Birthday, Adrienne Bailon!
Before she was a Cheetah Girl, Adrienne Bailon was turning relationship drama into c’est la vie-style pop music with ’90s girl group 3LW. The singer-turn-talk show host turns 32 years old today (Oct. 24).
Happy Birthday, Weird Al!
One of music's innocuous yet consistently relevant figures is "Weird Al" Yankovic, the parody songwriter. The satirist turns 56 years old today (Oct 23).
Happy Birthday, Miguel!
R&B is alive and cats like Miguel -- part hippie, part bedroom mood setter -- are some of the reason. The bohemian hitmaker turns 30 years old today (Oct. 23).
Happy Birthday, Shaggy!
Some Jamaican artists make it through the island's dancehall circuit before finding success in America. Others don't necessarily need to. The Jamaican-Canadian hitmaker turns 47 years old today (Oct. 22).
Happy Birthday, Lil Durk!
From the dangerous streets of Chicago's Englewood area comes Lil Durk, a hardened lyricist with an ear for indelible songs. The young talent turns 23 years old today (Oct. 19).
Happy Birthday, Esperanza Spalding!
Grammy-winning jazz artist Esperanza Spalding celebrates her 31st birthday today (Oct. 18).