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Top 10 Pop Artists for the Indisputably Hip

By Bill Lamb, About.com

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#7 - Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys - Fallin'

Alicia Keys - Fallin'

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Alicia Keys has been entertaining audiences since she began learning to play piano at the age of 7. She warms the heart of those who fear for the fate of classic r&b sounds in a musical world increasingly dominated by hip hop. Her name-dropping of Flo and James Evans from the TV show Good Times in last year's "Unbreakable" adds immeasurably to her charm.

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