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My effort at putting together an iTunes mix of my 2006 musical fun list was hampered by the fact that my #1 choice, Blue Scholars, had been temporarily made unavailable at the time. But now they're back! So here's a mix of the songs I picked, plus a few extras:

And here's an article about Seattle's (hopefully) emerging hip-hops scene, plus a little about its history (which, yes, does include Sir Mix-a-Lot.