http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.17487&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rssA female rap trio from Long Island, N.Y., Northern State consist of Hesta Prynn, DJ Sprout and Guinea Love. They rock a super-catchy -- some might say "sassy" -- style that instantly evokes memories of a <I>Licensed To Ill</I>-era Beastie Boys: heavy on the high-pitched loud rhymes and pop culture references. However, whereas the young Beasties repped the virtues of angel dust, KFC and under-aged girls, Northern State are all about political awareness, vegetarianism and female empowerment. Because of their very in-your-face style (both in content and delivery), most listeners will find them either absolutely brilliant or impossible to listen to; some critics have lauded them, while others have shredded their music. Regardless, the group's first album <I>Dying In Stereo</I> earned them a deal with Columbia Records, got them on <I>Last Call With Carson Daly</I>, and prompted collaborations with hip-hop icons like Pete Rock and DJ Muggs. Whether N.S. are just a flash in the pan or will become the first female white rap group to blow up remains to be seen, but they're definitely making moves. - Brolin WinningHitmakersen720Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:37:58 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.17487&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss A female rap trio from Long Island, N.Y., Northern State consist of Hesta Prynn, DJ Sprout and Guinea Love. They rock a super-catchy -- some might say "sassy" -- style that instantly evokes memories of a <I>Licensed To Ill</I>-era Beastie Boys: heavy on the high-pitched loud rhymes and pop culture references. However, whereas the young Beasties repped the virtues of angel dust, KFC and under-aged girls, Northern State are all about political awareness, vegetarianism and female empowerment. Because of their very in-your-face style (both in content and delivery), most listeners will find them either absolutely brilliant or impossible to listen to; some critics have lauded them, while others have shredded their music. Regardless, the group's first album <I>Dying In Stereo</I> earned them a deal with Columbia Records, got them on <I>Last Call With Carson Daly</I>, and prompted collaborations with hip-hop icons like Pete Rock and DJ Muggs. Whether N.S. are just a flash in the pan or will become the first female white rap group to blow up remains to be seen, but they're definitely making moves. - Brolin Winning http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15954343&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hitmakers Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Northern State on Rhapsody Online 15954343 tra.15954343 Northern State art.17487 0.99 Can I Keep This Pen? alb.15952556 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/4/8/5/1105847_170x170.jpg 2007-08-28 00:00:00.0 2007-08-28 00:00:00.0 true ILUVITWHENYA tra.15954343 196000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15954343&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15954343&variant=data&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6403538&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hitmakers Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Northern State on Rhapsody Online 6403538 tra.6403538 Northern State art.17487 0.99 All City 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Northern State art.17487 0.99 Can I Keep This Pen? alb.15952556 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/4/8/5/1105847_170x170.jpg 2007-08-28 00:00:00.0 2007-08-28 00:00:00.0 true Away Away tra.15954341 215000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15954341&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15954341&variant=data&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15954342&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hitmakers Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Northern State on Rhapsody Online 15954342 tra.15954342 Northern State art.17487 0.99 Can I Keep This Pen? alb.15952556 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/4/8/5/1105847_170x170.jpg 2007-08-28 00:00:00.0 2007-08-28 00:00:00.0 true Good Distance tra.15954342 205000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15954342&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15954342&variant=data&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14518146&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hitmakers Mon, 1 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Northern State on Rhapsody Online 14518146 tra.14518146 Northern State art.17487 0.99 Better Already alb.14515722 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/4/2/1/1021243_170x170.jpg 2007-04-17 00:00:00.0 2007-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Better Already (Hired Goons PVC Remix) tra.14518146 341000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14518146&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14518146&variant=data&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15954347&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hitmakers Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Northern State on Rhapsody Online 15954347 tra.15954347 Northern State art.17487 0.99 Can I Keep This Pen? alb.15952556 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/4/8/5/1105847_170x170.jpg 2007-08-28 00:00:00.0 2007-08-28 00:00:00.0 true Things I'll Do tra.15954347 206000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15954347&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15954347&variant=data&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3304179&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hitmakers Mon, 3 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Northern State on Rhapsody Online 3304179 tra.3304179 Northern State art.17487 0.99 Dying In Stereo alb.289244 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/7/5/6/1306571_170x170.jpg 2003-06-03 00:00:00.0 2002-06-03 00:00:00.0 true A Thousand Words tra.3304179 218000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3304179&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3304179&variant=data&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3304180&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hitmakers Mon, 3 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Northern State on Rhapsody Online 3304180 tra.3304180 Northern State art.17487 0.99 Dying In Stereo alb.289244 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/7/5/6/1306571_170x170.jpg 2003-06-03 00:00:00.0 2002-06-03 00:00:00.0 true Trinity tra.3304180 234000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3304180&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3304180&variant=data&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3304182&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hitmakers Mon, 3 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Northern State on Rhapsody Online 3304182 tra.3304182 Northern State art.17487 0.99 Dying In Stereo alb.289244 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/7/5/6/1306571_170x170.jpg 2003-06-03 00:00:00.0 2002-06-03 00:00:00.0 true The Man's Dollar tra.3304182 225000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3304182&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3304182&variant=data&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3304183&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hitmakers Mon, 3 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Northern State on Rhapsody Online 3304183 tra.3304183 Northern State art.17487 0.99 Dying In Stereo alb.289244 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/7/5/6/1306571_170x170.jpg 2003-06-03 00:00:00.0 2002-06-03 00:00:00.0 true Vicious Cycle tra.3304183 279000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3304183&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3304183&variant=data&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3304185&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hitmakers Mon, 3 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Northern State on Rhapsody Online 3304185 tra.3304185 Northern State art.17487 0.99 Dying In Stereo alb.289244 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/7/5/6/1306571_170x170.jpg 2003-06-03 00:00:00.0 2002-06-03 00:00:00.0 true All The Same tra.3304185 244000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3304185&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3304185&variant=data&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6412729&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hitmakers Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Northern State on Rhapsody Online 6412729 tra.6412729 Northern State art.17487 0.99 All City alb.6400147 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/3/5/4/1814532_170x170.jpg 2004-08-03 00:00:00.0 2004-08-17 00:00:00.0 true Ignite tra.6412729 231000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6412729&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6412729&variant=data&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6412730&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hitmakers Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Northern State on Rhapsody Online 6412730 tra.6412730 Northern State art.17487 0.99 All City alb.6400147 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/3/5/4/1814532_170x170.jpg 2004-08-03 00:00:00.0 2004-08-17 00:00:00.0 true Girl For All Seasons tra.6412730 176000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6412730&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6412730&variant=data&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6412731&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hitmakers Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Northern State on Rhapsody Online 6412731 tra.6412731 Northern State art.17487 0.99 All City alb.6400147 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/3/5/4/1814532_170x170.jpg 2004-08-03 00:00:00.0 2004-08-17 00:00:00.0 true Nice With It tra.6412731 225000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6412731&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6412731&variant=data&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6412732&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hitmakers Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Northern State on Rhapsody Online 6412732 tra.6412732 Northern State art.17487 0.99 All City alb.6400147 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/3/5/4/1814532_170x170.jpg 2004-08-03 00:00:00.0 2004-08-17 00:00:00.0 true Last Night tra.6412732 208000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6412732&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6412732&variant=data&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6412733&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hitmakers Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Northern State on Rhapsody Online 6412733 tra.6412733 Northern State art.17487 0.99 All City alb.6400147 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/3/5/4/1814532_170x170.jpg 2004-08-03 00:00:00.0 2004-08-17 00:00:00.0 true Think Twice - (with The High & Mighty) tra.6412733 253000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6412733&rws=%2Fnorthern-state%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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