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From the Notorious B.I.G. to the Fresh Prince and LL Cool J, Slate’s music-history podcast is here to quiz you. Listen to Hit Parade via Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. Think you know music? Hit Parade, the music-history podcast from Slate, is back with a new episode of the Bridge. Advertisement In [...] Read more