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Minnesota, and its largest city Minneapolis, are known for the multi-platinum soul singer Prince, as well as cult favorites The Replacements and Husker Du and a large, vibrant polka community, fueled by immigration. Bob Dylan started playing in the Minneapolis area. Terry Lewis and Jimmy Jam Harris also began their career in Minneapolis before forming The Time and producing for Gladys Knight and Janet Jackson, among others.
The first singing school in Minnesota was in St. Anthony, opened in 1851. Multiple choral societies opened in the next few decades and, in 1902, the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra was founded.
Punk rock
Originally based out of J's Longhorn Bar, the Minneapolis punk rock scene grew slowly. The Suicide Commandos were perhaps first, and they were quickly followed by Husker Du and The Replacements, who played a mix of early hardcore punk and alternative rock. Soul Asylum was originally a Minneapolis hardcore band called Loud Fast Rules, who played with bands like Man Sized Action, Otto's Chemical Lounge, Final Conflict, Rifle Sport and Breaking Circus who mixed funk, thrash metal and other influences. Twin Cities rock in general is strongly punk-influenced, played simple, loud and fast.
Notable local bands and Artists
Hip Hop
The Twin Cities currently boast a thriving underground hip hop scene due largely to the presence of Rhymesayers Entertainment. Rhymesayers artists including, among others, Eyedea & Abilities, MF Doom, Brother Ali, Los Nativos, Musab, and, most notably, Atmosphere, began to receive national attention in recent years. Also recently, the Twin Cities hip hop scene owes some of its success to the annual Twin Cities Celebration of Hip Hop sponsored by Yo! The Movement and to D.U. Nation's website www.dunation.com.
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