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Brooklyn is the most populous borough of New York City , with a Census - estimated ___MASK8___ , ___MASK91___ , 735 residents in 2015 . It borders the borough of Queens at the southwestern end of Long Island . Since 1896 , Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County , the most populous county in the U . S . state of New York , and the second - most densely populated county in the United States , after the county of New York ( which is coextensive with the borough of Manhattan ). Yasiin Bey ( born Dante Terrell Smith ; December ___MASK82___ , 1973 ), best known by his stage name Mos Def , is an American hip hop recording artist , actor and activist from Brooklyn , New York City , New York . Best known for his music , Mos Def embarked on his hip hop career in 1994 , alongside his siblings in the short - lived rap group Urban Thermo Dynamics ( UTD ), after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul . He subsequently formed the duo Black Star , alongside fellow Brooklyn - based rapper Talib Kweli , and released their eponymous debut album in 1998 . He was featured on the roster of Rawkus Records and in 1999 released his solo debut , " Black on Both Sides ". His debut was followed by " The New Danger " ( 2004 ), " True Magic " ( 2006 ) and " The Ecstatic " ( 2009 ). The editors at About . com listed him as the 14th greatest emcee of all time on their " 50 greatest MC ' s of our time " list . Kurt Elling ( born November ___MASK8___ , ___MASK46___ ) is an American jazz vocalist , composer , lyricist and vocalese performer . Born in Chicago , Illinois , and raised in Rockford , Elling first became interested in music through his father , who was Kapellmeister at a Lutheran church . Growing up , Elling sang in choirs and played various musical instruments , but was not exposed to jazz until he attended Gustavus Adolphus College . Elling enrolled in graduate school at the University of Chicago Divinity School , but left school one credit short of a master ' s degree to pursue a career as a jazz vocalist . Casey Benjamin is an American saxophonist , vocoderist , keyboardist , producer and songwriter . He is a member of the Robert Glasper Experiment which won a Grammy Award for Best R & B Album for their album Black Radio . He is one half of the funk pop new wave duo HEAVy with vocalist Nicky Guiland , and currently plays with Q - Tip ( rapper ) , Mos Def , Stefon Harris In 2011 , he was the keyboard / saxophonist for Patrick Stump ' s live solo project tour . Benjamin is from South Jamaica , Queens , New York City . He attended Fiorello H . LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts and The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in Manhattan . The Ecstatic is the fourth studio album by American rapper Mos Def . After venturing further away from hip hop with an acting career and two poorly received albums , Mos Def signed with Downtown Records and recorded " The Ecstatic " primarily at the Record Plant in Los Angeles . He worked with producers such as Preservation , Mr . Flash , Oh No , and Madlib , the latter two of whom reused instrumentals they had produced on Stones Throw Records . Singer Georgia Anne Muldrow , formerly of the record label , was one of the album ' s few guest vocalists , along with rappers Slick Rick and Talib Kweli . For its front cover , a still from Charles Burnett ' s ___MASK33___ film " Killer of Sheep " was reproduced in red tint . Fall Out Boy is an American rock band formed in Wilmette , Illinois , a suburb of Chicago , in ___MASK54___ . The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Patrick Stump , bassist Pete Wentz , lead guitarist Joe Trohman , and drummer Andy Hurley . The band originated from Chicago ' s hardcore punk scene , with which all members were involved at one point . The group was formed by Wentz and Trohman as a pop punk side project of the members ' respective hardcore bands , and Stump joined shortly thereafter . The group went through a succession of drummers before landing Hurley and recording the group ' s debut album , " Take This to Your Grave " ( 2003 ). The album became an underground success and helped the band gain a dedicated fanbase through heavy touring , as well as some moderate commercial success . " Take This to Your Grave " has commonly been cited as an influential blueprint for pop punk music in the 2000s . Steve Turre "( né " Stephen Johnson Turre ; born ___MASK98___ Omaha , Nebraska ) is an American jazz trombonist , a pioneering musical seashell virtuoso , a composer , arranger , and educator at the collegiate - conservatory level who , for years , has been active in jazz , rock , and Latin jazz  in live venues , recording studios , television , and cinema production . As a studio musician , Turre is among the most prolific living jazz trombonists in the world . As a member of a television orchestra , this is Turre ' s year as trombonist with the Saturday Night Live Band . Black on Both Sides is the debut album of American rapper Mos Def , released on October ___MASK12___ , ___MASK32___ , by Rawkus Records and Columbia Records . Prior to the album ' s recording , Mos Def had collaborated with rapper Talib Kweli for the duo ' s studio album , " Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star " ( ___MASK49___ ), which raised high expectations for a solo effort . " Black on Both Sides " features an emphasis on live instrumentation and socially conscious lyrics . On February 2 , 2000 , the album was certified Gold in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ), following sales in excess of ___MASK79___ , 000 copies . Rawkus Records is an American hip - hop record label known for jump - starting the careers of many rappers . Rawkus started in ___MASK43___ with initial releases ranging from hip - hop , drum and bass and fun - dustrial ( Dystopia One ). Patrick Martin Stumph ( born April ___MASK60___ , ___MASK77___ ), known professionally as Patrick Vaughn Stump , is an American musician , singer - songwriter , record producer , actor and music critic . He is the lead vocalist , rhythm guitarist , pianist and composer for the rock band Fall Out Boy , originally from Wilmette , Illinois . About . com ( formerly MiningCo . com ) is an American Internet - based network of content that publishes articles and videos about various subjects on its " topic sites ," of which there are nearly ___MASK63___ , 000 . It is operated by About , Inc . ( formerly The Mining Company , MiningCo . com , Inc ., and About . com , Inc .) The website competes with other online resource sites and encyclopedias and , for March 2014 , 61 , 428 , 000 unique visitors were registered by comScore for About . com , making it the 16th - most - visited online property for that month . As of August 2012 , About . com is the property of IAC , owner of Ask . com and numerous other online brands , and its revenue is generated by advertising . True Magic is the third studio album by American rapper Mos Def . It was released on December ___MASK24___ , 2006 , by Geffen Records . After Geffen had absorbed Mos Def ' s record label Rawkus , the album was released haphazardly to fulfill a contractual obligation ; its physical release lacked a booklet , cover art , lyrics , or credits and followed an online leak of the music . " True Magic " received mostly mixed reviews from critics and reached 97 , 000 copies sold by 2014 . Kenny Barron ( born June 9 , ___MASK38___ ) is an American jazz pianist , who has appeared on hundreds of recordings as leader and sideman and is considered one of the most influential mainstream jazz pianists since the bebop era . Charlie Hunter ( born May ___MASK69___ , 1967 ) is an American guitarist , composer , and bandleader . First coming to prominence in the early 1990s , Hunter plays custom - made seven - and eight - string guitars on which he simultaneously plays basslines , rhythm guitar , and solos . Critic Sean Westergaard described Hunter ' s technique as " mind - boggling ... he ' s an agile improviser with an ear for great tone , and always has excellent players alongside him in order to make great music , not to show off ." The technique is rooted in the styles of jazz guitarists Joe Pass and Tuck Andress , two of his biggest influences , who blended bass notes with melody in a way that created the illusion of two guitars . The New Danger is the second studio album by American hip hop artist Mos Def . It is the follow - up to his breakthrough solo effort " Black on Both Sides " ( ___MASK32___ ), after which he devoted more time into his film and stage career . " The New Danger " was released in October 2004 to generally mixed reviews and eventually sold ___MASK74___ , 000 copies . De La Soul is an American hip hop trio formed in ___MASK61___ on Long Island , New York . The group is best known for their eclectic sampling , quirky lyrics , and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres . The members are Posdnuos , Dave and Maseo . The three formed the group in high school and caught the attention of producer Prince Paul with a demo tape of the song " Plug Tunin '". With its playful wordplay , innovative sampling , and witty skits , the band ' s debut album , " 3 Feet High and Rising ", has been called " a hip hop masterpiece ." The City of New York , often called New York City or simply New York , is the most populous city in the United States . With an estimated 2015 population of ___MASK1___ , 550 , ___MASK56___ distributed over a land area of just , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States . Located at the southern tip of the state of New York , the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area , one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world . A global power city , New York City exerts a significant impact upon commerce , finance , media , art , fashion , research , technology , education , and entertainment , its fast pace defining the term " New York minute ". Home to the headquarters of the United Nations , New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital of the world . The Los Angeles Times , commonly referred to as the Times or LA Times , is a paid daily newspaper published in Los Angeles , California , since ___MASK89___ . It was the largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in ___MASK64___ and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country . In ___MASK81___ , the Tribune Company , parent company of both the " Chicago Tribune " and local television station KTLA , purchased the " Los Angeles Times " by acquiring its parent company , the Times Mirror Company . The " Times " is currently owned by tronc ( formerly known as Tribune Publishing ). Wilmette is a village in New Trier Township , Cook County , Illinois , United States . It is located north of Chicago ' s downtown district ( from Chicago ' s northern border ) and had a population at the ___MASK95___ census of ___MASK60___ , 087 . Wilmette is considered a bedroom community in the North Shore region . In ___MASK85___ , Wilmette was ranked as the seventh best place to raise children in the U . S ., according to " Business Week ". In 2015 , Wilmette was ranked the best place to live in Illinois based on a variety of factors including its low unemployment rate , median income , low housing vacancy rate , high education expenditures per student , low crime , and short commute times . In 2016 , the personal finance website WalletHub . com published its finding that the residents of Wilmette had an average credit score of ___MASK48___ , ranking it in first place among communities within the State of Illinois . Stefon Harris ( born March ___MASK69___ , ___MASK4___ ) is an American jazz vibraphonist . In 1999 , the " Los Angeles Times " called him " one of the most important young artists in jazz " who is " at the forefront of new New York music " and " much in demand as a star sideman ". Harris has played with several jazz luminaries including Kenny Barron , Steve Turre , Kurt Elling , and Charlie Hunter , in addition to releasing several of his own critically well - regarded albums .