The art of the rap solo in contemporary pop has only come into its own over the last 20-odd years. Here, we pay tribute to the best rap performances by men in songs sung by women.

Across 16 years of touring their warped electric blues, Maryland's Clutch have built up an insanely loyal legion of fans. Neil Fallon introduces The Enthusiast to their Strange Cousins From The West.

It might seem creepy to talk about sex in relation to Michael Jackson, but in the fourth and final part of our series on his non-verbal vocalisations, we examine their sexual connotations.

You might think high-pitched shrieks aren't especially manly, but in the third of our four-part series, we examine the unexpected things Michael Jackson's non-verbal vocalisations reveal about gender.

In the second of this four-part series, we explore the racial implications of Michael Jackson's non-verbal vocalisations. He's black! He's white! Shamon! Hoo!

In the aftermath of Michael Jackson's death, this four-part series examines one of the best-known but least-investigated aspects of his music – his idiosyncratic non-verbal vocalisations.