The relationship between alternative rock and hip-hop has become very cozy, indeed. Back in the day, the two rarely spoke. Neneh Cherry's two albums for Virgin had much to do with bringing the two sensibilities together. Raw Like Sushi was musically speaking, very R&B, but Cherry's stance was a very postmodern one. The follow-up, Homebrew, was even more out there, including guests as disparate as Guru and Michael Stipe. The albums are good, but Cherry is notable as a ground breaker as much as an artist. She released another album, Man, in 1998.