Mixed Tapes USA: MINNESOTA

This week, Mixed Tapes begins an ongoing series of exploring artists who hail from specific states. We're inaugurating the series with the great state of Minnesota.

Minnesota's always been a home for forward thinking artists. From Prince to Bob Dylan to The Replacements, the state's sonic influence is enormous. Jam & Lewis' "Minneapolis Sound" (most evident on Janet Jackson's Control album) changed the pop landscape, and Hüsker Dü's post-hardcore defined a genre 10 years before anyone else was doing it.