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30 Years Later: Groove Theory, “Groove Theory” - Longreads

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This story was funded by our members. Join Longreads and help us to support more writers. Hanif Abdurraqib | Longreads | October 23, 2025 | 3,684 words (13 minutes) Throughout the fall, Hanif Abdurraqib will contend with major anniversaries of some of his favorite underconsidered albums. This week: R&B duo Groove Theory’s Groove Theory , released by Epic Records on October 24, 1995. What I love is a city I can describe to you not in miles or landmarks. Not even in the hauntings of what was once but is no longer: the ghost of the long-gone corner store, the ghost of the basketball court a

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