Arrested Development

It's been twenty years since these peace-and-love hip hoppers released 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of..., a debut album so dazzlingly good that it effectively sank the rest of their career. Everywhere, that is, except for Japan, where listeners stuck by the group even when they were reduced to appearing alongside Tiffany and CeCe Peniston on 'where are they now?' reality TV show Hit Me, Baby, One More Time in the US in 2005. Led by the unashamedly spiritual Speech, the group are now onto their ninth album, Strong, which even gave them a Top 10 hit here. Expect them to get a warm welcome at this three-night residency at Billboard Live.