Fela Kuti's crossover into the western mainstream has been gaining momentum ever since his death in 1987.
I always try to make the crossover into more modern sounds and give my pupils pieces they can identify with".
The book covers punk's cultural crossover into graffiti and skateboarding, and includes insight into queer, female and Hispanic punk scenes.
She certainly has a lyrical flair that is rare in British urban music, and an image that could crossover into the mainstream.
And she's gone multi-platinum, with crossover into the pop audience, plus she recently lost twenty pounds with a martialarts workout.
Those who have made the crossover into movies, especially, become well-known even to people who have never so much as glanced at the source material.
Deadmau5, who rose to fame at the peak of EDM and dubstep's crossover into the mainstream, has previously been vocal about the costs of touring and studio time.
Hedley believes The Big Life is a more conventional production naturally appealing to an older audience and, possibly, more opportunity to crossover into the West End.
Even her crossover into the mainstream was typically subversive, playing the openly lesbian character Nancy Bartlett on the hit show Roseanne.
My crossover into film had a lot to do with David Lynch's 'Eraserhead' - it got me into the texture of film.
Dancehall tends to crossover into hip-hop and pop radio every once in a while, and being selected to add a little something to a Beyoncé track means you've got a surefire hit.
