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It takes two

Or so it did during the heyday of the pop duet. With rhythm, not melody, now calling the shots, where did the love go?

Chris Brown and Jordin Sparks (Maury Phillips/WireImage for BET Network) Chris Brown (left) and Jordin Sparks have one of the few current hit duets on the charts with "No Air."
By Sarah Rodman
Globe Staff / July 6, 2008

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Ever since their breakup, she's suffocating and he feels lost at sea. Both wonder how they're supposed to breathe without each other. (Full article: 1321 words)

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