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2000s icons
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2000s icons constitute a vast array of people, places, and events that have become a major influence during the millennium decade. Music The decade has been dominated by hip hop and pop music on one side, and emo, indie and alternative rock on the other side. In 2001 and 2002, glam rap such as Ja Rule became popular, later evolving into crunk in the mid 2000s and in the late 2000s. In the rock world, nu metal dominated the rock charts up to 2004, with emo overtaking it around mid-decade. So-called post-grunge acts such as Nickelback, Puddle of Mudd and Buckcherry have been among the best-selling rock bands of the decade. Starting in 2006, tween pop such as Aly & AJ and the Jonas Brothers started to enter the mainstream from Radio Disney. Movies The decade has created both many cinematic blockbusters, such as The Lord of the Rings series, the Harry Potter series, CG-animated films such as Shrek and The Incredibles, and cult favorites, such as Donnie Darko, Garden State and Juno. Popular genres include fantasy, remakes of old movies and popular books, and CG-animated movies. Politics The decade has been a battle between liberal and conservative ideologies, which have become a divide between rural and urban areas. It has also been marked by the West's opposition with Islamic extremism and the industrialization of Asia and debate on what action should be taken against global warming due to the release of fossil fuels into the atmosphere. Television Reality television became a mainstay of the industry in the 2000s, even though they have existed since the late 1980s on cable channels. Continuing the trend The Simpsons started, animated sitcoms like Family Guy and South Park continue to rise in popularity while traditional sitcoms are not as popular as they were in the 1990s. List of 2000s Icons Television *Reality television *TiVo Music *Indie *iPod *Britney Spears *Hip hop *Emo *Paris Hilton *Nu metal *Rap Politics *George W. Bush *Hillary Clinton *Vladimir Putin *Vicente Fox *Tony Blair *Jacques Chirac *Barack Obama *Osama bin Laden *Nicholas Sarkozy *John Kerry *John Edwards *Saddam Hussein *Al Gore *Ban Ki-moon *Kofi Annan *Tony Blair *Kim Jong-il *Hu Jintao *Muqtada al-Sadr *Nouri al-Maliki *Joe Lieberman *Dick Cheney *Condoleezza Rice Film *Shrek *Harry Potter *The Lord of the Rings Trilogy *Pirates of the Carribean *Bond 20, 21, 22 Books *Harry Potter Video games *Guitar Hero *Rockband *Grand Theft Auto *Pro Evolution Soccer *Halo *Playstation 2 *Xbox *Nentindo gamecube *Playstation 3 *xbox 360 *wii *Wii sports *Madden *Call of duty *Gears of War Other *Ringtone *Bling bling *Mobile phone *Chuck Norris 
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