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Ralphi used to, and he still does…

RalphiRosario.jpgChicago house music legend Ralphi "Bigger, Better, Harder" Rosario puts the "rosa" in Rosabel, which is Spanish for "big room sweet sound." (Also: "cranberry-vodka with a splash of pickle juice.") Twenty-one years ago, Rosario gave the club world the classic "You Used to Hold Me." It never gets old. Why, if you bat your eyes demurely, and wear some of your best "sweet-smelling, seductive perfume," he just might play it tomorrow night when he makes his debut at Town — and his first stop in D.C. in a couple years. He's also sure to play many of his classic remixes, either produced solo or with Abel "Always Looking for Men" Aguilera — from the likes of Janet Jackson, Madonna, Kelly Clarkson and the Pussycat Dolls. "Don't cha" remember? Hot! Start your divas, it's about to get ugly here in a minute — Hearsay's got a (good) feeling….

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