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News Articles: Genre: Hip-Hop

Lil Nas X attends the BET Awards 2021 at Microsoft Theater on June 27, 2021 in Los Angeles.

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  • Music Interviews

The Learning Curve Of Lil Nas X

Lil Nas X is breaking Billboard records and barriers through his music — the pop-rap star joins All Things Considered to discuss his debut album Montero.

September 17, 2021
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By:
  • Sidney Madden,
  • Jonaki Mehta,
  • and 1 more
Royce 5'9" performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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  • Music

Royce 5'9": Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

The formidable lyricist celebrates eight years of sobriety with this Tiny Desk home concert from his studio near Detroit.

September 10, 2021
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By:
  • Abby O'Neill
Kanye West is seen at a <em>Donda</em> listening event at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on July 22, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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  • Music Reviews

From A Small House In a Big Stadium, Kanye Comes Up Empty-Handed

After a personally eventful year, the artist undertook another – and perhaps his most – ambitious, sprawling introduction of a new album. The results seem to be inversely proportional.

September 02, 2021
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By:
  • Mano Sundaresan
Little Simz performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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  • Music Videos

Little Simz: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

The London rapper performs songs from her new album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert from a living room dropped inside a void.

August 31, 2021
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By:
  • Bobby Carter
Migos perform a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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  • Music Videos

Migos: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

The trap superstars perform three songs at Gallery Dept. in Los Angeles for this pandemic edition of Tiny Desk.

August 25, 2021
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By:
  • LaTesha Harris
Chucky Thompson speaks at a Recording Academy event in January 2009. The late producer created some of the most celebrated hits of the '90s "hip-hop soul" era.

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  • Music Features

In Chucky Thompson, Black Music Found A Borderless, Million-Selling Sound

The producer, who died this month at 53, crafted career-defining records by Mary J. Blige, Faith Evans and The Notorious B.I.G., armed with a desire to understand his artists as people first.

August 19, 2021
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By:
  • Christopher A. Daniel
IDK released his second studio album, <em>SEE4YOURSELF</em>,<em> </em>in early July.

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  • Music Interviews

On New Album, Rapper IDK Reconciles A Disparate Self: 'And Here We Are Today'

NPR's A Martínez speaks to hip-hop artist and producer IDK about his latest album, SEE4YOURSELF, and his recently launched music business program for BIPOC creatives.

August 18, 2021
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By:
  • A Martínez,
  • Ziad Buchh,
  • and 1 more
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  • Music

Fans Are Still Waiting For Kanye To Release 'Donda'

NPR's A Martinez speaks with BuzzFeed culture writer Elamin Abdelmahmoud about the delayed release of Kanye West's album Donda.

August 13, 2021
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  • GPB Newsroom

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  • New Music

Lizzo (Feat. Cardi B), 'Rumors'

With an assist from Cardi B, Lizzo clears haters with a smile.

August 13, 2021
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By:
  • LaTesha Harris
DaBaby performs at Rolling Loud at Hard Rock Stadium on July 25 in Miami Gardens, Fla. He has received swift and significant backlash for comments he made at that festival.

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  • Arts & Life

The Music Industry Is Holding DaBaby Accountable

After making homophobic comments during a performance, rapper DaBaby has been widely criticized and dropped from multiple festivals. The fallout could mark a cultural shift in the music business.

August 04, 2021
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By:
  • Elizabeth Blair
"It's just surreal to me," Isaiah Rashad tells NPR Music. "It feels like I'm still working in like my old fast food s***, no matter how many times we do this."

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  • Music Interviews

Isaiah Rashad Returns, Burns And All

After a turbulent five-year absence, Isaiah Rashad has released his second studio album, The House Is Burning. Rashad speaks with NPR about community, DJ Screw, DC Comics and more.

July 30, 2021
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  • Jon Lewis

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  • Music

The First 100 Videos Played On MTV

Comparing the station to the moon landing may have come off as hubristic at the time, but MTV would go on to change pop music and its impact on popular culture.

July 30, 2021
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By:
  • Raina Douris
Young Thug performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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  • Music Videos

Young Thug: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

From the lush gardens of The Houdini estate in Los Angeles, the influential Atlanta rapper premiers songs from his forthcoming album, Punk.

July 27, 2021
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By:
  • Sidney Madden

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  • New Music

Lil Nas X, 'INDUSTRY BABY'

As Lil Nas X becomes bolder in his lyrics and creative vision, he transcends confines of "The Gay Rapper" stereotype, carving out space as an unapologetic messiah for today's queer generation.

July 26, 2021
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By:
  • Reanna Cruz
Questlove, here at the Grammys in January 2020, says the pandemic has changed him.

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  • Music Interviews

For Questlove, The Pandemic Meant Embracing Quiet — And Buying A Farm

The Tonight Show music director has been branching out: In addition to buying a farm, he's making his directorial debut with Summer of Soul, a documentary about a 1969 concert series in Harlem.

July 21, 2021
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  • Terry Gross
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