Briana Younger appears in the following:
Southern Rap and the Loss of an Icon
Friday, November 04, 2022
Rapper Takeoff's legacy and the evolution of Southern rap from the 1990s to today's music.
'The South Got Something To Say' Is A Celebratory Canon Of Southern Rap
Friday, August 07, 2020
NPR Music has launched The South Got Something To Say, a canon of Southern hip-hop. Its creator, critic Briana Younger, and NPR's Rodney Carmichael explained the project on All Things Considered.
The South Is Rap's Past, Present And Future
Monday, August 03, 2020
Southern rappers' contributions to the genre have long been underestimated in favor of coastal hegemony – but the region has long steered the sound of hip-hop and deserves its story told in full.
Pop Smoke's First And Final Album Falls Between Two Worlds
Friday, July 03, 2020
The rapper quickly drew attention over the course of 2019, as one of the newest and brightest stars of an emerging generation of New York artists.
In The Wide World Of Hip-Hop, There's A Style For Everyone
Sunday, February 02, 2020
Weekend Edition's final music starter kit surveys the modern landscape of hip-hop, from the energetic bars of DaBaby and Rico Nasty to the spoken word-influenced Saba and Noname.
Songs We Love: Anne Dereaux, 'Chop'
Monday, June 05, 2017
On her new EP, Dereaux — an architectural designer by day and an R&B singer-songwriter by night — explores the large-scale impact of heartache projected outward.
Songs We Love: Francine Thirteen, 'Lust Heals, Give Me My Sin Again'
Thursday, April 27, 2017
In a meditative take on the Bible's creation story, the self-described "ritual pop" singer seeks a feminine-based understanding of the divine — the hidden female face of God.
Songs We Love: Oddisee, 'Things'
Thursday, December 15, 2016
The bright and bouncy dance track adds a new color to the Maryland-born rapper's production palette — but the song's energy belies its lyrical content.
Songs We Love: Topaz Jones, 'Motion Sickness / Grass'
Wednesday, November 09, 2016
The singer and rapper chooses funk music and love as means of self-care. In this video, Jones' locs are the symbolic star: a connection to his love interest and to post-relationship baggage.
Songs We Love: NxWorries, 'Starlite'
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Anderson .Paak's storytelling is a dream snapped back to reality, while Knxwledge's blaxploitation-inspired production is a time capsule set to music.
