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Hip-Hop's game changers: Three 6 Mafia
Friday, August 18, 2023
Hip-hop is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and we're looking back at albums that changed the game. Today, it's the group that took a shoestring DIY approach to creating horrorcore: Three 6 Mafia.
Eric B. & Rakim change the flow of rap with 'Paid in Full'
Friday, August 04, 2023
With their 1987 debut album Paid in Full, Eric B. & Rakim introduced internal rhyme schemes to rap, and changed the flow of hip-hop forever.
How Houston became the self-sustaining heart of Texas rap
Tuesday, August 01, 2023
Isolated at the bottom of the map, the Bayou City had to build its scene from scratch, and its influence inched ever outward. Today you can hear its pulse everywhere, beating slow and low.
Kurtis Blow breaks hip-hop nationally with his 1980 debut
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Hip-hop is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Commentator Kiana Fitzgerald is looking back at the albums that changed the game.
Remembering pioneering rapper Gangsta Boo, dead at 43
Thursday, January 05, 2023
The rapper known as Gangsta Boo died this week at age 43. Born Lola Mitchell, she was known as one of the South's premier crunk emcees and she got her start in the group Three 6 Mafia.
What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing
Friday, October 28, 2022
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Andor, Aftersun, Southern Baptist Sissies and more.
What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend reading, listening and viewing
Friday, October 07, 2022
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the novel Thistlefoot, "Blessed" by GloRilla, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers and more.
Amber Mark's 'Three Dimensions Deep' turns grief into undeniable beauty
Friday, January 28, 2022
On her debut album, Amber Mark turns to the cosmos for answers.
What's making us happy: A guide for your weekend reading and viewing
Friday, January 21, 2022
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the Netflix show Twentysomethings: Austin, a look back at 20 years of The Onion and more.
Janelle Monáe's 'Turntables' Stresses 'Liberation, Elevation, Education'
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
This song, part of our 'We Insist' timeline of 2020's noteworthy protest music, was released Sept. 15.
Beyoncé Releases New Song 'Black Parade' In The Final Hours Of Juneteenth
Saturday, June 20, 2020
"Black Parade," a call to action and a salve for a wounded nation, is the latest example of Beyoncé using her pop domination to put Black pride front and center.
Andre Harrell, Founding Father Of Hip-Hop Soul, Dead At 59
Saturday, May 09, 2020
Andre Harrell, a record executive who shepherded the careers of Mary J. Blige and Sean "Diddy" Combs and combined the sounds of R&B and hip-hop with his label, Uptown Records, has died.
Why Country Music Classifications Often Fall Along Racial Lines
Monday, April 01, 2019
Last month, Billboard removed the country-trap song, “Old Town Road,” from its country chart. The decision has highlighted how music genres are often classified along racial lines.
Beyoncé Is The 21st Century's Master Of Leveling Up
Friday, October 12, 2018
Through her career, Bey has shown that there are more levels to her artistry than we could have imagined. And she's using those levels to delve further into her personalized elevation of black women.
5 Essential R&B Albums You Slept On In 2016
Saturday, December 17, 2016
While you were watching Frank Ocean build a staircase, NPR Music contributors Bobby Carter and Kiana Fitzgerald were listening to these records.
5 Essential Hip-Hop Albums You Slept On In 2016
Saturday, December 17, 2016
Chance the Rapper and A Tribe Called Quest received deserved accolades, but there were many more rap records worthy of celebration this year.
Isaiah Rashad Dusts Himself Off And Tries Again
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Depression and addiction stymied the rapper after a promising debut on the same label that launched Kendrick Lamar. On The Sun's Tirade, he sounds like a new man, refreshed and self-aware.
AfroPunk Acts To Free Your Mind And Your ... Ears
Sunday, August 28, 2016
This year's AfroPunk Festival in Brooklyn features artists who are expanding the universe of punk and ideas about who belongs there.
First Listen: Sango And Dave B, 'Tomorrow'
Friday, July 15, 2016
The two — one the face of a new-age quiet storm entity and the other a low-key rapper making small, but steady, waves at home — are convincing. Seattle has something to say.
Songs We Love: denitia and sene., 'olive.'
Friday, July 01, 2016
With an assist from producer Sly5thave, the R&B-adjacent duo transitions from a precipitous moment into a stone-cold jam session with a lustfully bubbly mood.
