Microphone Check: Hip-Hop From NPR Music

August 29, 2012 4:20 PM

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Detroit rapper Danny Brown.

Lee Clower/Courtesy of Mark McNairy

Detroit rapper Danny Brown.

Lee Clower/Courtesy of Mark McNairy

Language advisory: The songs in this mix may contain language that some listeners may find offensive.

Experience the wide world of hip-hop with Ali Shaheed Muhammad, DJ, producer and one-third of the legendary group A Tribe Called Quest, and NPR Music editor Frannie Kelley. We aim to bring you the full breadth of rap music, everything from old school classics to new school favorites. With so many different styles, sounds, characters, voices, concerns and parties we think everyone will find something to love. Tell us what you think: microphonecheck@npr.org

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