Microphone Check: Hip-Hop From NPR Music
Detroit rapper Danny Brown.
Detroit rapper Danny Brown.
Lee Clower/Courtesy of Mark McNairyLanguage 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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