close
 

Hip-Hop

Recent Hip-Hop

Profile Records never meant to get into the rap game, but the label launched the careers of rap groups like Run-D.M.C.

February 21, 2012 Profile Records never meant to get into the rap game, but the label launched Run-D.M.C.'s career.

ListenPlaylist

Rihanna and Chris Brown perform together in December 2008.

February 22, 2012 When the singers released remixes featuring each other this week, the Internet's jaw dropped.

ListenPlaylist

The British producer SBTRKT wears one of his many the African-inspired masks.

February 18, 2012 Many musicians at the intersection of electronic music and hip-hop are obscuring their identity.

Opera and rap seem to hit a nerve with many music lovers.

February 16, 2012 When it comes to musical preferences, the two genres act like lightning rods for scorn.

Shabazz Palaces performing at KEXP.

February 14, 2012 Seattle's otherworldly hip-hop group brings their hypnotic, battering low end beats to KEXP.

THEESatisfaction performing at KEXP.

February 7, 2012 The Seattle hip-hop duo embody the rare combination of thoughtful and fun to KEXP's Street Sounds.

Gerald Levert performs at the 98.7 Kiss FM's R&B Jam 2001 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

February 6, 2012 Valentine's Day only comes once a year, so take it slow with this mix of soul and lovers' rock.

Kanye West's "All Of The Lights" is one of the five nominees for Song of the Year at the 2012 Grammy Awards.

February 7, 2012 The sole major nomination for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is in the songwriting category.

ListenPlaylist

NPR thanks our sponsors

Become an NPR Sponsor

Podcast + RSS Feeds

Podcast RSS

  • Music
     
  • Hip-Hop