Hip-Hop/R&B archive
Watch Chance The Rapper: NPR Front Row
March 16, 2013 – Watch the Chicago native as he prowls the stage, inciting fans to shake off their hangovers.
Watch Gangsta Rap Swap Meet Proprietor Wan Joon Kim Has Died
March 14, 2013 – Kim sold some of the earliest work of DJ Quik and Eazy-E when few stores would sell their music.
Watch Le1f, Live In Concert
March 14, 2013 – The New York rapper whips his glow-in-the-dark hair back and forth during a mesmerizing set.
Watch Adrian Younge: Looking Back To Move Hip-Hop Forward
March 12, 2013 – Spaghetti Westerns, Philadelphia soul, opera and Wu-Tang come together in the producer's music.
Watch D'Angelo And Questlove Bare The Roots Of 'Voodoo'
March 5, 2013 – Monday night was a chance to see an artist defined by distance and mystery up close.
Read First Listen: The Delfonics, 'Adrian Younge Presents The Delfonics'
March 4, 2013 – This cross-generational production has resulted in songs that get under your skin and stay there.
Watch The Floacist: A Soul Poet Says Yes To Moving On
February 26, 2013 – Natalie Stewart, best known as half of the duo Floetry, has remade herself as a solo artist.
Watch Where Does The Harlem Shake Actually Come From?
February 21, 2013 – It all started with mummies and a basketball tournament, depending on whom you ask.
Read First Listen: Bilal, 'A Love Surreal'
February 17, 2013 – The soul singer explores the contours of intense emotions with patience and psychedelic insight.
Listen Frank Ocean's Big Year, And What Hasn't Changed In Hip-Hop
February 9, 2013 – Ocean's six Grammy nods round out a year in which his sexuality was as big a topic as his music.
Watch The Bizarre 20-Year Ride Of Two Pharcydes
February 6, 2013 – In November of 1992 the unruly, exuberant quartet loosed their debut album upon the world.
Watch All The Singular Ladies: 6 Women At The Cutting Edge Of R&B
January 30, 2013 – In 2013, women are poised to take the mantle of progressive R&B. Here are a few worth watching.
Watch The Internet: Odd Future's Smooth Side KEXP
January 29, 2013 – Watch Matt Martians and Syd The Kid perform "Give It Time," live on KEXP's Street Sounds. KEXP
Watch Big Freedia Lays Out The Basics Of Bounce
January 27, 2013 – Freedia may be the most visible star of the hard-dancing hip-hop subculture out of New Orleans.
Watch 'The Chronic' 20 Years Later: An Audio Document Of The L.A. Riots
January 22, 2013 – Our series about rap's greatest year begins with Dr. Dre's solo debut.