Hip-Hop/R&B archive
Listen Reverend Run: From Rapper To Preacher
December 19, 2012 – Host Michel Martin talks with Rev. Run about his evolution from rapper to preacher.
Watch Top 5 Slept-On R&B Songs Of 2012
December 12, 2012 – Many singers made great R&B away from the mainstream this year. Here are five worth your attention.
Listen R. Kelly's Queer, Campy 'Closet' Reopens
November 27, 2012 – The R&B singer recently unveiled new chapters in his melodramatic Trapped in the Closet series.
Read Song Premiere: Solange, 'Lovers In The Parking Lot'
November 21, 2012 – A new album by the R&B singer, who has a mega-famous sister and an indie cohort, drops next week.
Watch It Isn't (Just) Ironic: In Defense Of The Hipster
November 20, 2012 – A rising hit by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis helps refute the idea that irony dominates youth culture.
Watch DJ Shadow On Sampling As A 'Collage Of Mistakes'
November 17, 2012 – The hip-hop producer says he loves scouring old records in search of "accidental brilliance."
Watch First Watch: Miguel, 'The Thrill (Live)'
November 15, 2012 – This live in-studio performance distills the best parts of the R&B singer into a single video.
Watch What Can You Make With $80 And A Hot Glue Gun?
November 5, 2012 – The low-budget video for Lushlife's "Magnolia" takes a simple idea to an astonishing end.
Read First Listen: Cody ChesnuTT, 'Landing On A Hundred'
October 21, 2012 – ChesnuTT's new album is a dynamite collection of timeless, celebratory, searching soul music.
Watch Death Grips In Concert Soundcheck
October 19, 2012 – Performing mostly in a fitting haze of red, the group creates a visceral experience on stage. Soundcheck
Watch For The Ladies: R. Kelly, Teddy Pendergrass And The State Of R And B
October 18, 2012 – Nelson George says R. Kelly's tour is an effort to reconnect R&B to its most devoted fans.
Listen K'Naan Brings Down Walls On 'Country, God Or The Girl'
October 16, 2012 – The best-selling, Somali-born rapper remains a versatile and powerful songwriter on his new album.
Watch This Is My Jam: Jaden Smith's 'The Coolest'
October 5, 2012 – Why we like what we like is a mystery. Kwasi Ansu says the Fresh Prince 2.0 surprised him.
Read Welcome To Jay-Z's Brooklyn
October 3, 2012 – Last Friday the first performance in a new arena signaled a change in both Brooklyn and hip-hop.
Watch New Rap Royalty: Killer Mike, El-P, Mr. Mf'n eXquire & Despot KEXP
October 2, 2012 – Watch some of today's most innovative rappers perform at KEXP in Seattle. KEXP