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Chicago rapper Saba Laiken Joy hide caption

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Pusha T's It's Almost Dry is one of NPR Music's top 20 hip-hop albums of 2022. Photo Illustration: Jackie Lay/NPR/Derek White/Getty Images for The Recording Academy hide caption

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Saba (left), Lizzo (center) and Rosalía have released some of our favorite songs of the year so far. Collage by Estefanía Mitre / NPR/Photos courtesy of the artists hide caption

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Collage by Estefanía Mitre / NPR/Photos courtesy of the artists

Nearly four years after his critically acclaimed 2018 album, CARE FOR ME, Chicago rapper Saba released his third studio project, FEW GOOD THINGS, on Feb. 4, 2022. Dawit N.M./Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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The 2 Chainz full-length Dope Don't Sell Itself is on our shortlist of the best albums out on Feb. 4. The Atlanta rapper says it'll be his final trap album. Wynton Harvey/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The top 5 albums out on Feb. 4

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Rico Nasty is one of the leading voices in the current style of hip-hop that adopts elements from hardcore and punk rock. Rich Fury/Getty Images for Coachella hide caption

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In The Wide World Of Hip-Hop, There's A Style For Everyone

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Rihanna performs with Pharrell Williams at her fifth annual Diamond Ball on Sept. 12, 2019. This January marks four years since her last full-length release. Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images hide caption

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From Dixie Chicks To Rihanna: Our Music Predictions For 2020

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Saba's new album, Bucket List Project, comes out Oct. 27. Bryan Allen Lamb/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Songs We Love: Saba, 'Church / Liquor Store (Feat. Noname)'

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Saba's Somali Songs of Hybrid Identity

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