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New Music Friday: The Top 10 Albums Out On Nov. 13

The rapper 2 Chainz. His long-awaited full-length, So Help Me God, is on our shortlist of the best new albums out on Nov. 13. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The Top 10 Albums Out On Nov. 13

November 13, 2020 • NPR Music's picks for the week's best new albums include the long-awaited So Help Me God from 2 Chainz, country singer Chris Stapleton, the Afrobeats of Davido, Gillian Welch rarities and more.

New Music Friday: The Top 10 Albums Out On Nov. 13

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Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

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Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

June 14, 2016 • Hear new music by A Giant Dog, Vic Mensa, Michael Kiwanuka, Ryley Walker and more in June's mix of public-radio favorites.

Aesop Rock And Kimya Dawson Showcase Their Strengths

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Aesop Rock And Kimya Dawson Showcase Their Strengths

May 20, 2013 • As The Uncluded, the two cancel each other's weaknesses — Dawson gains heft, while Aesop Rock lightens up. Critic Robert Christgau says the collaborative album is almost like two halves of a whole.

Aesop Rock And Kimya Dawson Showcase Their Strengths

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Giving the 22nd Century a Soundtrack

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January 29, 2008 • In "None Shall Pass," underground rapper Aesop Rock comes off as a hip-hop fortuneteller, announcing what will happen in a distinctly combative way. He issues a dire warning amid thick production and sick sampling, but it's the listener's job to figure it out.

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In "Zero Dark Thirty," rapper Aesop Rock returns from a long hiatus, still armed with propulsion and pessimism. Chrissy Piper hide caption

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Aesop Rock: As The World Crumbles

April 26, 2012 • In "Zero Dark Thirty," the rapper returns from a hiatus, still armed with propulsion and pessimism.

'Zero Dark Thirty' by Aesop Rock

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