Westside Boogie : NPR

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Tiny Desk

Westside Boogie: Tiny Desk Concert

December 14, 2022 • The Compton poet's vulnerable music required minimal adjustment to fit into our space.

New Music Friday For Jan. 25: The 6 Albums You Should Hear Now

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All Songs Considered

New Music Friday For Jan. 25: The 6 Albums You Should Hear Now

January 25, 2019 • Our sprint through this week's essential new albums includes music from the Compton rapper Boogie, the good-times riff-rock of FIDLAR, a return to form from The Dandy Warhols and more.

New Music Friday For Jan. 25: The 6 Albums You Should Hear Now

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In Compton, Boogie Just Wants To Empower His Neighborhood

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Music Interviews

In Compton, Boogie Just Wants To Empower His Neighborhood

April 16, 2015 • The rapper's son has changed Boogie's outlook on life: "I need to show him that he can be strong where he at and make a difference in this world."

In Compton, Boogie Just Wants To Empower His Neighborhood

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Compton rapper Boogie kicked off NPR Music's SXSW showcase at Stubb's on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Adam Kissick for NPR hide caption

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Front Row

Boogie, Live In Concert: SXSW 2015

March 21, 2015 • The Compton rapper's set was made up of personal songs that built with increasing intensity. There was no affect — all legitimacy and promise.

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Songs We Love

Songs We Love: Boogie, 'Further'

February 13, 2015 • Now, more than ever, young standard-bearers of West Coast rap complicate the default nihilism of their forbears with complex and often contradictory emotional content.

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