Maxo Kream performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert. Maxo Kream hide caption
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Projects released by Young Thug, Tyler, the Creator and Little Simz are included in NPR Music's best hip-hop albums of 2021. Photo Illustration by Renee Klahr/NPR; Getty Images hide caption
In his first two albums, Maxo Kream mined his family history for material. His latest, Weight of the World, continues on that theme, marking his transition to family breadwinner. Justin Heron/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Cuco's debut album, Para Mí, is one of NPR Music's best albums of July. Cameron Postforoosh/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Flaming Lips. Their new album, The King's Mouth, is on our shortlist for the week's best new releases. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Bayonne (left), SASAMI and Jonathan Scales. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Charles Wesley Godwin, "Coal Country"
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