Accessibility links
Smino ENTER TEASER

Smino

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

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

toggle caption
Rich Fury/Getty Images for Coachella

Music

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

Weekend Edition's final music starter kit surveys the modern landscape of hip-hop, from the energetic bars of DaBaby and Rico Nasty to the spoken word-influenced Saba and Noname.

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

Listen · 6:59
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/801995410/801995411" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript
From Dixie Chicks To Rihanna: Our Music Predictions For 2020

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

toggle caption
Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images

New Music

From Dixie Chicks To Rihanna: Our Music Predictions For 2020

NPR Music's Ann Powers and Rodney Carmichael discuss albums they're looking forward to, as well as the artists they're begging to come back.

From Dixie Chicks To Rihanna: Our Music Predictions For 2020

Listen · 7:55
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/793951296/794044719" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript
Browse archive or search npr.org