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Pop Smoke's Meet the Woo 2, released less than two weeks before his death, is one of the best albums of the month. Joseph Okpako/WireImage/Getty Images hide caption

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Best Music Of 2020

NPR Music's Top 10 Albums Of February

February 28, 2020 • We kept coming back to Pop Smoke's Meet the Woo 2, Soccer Mommy's deceptively sunny '90s pop and Makaya McCraven's creative reimagining of Gil Scott-Heron's poetry.

Pop Smoke, Rising New York Rapper, Dead At 20

Pop Smoke, a young rapper who rapidly gained a following after releasing the track "Welcome to the Party," last year, has died. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images hide caption

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Pop Smoke, Rising New York Rapper, Dead At 20

February 19, 2020 • The young rapper behind the 2019 hit "Welcome to the Party" was killed early Wednesday morning in a home invasion.

Arlo Parks' "Eugene" spins a stinging reminder of getting left for convention. Charlie Cummings/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Heat Check: Répéter, Répéter

February 18, 2020 • Nigerian trap, New York drill, London soul, Chicago dance — this week's Heat Check playlist switches up quick, but keeps the trance consistent.