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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
Tap into the peaceful mindset from days on the water. Kara Frame/NPR hide caption
Billie Eilish's sophomore full-length, Happier Than Ever, tops this week's list of the best albums out on July 30. Kelia Anne MacCluskey/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
"It's just surreal to me," Isaiah Rashad tells NPR Music. "It feels like I'm still working in like my old fast food s***, no matter how many times we do this." Spencer Sease/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Rooted in languid rhythm, Octavian's "Poison" featuring Santi with OBONGJAYAR sounds like nothing else out. Crowns & Owls/Courtesy of the artist hide caption