Joelle Avelino for NPR Music Features The South Got Something To Say: A Celebration Of Southern Rap (2005-2009) August 3, 2020 • Our list of the best songs, albums and mixtapes by Southern rappers is a celebration that recenters the South as a creative center of hip-hop and presents the region for all that it has given to us.
The Decade In Music: '00s The Decade In Rap Mixtapes January 14, 2010 • The underground mixtape has long been a staple in hip-hop, with blended DJ selections being all the rage throughout the '90s. But this decade saw the format mutate: Rappers began to take matters into their own hands, linking directly with DJs to create artist-specific tapes of original material. Andrew Noz, of the blog Cocaine Blunts, looks back on a decade of important hip-hop mixes.
Music Interviews Obama Hip-Hop: From Mixtapes To Mainstream November 7, 2008 • This election season, hip-hop artists flocked to their mixing boards in unprecedented fashion in support of Barack Obama. Rapper Young Jeezy and professor Mark Anthony Neal discuss the effect of an African-American president-elect on hip-hop. Obama Hip-Hop: From Mixtapes To Mainstream Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/96748462/96793458" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Music Reviews Young Jeezy's 'Recession' Pushes Hope September 4, 2008 • On his new album, Young Jeezy uses his motivational rasp to raise the spirits of people facing rising gas prices and unemployment rates. Though he's not a great rapper by traditional standards, the young Atlanta MC pads his raps with what he does best: big, clunky punchlines and inspirational refrains.
