Amplifier Podcast
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This has been a historic year for women in rap and hip-hop, all the way to the 2021 Grammy Awards when Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé broke records as the first pair of women to win in the best rap performance category. As NPR Music put it, “To know what tomorrow sounds like, one need only listen to the women in rap today.” And to know what the future of Charlotte hip-hop is, one need only turn to rhythmic lyricist ReeCee Raps.
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Alex Edkins, frontman of the hardcore band Metz, goes full power pop on his new solo album. -
Artists create, even during times of chaos. In response to Trump policies and ICE's incursions, arts organizations are leaning in to new ways of fostering community in ways large and small. -
Napalm Death's ongoing campaign for musical destruction comes to the Desk. The founding fathers of grindcore speed through a sprawling catalog with manic energy. -
The Philadelphia songwriter continues to refine his pen on the follow-up to his breakthrough self-titled album from 2023. -
The visa process for visiting artists has always been complicated and expensive. Under the current administration, it's gotten significantly worse. -
The sultry voice of Baby Rose returns on a new album called "Yearnalism," which she considers the study of desire.
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After four decades as a founding member of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea goes solo with a stellar jazz band. -
Social media can make a song go viral — even push it up the pop charts — seemingly overnight. Perhaps it's not surprising that some influencers are being paid to promote music without disclosing it. -
Long lost tapes of an Oscar Peterson piano performance in Detroit take us back in time to the night the jazz session was recorded.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Timbaland and the singer Chloe Bailey about their new mixtape, "Resurrection."
