Sundial is against sitting idle, and calls not just to hear its own voice, but to enter into conversation in the griot tradition of call and response.
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Noname, Chief Keef, Kanye West, and Dreezy. Collage by Jackie Lay / NPR.
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Rapper Noname and activist and organizer Mariame Kaba joined Louder Than A Riot to discuss hip-hop's role in a prison-free future.
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Rico Nasty is one of the leading voices in the current style of hip-hop that adopts elements from hardcore and punk rock.
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"I think we've been tricked into believing that we have to constantly consume, and I think challenging the way we consume is important," Noname says.
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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.
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